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No one refused his offer. At least that‘s what she was told by Pete, the nightclub manager. Refusing any offer by a member of his New York crime family was unheard of. She was so naïve, barely off the train from the south and only 22 years old, unsophisticated in the ways of the big city. She complained to Pete that she didn’t want to join this guy in his limo outside the club. He...

I'm in Queensland, where the cleanup after the floods is now underway. Food has been in short supply, and this morning I was overjoyed when I saw that the supermarket had bread, milk and eggs!! Imagine being absolutely thrilled by the sight of such basic items! But on Friday, these things were very, very scarce, because roads were still cut by flood water, and trucks couldn't get...

Roz Savage is a British ocean rower, author, motivational speaker and environmental campaigner....

There was a mouse in my stove, and this time I vowed "no mercy!" Yeah, right. Like we haven't...

In 1937, Ruth Hamilton traveled to Europe to visit family in Denmark and to embark on a fact-finding mission for her radio program in the States. Decades later, she wrote about her life-changing trip in her autobiography, "The Hamilton Saga." GrowingBolder.com is bringing you exclusive excerpts from the book. In part 1, she came face-to-face with the son of a famous painter. In...

Roz Savage is a British ocean rower, author, motivational speaker and environmental campaigner....