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Books
Self-published writer John Locke joins a cadre of better-known authors who've sold more than a million Kindle ebooks.
Career Change
Failing at finding meaningful part-time work led Gwenn Rosener to launch a successful network that pairs job seekers with employers.
Sports
Mattel executive Keith Storie is among those discovering the challenges and thrills of hitting the waves.
Second Acts
14 Olympic superstars and their varied encore careers
Career Change
A Chicago father of three leaves the cutthroat life of a floor trader to be a combat medic in Afghanistan.
Entrepreneurship
Karen Freeman ditched a long career in lending to open a family bakery.
Nonprofit
Salman Khan's goal is to make people everywhere smarter about everything -- one 10-minute video at a time.
Second Acts
When copywriter Erik Proulx lost his job, it opened the door to a career as a filmmaker documenting other people's work transformations.
Career Change
A chance encounter on a New York train led this 51-year-old ex-con to a role in an independent film.
Featured Second Acts
Husband and wife -- a former speechwriter for Hillary Clinton and a Washington Post writer -- find their second calling as owners of Politics and Prose.
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Monica Reinagel, aka The Nutrition Diva, went from performing as a soloist to dispensing sound nutrition advice.
Second Acts
For inventor Mary Doherty Ellroy, there's no business like the toy business.
Career Change
Cindy Joseph unexpectedly found a second career in front of the camera and helped spark a boom for boomer models.
Second Acts
Tom Chappell sold Tom's of Maine but couldn't stay retired. So he launched a sustainable wool comfortwear business with the same social conscience as his family's company.
