
Heroes: Close Call in a Hotel Fire
In the chaos of a late-night fire, three students on spring break risked their lives to save others.
By Joseph Tirella in Reader's Digest - July 2008
Shark! How One Surfer Survived an Attack
When a two-ton predator caught surfer Todd Endris in its jaws, an unlikely group of swimmers came to his rescue.
By Cathy Free in Reader's Digest - July 2008
A man with a gun, a roomful of screaming children-and a mom who wouldn't back down.
By Joseph K. Vetter in Reader's Digest - June 2008
They expected to be home by midnight. But when a blizzard blew in, Tom and Tamitha Garner's pilgrimage to photograph a herd of mustangs turned into a fight for survival.
By Ken Miller in Reader's Digest - June 2008
A man with a gun, a roomful of screaming children—and a mom who wouldn't back down.
By Joseph K. Vetter in Reader's Digest - June 2008
A wave of tornadoes brings death, destruction—and selfless acts of bravery.
By Tara Conry, Fran Lostys, and Bridget Nelson Monroe in Reader's Digest - June 2008
Launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery , STS-116
Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-116 on December 9th, 2006.
After her cruise ship sank in the Antarctic, one world traveler found herself on the ultimate adventure.
By Cathy Free in Reader's Digest - April 2008