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American cyclist Davis Phinney discusses his cycling career, his battle with Parkinson's disease, and his son's emerging career in bike racing.

The author, who is autistic, explains how she rose from her troubled childhood and adolescence suffering with her disorder to be a world leader in the field of animal science.

Harry Benson, a man who suffers from violent seizures, is implanted with electrodes that are designed to send soothing pulses to the pleasure centers of his brain, but something goes wrong with the operation and Benson sets out to get revenge on the doctors he believes are trying to turn him into a machine.

Nancy Brinker recounts how her bond with her sister Susan was impacted by Susan's battle with breast cancer in 1977 and shares how she was inspired to start the Susan G. Komen foundation to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research.

Jenny Lauren shares the story of her experiences after she developed an eating disorder as an aspiring young dancer which eventually caused her small intestine to herniate, and discusses her path to healing.

The author, a brain scientist, describes her experience after a blood vessel exploded in the left side of her brain causing a massive stroke, but due to her own knowledge and previous training, with the support of her mother, was able to completely repair her mind over an eight year period.

The author describes the sometimes incredible details of her second pregnancy, telling how she and her husband, both driven Harvard academics, came to the decision to have their son after the fetus was diagnosed with Down syndrome, and sharing the extraordinary events that helped them know they had made the right decision.

Animal rights' activist Spencer McCullough is shot with a hunting rifle by his twelve-year-old daughter, Charlotte and as the family tries to come to terms with what happened, Spencer's employers file a lawsuit against the owner of the weapon.

A collection of four short stories by award-winning author Tillie Olsen.

After a sharp-tongued fifth-grader undergoes surgery for a brain tumor she is uncomfortable because suddenly everyone is unnaturally nice to her.