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Heroes: Close Call in a Hotel Fire

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

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

Heroes: Day-Care Drama

Heroes: Day-Care Drama

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

Snowbound Couple

Snowbound Couple

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

HEROES: Day-Care Drama

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

Out of the Wreckage

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.

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Lifeboat in Antarctica

Lifeboat in Antarctica

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

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