Thrilling Tales by by Ruskin Bond is a collection of racy and dramatic stories that send readers into a world of men and women caught up in death-defying situations. These short stories have stuntmen, pilots, soldiers, explorers, medicine men, gamblers filled with their heroism. Each story brings forth a different facet of bravery. Rescue Squadron and Four Men, Against the Desert are true stories about the high and never dying spirit of soldiers. The story First Day in the life of a lion tamer is the true story of young woman who is determined to become a lion tamer. Most of the stories have ordinary men and women but with the qualities of courage. Read it for fresh and captivating stories.