When Ann Walmsley agrees to share her love of reading with a group of prison inmates, it reshapes her view of the world.
A seemingly nonsensical suggestion led Gail MacCallum to uproot her life and follow her dream.
After publishing her first book in her 90s, her life changed and so did many others.
A mother reflects on her daughter’s overseas trip and the life-changing lessons she received from her grandmother.
She knew her son’s condition would change their lives forever, but she didn’t realise how amazing it would be.
When engineer Cheong Choon Ng saw his daughters making bracelets, it led to an idea.
Volunteering his expertise to help isolated students led a delighted John Smyth into the lion’s den.
Take two vegetarians from Vancouver, a ceramic artist from Seattle, a shock-rock legend, a TV star turned Hollywood producer, a town with an impish sense of humour, a whimsical quest dreamed up [...]
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He was an illegal immigrant making a living picking tomatoes. Now Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa excels in a different field — as a top brain surgeon.
Four inspiring stories of people who proved the naysayers wrong.
August 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington D.C. While those famous words [...]