Against All Odds
A Century of Miracles, 1912–2025By Rio Vale
Length16h 32m
About this audiobook
When the impossible becomes possible, we call it a miracle.
From a deaf teenager conquering the English Channel to miners surviving 69 days underground. From the accidental discovery of penicillin to children lost for 40 days in the Amazon. From the moon landing to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
101 True Stories. 101 Miracles. One Incredible Century.
This extraordinary collection spans 1912 to 2025, gathering the most astonishing true stories of survival, courage, and human triumph from every corner of our planet. Each standalone story reveals a moment when ordinary people faced impossible odds—and won.
Inside you'll discover:
The street sweeper who caught falling babies... twice
The man who survived both atomic bombs
The vaccine developed in record time that saved millions
The little girl who walked through hate to change a nation
The rescue missions that defied all logic
The scientific accidents that transformed humanity
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Self-Help
Length16 hrs 32 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 18, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Dedication
26The Clay Army
2Foreword
27The Last Case
3How to Use This Book
28The Marathon of Hope
4The Stories
29Seventy-Six Days
5The Last Run
30Down in the Well
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6The Channel She Shattered
31The Wall Comes Down
7The Accidental Cure
32The Walk to Freedom
8The Baby Catcher
33Five Years in Darkness
9The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs
34The Music of Defiance
10The Boy Who Chased History
35One Thousand Two Hundred Saved
11The Diary That Survived
36The Iceman Returns
12The Man Who Refused to Patent the Sun
37The Miracle on the Hudson
13The Roof of the World
38Sixty-Nine Days Underground
14The Four-Minute Mile
39The Cave Boys
15The Accountant of Auschwitz
40The Kidney Chain
16The Bridge of Spies
41The Children of the Forest
17Thirteen Days
42Nine Months
18The Dream
43Three Days in the Dark
19The Little Girl Who Walked Through Hate
44The Girl Who Stood Up
20One Small Step
45The Boats That Came at Night
21The Successful Failure
46The Accountant Who Bought Lives
22The Fall into the Jungle
47The Discovery That Changed Everything
23The Highest Fall
48The Heart That Beat Twice
24The Will to Live
49The Baby From the Dish
25The Ancient Grandmother
50The Impossible Rescue
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