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.

Words to Live By

What Are You Baking This Holiday Season?

Nutcracker Sweet

A Hug to Stop a Bank Robber • A man with a checkered past talks a troubled soul down

GLAD TO HEAR IT • 3 STORIES TO Make Your Day

Jeb the Donkey • ELGIN, OR

LIFE IN THESE United States

YOU KNOW ME SO WELL • A seventh grade teacher named Mr. Frakes asked his students, “What do you buy someone in their 30s for the holidays?” He then took to TikTok with their replies:

Cookies for Forgiveness • My blowup was half-baked. The apology wasn't.

Puff the Magic Pastry • It always rises to the occasion

ALL in a Day's WORK

THE IRONY IS CRIMINAL • An odd day on the job for these police officers

New Year's Traditions Around the World

HUMOR in UNIFORM

Mom's Wall-Sign Wisdom • She never met a plaque or bumper sticker she didn't quote

Protect Your ‘Holiday Heart’ • This joyful time of year can also be dangerously stressful

I TRIED IT … Tart Cherry Juice

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

LAUGHTER • THE BEST Medicine

'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE NEW YEAR'S …

Heroes of the Holidays • It's not just Santa Claus bringing the holiday magic this season. As you'll see, he's got elves all over.

Actually, Do Meet Your Heroes • Two friends change kids' lives, one door knock at a time

TO: Utah Kids FROM: Santa's Secretary

In the (St.) Nick of Time • A race to surprise someone with the spirit of the season

TO: Holocaust Survivors FROM: NYC Volunteers

One Man's Trash … • After a bag of presents falls out of Santa's sleigh, sanitation workers save the day

TO: Philly Seniors FROM: A Real Doll

Special Delivery! FROM: Grandpa

On the Side of the Angels • After a food pantry's delivery vehicles were vandalized, the community got them rolling again

THE GREAT INFLATABLES RACE • In these neighborhoods, holiday cheer is blowing up—literally

BURIED IN A SNOW TOMB • The snowboarder was off the trail, headfirst under 6 feet of powder. To survive, he'd need his luck to change.

Dream It, Do It, Done! • Your bucket-list goals, accomplished

HOW ONE KENTUCKY TOWN SAVED IT SELF • Downtown Hazard had lost its small-town mojo to drugs. Former addicts are helping to bring it back.

How Risky Are Those Holiday Cocktails, Really? • The latest recommendations about drinking and your health

The Man Who Looks After His Wife's Ex • For him and his bride, “in sickness and in health” meant something really special

The Six Triple Eight • Directed by Tyler Perry

Unstoppable • Starring Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez

Interior Chinatown • Created by Charles Yu

BOOKS

QUOTABLE QUOTES

Brain GAMES • SHARPEN YOUR MIND

WORD POWER • Winter is a season for rest—the shorter days and longer nights invite us to slow down and sleep in. Take some time to recharge your vocabulary with these words related to slumber and dreams, and then turn to the next page to call it a night.

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