(CNN) -- For Paul Martin, fascinating history is a loud discovery in a quiet library. The stories sneak up on him while he's on other quests, such as the time Martin was trying to find the first American awarded a military medal and found Hercules Mulligan, a forgotten spy who saved George Washington's life twice. Martin has collected the stories of 30 Americans left out of the history textbooks in his new book, "Secret Heroes: Everyday Americans Who Shaped Our World." Some other characters Martin brings to life include Henry Beachell, whose invention of "miracle rice" fed and supported Asia, Cynthia Ann Parker's steadfast endurance of 24 years of Native American captivity and Jonathan Letterman, whose medical organization on the battlefield revolutionized the treatment of wounded soldiers and saved countless lives during the Civil War.

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- Americans have had a huge impact on our history -- it isn't always presidents and generals who set the course for the country."
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- CNN have had a huge impact on our history -- it isn't always presidents and generals who set the course for the country."
- Civil War have had a huge impact on our history -- it isn't always presidents and generals who set the course for the country."
- Cynthia Ann Parker have had a huge impact on our history -- it isn't always presidents and generals who set the course for the country."
- Everyday Americans Who Shaped Our World have had a huge impact on our history -- it isn't always presidents and generals who set the course for the country."
- George Washington have had a huge impact on our history -- it isn't always presidents and generals who set the course for the country."
- Henry Beachell have had a huge impact on our history -- it isn't always presidents and generals who set the course for the country."
- Hercules Mulligan have had a huge impact on our history -- it isn't always presidents and generals who set the course for the country."
- Jonathan Letterman have had a huge impact on our history -- it isn't always presidents and generals who set the course for the country."
- Kenneth C. Davis have had a huge impact on our history -- it isn't always presidents and generals who set the course for the country."
- Martin have had a huge impact on our history -- it isn't always presidents and generals who set the course for the country."
- Native American have had a huge impact on our history -- it isn't always presidents and generals who set the course for the country."
- Paul Martin have had a huge impact on our history -- it isn't always presidents and generals who set the course for the country."
- Secret Heroes have had a huge impact on our history -- it isn't always presidents and generals who set the course for the country."
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Americans have had a huge impact on our history -- it isn't always presidents and generals who set the course for the country."


By Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 17:29 EST, 2 August 2012 | UPDATED: 20:44 EST, 2 August 2012 The widow of a businessman gunned down outside a suburban preschool in Atlanta, Georgia was charged in the slaying Thursday, accused of conspiring with the gunman who was convicted four months ago. Andrea Sneiderman, 36, was charged with malice murder, criminal attempt to commit murder, racketeering, perjury and insurance fraud. The case has captured a national audience ever since the woman's lover, Hemy Neuman, told jurors at the time of his trial that he was convinced that he should kill his lover's husband Russell Sneiderman by an angel in a dream who supposedly looked like actress Olivia Newton John.



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- Andrea Sneiderman repeatedly denied an affair and denied knowing anything about the shooting.
- Associated Press repeatedly denied an affair and denied knowing anything about the shooting.
- Atlanta repeatedly denied an affair and denied knowing anything about the shooting.
- Barry White repeatedly denied an affair and denied knowing anything about the shooting.
- Daily Mail repeatedly denied an affair and denied knowing anything about the shooting.
- Georgia repeatedly denied an affair and denied knowing anything about the shooting.
- Hemy Neuman repeatedly denied an affair and denied knowing anything about the shooting.
- Neuman repeatedly denied an affair and denied knowing anything about the shooting.
- Olivia Newton John repeatedly denied an affair and denied knowing anything about the shooting.
- Russell Sneiderman repeatedly denied an affair and denied knowing anything about the shooting.
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Andrea Sneiderman repeatedly denied an affair and denied knowing anything about the shooting.


Irbil, Iraq (CNN)New U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday that success is more important than timing in any attempt to retake Iraq's second most populous city, Mosul, from ISIS militants. Carter spoke on his way to Afghanistan, where he is meeting Afghan leaders and U.S. troops in his first week in the post, having taken over from Chuck Hagel. Any operation to take Mosul will be "Iraqi-led and U.S.-supported," he said. "It's important that it be launched at a time when it can succeed and so I think the important thing is that it get done when it can be done successfully. Even if I knew exactly when that was going to be, I wouldn't tell you," he said.

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- Afghanistan military has also had fresh training, some of it conducted by U.S. and allied forces, to make it more effective.
- Ash Carter military has also had fresh training, some of it conducted by U.S. and allied forces, to make it more effective.
- CNN military has also had fresh training, some of it conducted by U.S. and allied forces, to make it more effective.
- Carter military has also had fresh training, some of it conducted by U.S. and allied forces, to make it more effective.
- Chuck Hagel military has also had fresh training, some of it conducted by U.S. and allied forces, to make it more effective.
- ISIS military has also had fresh training, some of it conducted by U.S. and allied forces, to make it more effective.
- Iraq military has also had fresh training, some of it conducted by U.S. and allied forces, to make it more effective.
- Iraqi military has also had fresh training, some of it conducted by U.S. and allied forces, to make it more effective.
- Irbil military has also had fresh training, some of it conducted by U.S. and allied forces, to make it more effective.
- John Kerry military has also had fresh training, some of it conducted by U.S. and allied forces, to make it more effective.
- Mosul military has also had fresh training, some of it conducted by U.S. and allied forces, to make it more effective.
- U.S. military has also had fresh training, some of it conducted by U.S. and allied forces, to make it more effective.
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Iraq military has also had fresh training, some of it conducted by U.S. and allied forces, to make it more effective.