Can ordinary people really see the future, remotely influence the minds of others, or tell whether a person in a photograph is alive or dead? Remarkably, recent studies have provided evidence that all of these and other psychic powers may in fact be real: not just for the lucky few, but for ordinary people like you. We explore the exciting potential for precognition, ESP, and other strange powers like telekinesis (the ability to move objects with

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A biography of Neil Armstrong who, on July 20, 1969, as a member of the three-man Apollo 11 crew, became the first human being to walk on the moon.

Follows the training and career of Mary Lou Retton, the first American woman gymnast to win a gold medal in the Olympics.

Relates the life story of the "born storyteller" who came to America from Russia at the age of three and grew up to become one of the world's most prolific writers of science fiction and non-fiction.

Traces the life of the pilot who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

Describes how a woman left blind and deaf from a childhood illness overcame her handicaps to become a noted writer and humanitarian.

Traces the life of the Black American poet who was born in Africa, brought over to New England as a slave, and published her first poem while still a teenager.

Follows the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.