Hometown Heroes: Real Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things All

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From the pages of "American Profile" magazine, the inspiring stories in this collection show us the real America, where regular folk go out of their way to help one another and make our country a better place. (Motivational)

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All across America, ordinary people are going out of their way to help one another and make our country a better place. Unheralded, unrecognized, and often taken for granted, these citizens continue their good deeds, happy just to make a difference.Hometown Heroes tells the stories of fifty such people from all over America, including Moody, Alabama, Ellisville, Illinois, and Lander, Wyoming. Spanning ages fourteen to ninety-three, the heroes inside this book show that it's never too early or too late to lend a helping hand and make inspiring choices. Capturing the true spirit of America--one of generosity, courage, and tireless devotion--these heroes warm our hearts and reveal a face of America we rarely hear about.

Back Cover

All across America, ordinary people are going out of their way to help one another and make our country a better place. Unheralded, unrecognized, and often taken for granted, these citizens continue their good deeds, happy just to make a difference. Hometown Heroes tells the stories of fifty such people, from places such as Moody, Alabama; Ellisville, Illinois; and Lander, Wyoming. Spanning ages from fourteen to ninety-three, the heroes inside this book show that it's never to early or too late to lend a helping hand and make inspiring choices. Capturing the true spirit of America--one of generosity, courage, and tireless devotion--these heroes warm our hearts and reveal a face of America we rarely hear about.

Author Biography

Celebrating the people, places, and things that make America great, American Profile is the fourth largest weekly magazine in the United States, with a circulation of over 9 million copies each week. Hometown Heroes is based on their most popular column.

Review

"Hometown Heroes is a blueprint for building the kind of communities in which we all want to live." -- Jeffrey Marx, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Season of Life

Review Quote

"Hometown Heroes is a blueprint for building the kind of communities in which we all want to live." -- Jeffrey Marx, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Season of Life

Details ISBN0061252387 Short Title AMER PROFILE HOMETOWN HEROES Series American Profile Language English ISBN-10 0061252387 ISBN-13 9780061252389 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY B Year 2007 Subtitle Real Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things All Across America DOI 10.1604/9780061252389 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2007-04-24 NZ Release Date 2007-04-24 US Release Date 2007-04-24 UK Release Date 2007-04-24 Pages 304 Publication Date 2007-04-24 Audience General Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint Collins Place of Publication New York Illustrations Illustrations Imprint US HarperOne Publisher US HarperCollins Author Richard McVey Edited by Richard McVey We've got this

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