Accidental Heroes

True stories of ordinary Australians who risked their lives to save others.

One minute everything is normal. The next, tragedy looms - a crazed gunman, a burning house, someone swept out to sea. What do you do?

In many of these true stories there have been several onlookers, but only one person has leapt into action. This fascinating book looks at why some people are prepared to put their lives on the line for another - often a complete stranger - while others stand frozen on the sidelines.

Read about:

• The young Australian woman who defied horrifying odds to save her friend from the smouldering ruins of Paddy's Bar in Bali.
• The office-worker who daryingly tackled a burly armed gunman on a murder rampage, thus ending Melbourne's Queen Street Massacre.
• The 9-year-old boy who saved his father from being gored by a wild pig.
• The student who dragged a man who had fallen off the platform to safety - seconds before the train rushed into the station.
• The paramedic who risked his life to retrieve Stuart Diver from the perilously shifting ruble of the Thredbo disaster.
• The mother of four who valiantly saved a friend's child from drowning.

Meet Australia's 'accidental heroes' and hear their stories of unimaginable courage, self-sacrifice and personal triumph. They make for moving, sometimes terrifying, and always heart-warming reading. Accidental Heroes is a reminder of the strength of the human spirit, in an age when we need it most.