Reader's Digest

In this era of information overload, Reader’s Digest offers something unique: the very best advice, information and inspiration from multiple sources, condensed into an easy-to-read digest. In each issue you’ll get trusted, time-saving insights about Health, Personal Finance, Work, Family, and National issues, PLUS exclusive book excerpts, news-making interviews, and humor.

Bear Hugs

LETTERS • NOTES ON THE July/August ISSUE

Painting Paradise • An artist fights a devastating forest fire, one can of spray paint at a time

Peak Performance

QUOTABLE QUOTES

A BAD-FICTION WRITING CONTEST • MARK SCHWEIZER, age 63, Tryon, North Carolina

LIFE IN THESE United States

Dear Mother Goose • A fine-feathered friend advises some real characters

WE FOUND A FIX • 9 TRICKS TO Improve Your Life*

TIME TO MAKE ROOM ON THAT MUST-READ LIST.

The Bus Crash Angel

Soaring Facts About Hot-Air Balloons

All in a Day’s WORK

HORRIBLE BOSSES • National Boss’s Day is October 16. Here are some managers who won’t be getting much appreciation.

A Divine Fruit to Drink

HOMEMADE RAISINS

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

TIME TO MAKE ROOM ON THAT MUST-READ LIST.

Meeting Mick

20 Foods PROVEN to Heal • Many Americans suffer from chronic conditions linked to their diets. These nutritional powerhouses can make you healthier with every bite.

REUNITED BY SCIENCE • Millions of people have used commercial DNA tests to trace their family trees. For a few lucky folks, the results have been life-changing, introducing them to relatives they had lost long ago—or never knew existed.

LAUGHTER THE BEST Medicine

NEVER SAY NEVER • … unless it’s part of a clever collection of quotes called Never! 750+ Things You Should Never Do, edited by Gerd De Ley.

FOOT PRINTS IN THE SNOW • She was an experienced hiker. She knew that the tracks ahead meant someone was in trouble. But she had no idea they would lead to a rescue mission that has become legendary.

HUMOR in UNIFORM

What Happened to GREAT NICKNAMES? • Machine Gun Kelly, the Big Bopper, Cool Papa Bell… We need more fun names like those!

SAY HEY! • Readers share their favorite nickname stories

THE Haunted HOUSE NEXT DOOR • The Broaddus family had just bought their dream home and couldn’t wait to move in. Until ominous letters began arriving in the mail.

The BEAR Who Came to DINNER • The author had heard about wild animals that bonded with humans. But this seven-foot Goliath had claws that could shred a tree. He also had a remarkably understanding nature.

THE WEIGHT OF THE BADGE • A young deputy’s brief but traumatic career reveals the hidden crisis facing police in towns large and small

A Real Scream

THE RULE OF AGE 10 • Want to find the key to happiness? Think about what excited you most when you were in fifth grade—and do it now.

BRAIN GAMES

WORD POWER

PHOTO FINISH • YOUR Funniest CAPTIONS