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Why Learning a New Skill Is So Good for You Despite your age or how busy you think you are, introducing yourself to a new skill is one of the most life-enhancing things you can do. ( Photo: poison_dv/iStock) As it turns out, being a grown-up novice offers all kinds of surprising benefits. Just ask journalist Tom Vanderbilt, who spent a year attempting to pick up a variety of challenging skills, from surfing to singing to drawing. Ultimately, he didn’t become amazing at any of these things, but his humble quest taught him something far more valuab...

Caught in an avalanche. Mastless in the Indian Ocean. Come back alive from your worst nightmare. Matt Higgins, Will Taylor, Eliza Griswold, Ryan Krogh, Doug Schnitzspahn, Bob Shacochis, John Spong, and Steven D. Hannah Oct 25, 2010 When Greg Carr decided to help restore the greatest wildlife park in Mozambique, he didn't just send a check. He traded his suits for shorts and Boston for the savanna. And what he's accomplished in just four years at Gorongosa is one of the unlikeliest—and most hopeful—stories in Africa. Bob Shacochis Jun 30, 2009 Best-selling novelist and serial muckraker Carl...