Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Volume 41”
Iraq-based American truck driver Paul Conroy is attacked, and then finds himself buried alive in a coffin, six feet underground. Using his mobile phone, he begins to call his list of contacts to tell them he is alive and to beg them to locate him. Time is as limited as his available oxygen. Those above ground try to find him, but …
Imagine a long jump competition held at the world famous Grand Canyon. Two star athletes agree to participate. Together they stand at the breathtaking precipice. Their stomachs churn as they peer down one mile into the Canyon. Quite a drop! They look across – 18 miles is a large gap. But they are the very best long jumpers in the …
Years ago a young guide at Niagara Falls had nothing to do, so he moored his boat well above the cataract, lay down in it and fell asleep. He thought he had tied the boat securely, but with its constant swaying the knot came undone. With the sleeping occupant, the boat began to drift with the current. Spectators on the shore, seeing …
When Prince William wanted to demonstrate just how deep his love for Kate Middleton was, he gave her the most meaningful and precious gift he could ever give. Burned in the memories of some who lived in the 80’s and 90’s are the heartbroken and sad faces of two young princes, William and Harry, whose mother had tragically died in …
The beginning of the 20th century saw many new British passenger liners entering service. Each one seemed to be larger, faster and more luxurious than the one that had gone before, until there was the biggest and grandest of all the ships, the Titanic! Weighing 48,000 tons and with a length of 882 feet, this new ship was the pride …
Iraqi war protesters, hippies, and peace movements represent only a handful of the billions of people who yearn for a world where peace reigns. In spite of their desires, in the past century tens of millions of people have died in wars and hundreds of thousands have been victims of violent crimes, ethnic cleansing, genocide, crime sprees, cybercrime, gang wars and malicious …
