"Marlo Thomas and friends have contributed their stories and royalties ... to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital"--Jacket.

Contributors: Muhammad Ali, Christine Amanpour, Stephen Ambrose, Jennifer Aniston, Lance Armstrong, Candice Bergen, Jeff Bezos, David Boies, Tom Brokaw, Mel Brooks, Barbara Bush, Laura Bush, President Jimmy Carter, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chuck Close, Kenneth Cole, Bill Cosby, Katie Couric, Cindy Crarford, Walter Cronkite, Cameron Crowe, Billy Crystal, Ellen DeGeneres, Barry Diller, Peter Doherty, Phil Donahue, Michael Eisner, Daniel Ellsberg, Betty Ford, Diane von Furstenberg, Frank Gehry, Richard Gephardt, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Rudolph Giuliani, Whoopie Goldberg, William Goldman, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Matt Groening, Uta Hagen, Scott Hamilton, Mia Hamm, David Ho, Ariana Huffington, James Jeffords, Philip Johnson, Quincy Jones, Andrea Jung, David E. Kelley, Billie Jean King, Ted Koppel, Ralph Lauren, Ang Lee, John Leguizamo, Jay Leno, Maya Lin,

"For everyone who needs a hero or loves a good story, here is an inspiring collection of personal revelations from more than 100 remarkable men and women who share a moment when words changed their lives"--Jacket.