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How Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, staged his own rehabilitation

How Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, staged his own rehabilitation
What author and neurologist Ian Bone wants people to understand about epilepsy

What author and neurologist Ian Bone wants people to understand about epilepsy
My one-man mission to build a school – and keep a promise

My one-man mission to build a school – and keep a promise
What I learned from being held hostage for 450 days

What I learned from being held hostage for 450 days
'I consider myself a foot soldier in the exploration of Mars'

'I consider myself a foot soldier in the exploration of Mars'
Finding the real Shane MacGowan meant roving down a different road

Finding the real Shane MacGowan meant roving down a different road
Author Tash Aw: 'So many of us have multiple identities'

Author Tash Aw: 'So many of us have multiple identities'
I went to the quietest place in America. The locals want wifi

I went to the quietest place in America. The locals want wifi
From 13th-century monks to Google, we're all index-linked

From 13th-century monks to Google, we're all index-linked
Author Charles Foster: 'Unless we rediscover our stories we’re finished'

Author Charles Foster: 'Unless we rediscover our stories we’re finished'
Deep issues: Martin Robson's fight for his life underwater

Deep issues: Martin Robson's fight for his life underwater
It's time to Get Loud for forcibly displaced people

It's time to Get Loud for forcibly displaced people
The Book of Trespass: 'Every step on forbidden ground'

The Book of Trespass: 'Every step on forbidden ground'
The Assistant's Kjella Ola Dahl on discovering a criminal family past

The Assistant's Kjella Ola Dahl on discovering a criminal family past
Black Buck's Mateo Askaripour: 'I didn't hesitate on injecting humour'

Black Buck's Mateo Askaripour: 'I didn't hesitate on injecting humour'
Time's up for Britain's oil giants, but they won't go down without a fight
