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.

All Together Now

Fido's Big Break

Making New Friends

A Reason to Be Grateful • Every Thanksgiving, a refugee from Vietnam remembers the man who saved his life

GLAD TO HEAR IT • 3 STORIES TO Make Your Day

Echo the Angler

Mom & the Eclipse • The greatest lesson of the cosmos? Mother knows best.

LIFE IN THESE United States

THE STING

A Crash Course in Cranberries • Time to put the side dish front and center

Meet Me at the Mall

ALL in a Day's WORK

I'M GOING TO CALL YOU …

A Flag for Dad • An old sailor made a last wish. His son was determined to see that it came true.

Humor in UNIFORM

A New Way to Monitor Blood Sugar • Who can benefit from this wearable technology

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

LAUGHTER THE BEST Medicine

MONEYSAVING DO'S AND DON'TS • The run-up to the holidays doesn't have to bah-humbug your budget. A shopping expert shares strategies for saving big now and all year round.

WHY OUR BODIES DON'T DIG DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME • Twice a year, when we spring ahead and fall back, we're more prone to sleepiness, depression and accidents

Election Day Memories • Stories about voting by the people, for the people

Just Sit Tight • Broken, battered and trapped in a ravine for days, a desperate driver wonders, “Will anyone find me?”

Town Meeting Is Called! • Once a year, the people of Elmore, Vermont, gather to practice a cherished right: democracy

Yes, There's a Museum for That! • These collections are wacky, wonderful and worth a visit

… TO DIE ON A HOCKEY RINK • ONE MINUTE I WAS PLAYING IN MY BEER LEAGUE, THE NEXT I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL

Sisterhood to Last a Lifetime • These college pals teach a master class in how to maintain a friendship for 50-plus years

Saturday Night

Here • Starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright

Talking Book Publishing

BOOKS

QUOTABLE QUOTES

Brain GAMES • SAHRPEN YOUR MIND

WORD POWER • A rock band's name is key to its identity. (Plus it has to look good on a T-shirt!) Many of the greatest groups chose simple one-word monikers: Queen, Journey, Kiss. This quiz features words that are also names of successful bands. Rock out, then crowd-surf to the next page for the answers.

Röck Ön! • A one-word name keeps things simple, but some bands prefer more pizazz. That can be achieved with punctuation (like Wham! and Panic! At the Disco) or with numerals (U2, Boyz II Men, the B-52s). But for the heavy metal crowd, umlauts (aka “rock dots”) might be the most favored, as seen in Blue Öyster Cult, Mötley Crüe and Motörhead.

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