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The Men Who Dared celebrates twelve life stories of men who embraced adversities, whose resilience helped them chase their goals without fear, whose success was not just their own, because it impacted and improved the lives of others. Whether it was archaeologist K.K. Muhammed confronting the world's biggest jigsaw puzzle located in the land of dacoits, or activist Jadav Payeng's will for, first, making, and then saving a forest, or Prince Manvendra Singh accepting his queerness and fighting for LGBTQ rights.

What does the name "Agatha Christie" mean? To many people, it means a book about a murder mystery - a "whodunnit". "I'm reading an Agatha Christie," people say. "I'm not sure who the murderer is. I think it's…." But they are usually wrong, because it is not easy to guess the murderer's name before the end of the book. But who was Agatha Christie? What was she like? Was her life quiet and unexciting, or was it full of interest and adventure?Was there a mystery in her life, too?

Many are familiar with teacher and poet Mark Nepo's books on inner transformation, relationship, and the emergence of purpose in our lives. But less well-known is the journey that shaped his vision as a teacher that began in 1987 when he was diagnosed with cancer. The revelations during that...