Writer David Rakoff explains how his life was changed—in a single evening—in a room of 5000 chickens.

Josh Bearman continues his story by looking at how things got so bad for his mother and David in the first place.

When he was a teenager, Haider Hamza worked in the Iraqi Ministry of Information. He was specially trained to talk to visiting dignitaries and foreign reporters, and he loved his job.

When the U.S. government sent out a call for volunteers—regular, non-military people—to go to Iraq and help rebuild the country, Randy Frescoln signed up. He believed in the cause of the war and in the promise of its mission.

Dal LaMagna made a fortune selling high-quality grooming products. And after retiring, he wanted to do some good in the world.

Ron Mallett was ten years old when his father died unexpectedly of a heart attack. A year later, after picking up a comic book based on H.G.

We continue the story of John Pickle. He hires skilled, experienced welders in India and brings them to the United States.