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Hope Floats

When a vet finds three Vietnamese orphans living on a raft, it changes his life -- and theirs.

By Doug Colligan in Reader's Digest - July 2004

In Over His Head

Willie Stewart had no business kayaking the Colorado River with a prosthetic arm. But he went for it anyway.

By Doug Colligan in Reader's Digest - April 2007

Into the Eye of a Hurricane

Into the Eye of a Hurricane

A wild ride in a tricked-out airplane--and insider's guide to storms.

By Steve Chapple in Reader's Digest - September 2009

Jet Crash in the Jungle

Jet Crash in the Jungle

Hailstones pelted the plane. It lurched out of control. Then passengers saw the treetops.

By Lynn Rosellini in Reader's Digest - January 2007

Jungle Escape: A Tale of Abduction and Rescue

Jungle Escape: A Tale of Abduction and Rescue

Oscar Lizcano's eight-year nightmare and the story of an unlikely friendship.

By Steven Dudley in Reader's Digest - March 2009

Launch of the Space Shuttle, Up Close and Personal

Launch of the Space Shuttle, Up Close and Personal

Launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-116, December 9, 2006.

By Julie Bain, Health Director, Reader's Digest magazine

Left for Dead

Left for Dead

Near Everest's peak, the climbers faced a choice: head for the summit, like others had done, or stop to save the injured man.

By Cathy Free in Reader's Digest - December 2006

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

Lost in the Mountains

Lost in the Mountains

Charlie Hench thought a solo hike through the Sierra Nevada would quell his midlife wanderlust. Then things took a dangerous turn.

By Lynn Rosellini in Reader's Digest - September 2008

Man v. Whale

Man v. Whale

Snorkeling in the Caribbean, the vacationers were enchanted by the enormous humpback whales -- until they got a little too close.

By Cathy Free in Reader's Digest - August 2007

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