Reader’s Digest August 2009

CONDITION   Good, unmarked pages, reading wear

CONTENTS

Features

·        Advice To Live By – We asked dozens of experts—including Elizabeth Edwards, Bob Newhart, and our wise and wonderful readers—for guidance on everything from how to get happy to how to store bananas (not in the fridge). Plus Columnist Jeanne Marie Lakas reveals the people (and the horse) who gave her the best suggestions.

·        Hero Pets – Joanna Powell – Meet five families whose animals showed courage and quick thinking.

·        Four Ways of Looking at a Pool – Making a splash in California, Connecticut, Cambodia, and Chile.

·        Quick Study: Where Our Garbage Goes – Kristina Dell – The Reader’s Digest Version; what happens to billions of tons of trash.

·        Country Gent – Alanna Nash – A summer tour keeps him busy, but Brad Paisley relishes time with his kids.

·        Fiscal Fitness – Beth Kobliner – Get in shape with these basic exercises on how to master money.

·        Reefs at Risk – Steve Chapple – Undersea coral gardens are in danger of extinction. What scientists are doing—and how you can help.

·        Bubble Babies – Lenore Skenazy – The Kidde-Safety Industrial Complex wants you to danger-proof you child. But do you really need baby knee pads for $19.95 a pair?

·        Summer Reading Special – Excerpts from five of the seasons best books, including an unforgettable father-son memoir and Dean Koontz’s diary of life with his dog.

Departments

·        React – Your Letters

·        The Digest – Online shortcuts, hospital lingo, 13 things your home remodeler won’t tell you

·        Laugh! – Our favorite jokes.

·        Around the World with One Question – Lose 10 pounds or gain $10,000?

·        Heroes – How three college women rescued an experienced fisherman. – Jason Kersten

·        Make It Matter – One man’s quest to get firefighters the equipment they need. – Sally Schultheiss

·        Here’s the Deal – Free online fixes for computers, cars and more – Janice Lieberman

·        Dreamers – Kevin Rose parlayed a childhood fascination with computers into a popular news website – Petra Gugliemetti

·        Outrageous! – Mortgage fraud – Michael Crowley

·        Off Base – Humor in uniform

·        @Work – Office humor

·        Health – Skin cancer protection

·        Word Power – Test yourself

·        Eater’s Digest – Enjoy your vegetables

·        Puzzle – The latest craze: KenKen

·        Quotes – Word of advice

·        Life – Our reader’s funny true stories

·        Last Laugh

·        Poetry – “Atmospeherics” by Susan Hutton

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