Reader’s
Digest October 2013
CONDITION Good, unmarked pages, reading wear, check marks on Word Power
CONTENTS
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25 Things Rich People Won’t Tell You – Ridiculously easy
ways to make your money matter. Adapted From 13 Things Rich People Won’t Tell
You
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The Reads
o Food Fight – In the war
on obesity, why can’t we all just get along? David H Freedman, From The
Atlantic
o Everything Connects – Take
timeless photos with legendary lensman George Lange. From The Unforgettable
Photograph
o The Mess at the Top of
the World – Garbage and overcrowding plague Mount Everest. Mark Jenkins, From
National Geographic
o Project Happiness –
Melissa Fay Greene’s son was angry and depressed—until a science fair project
with his mom. From Carried In Our Hearts
o When Germs Are The Good
Guys – Disrupt them at your peril. Sharon Begley, From the Saturday Evening
Post
o Bats, Cows & Skunks,
Oh My! – Something funny happens when city slickers move to the country. Ellen
Stimson, From Mud Season
o Kidnapped by Terrorists –
An American teenager survives a grueling captivity in the Philippines. Susan
Svrluga, From The Washington Post
o Comical Comments – We found
the best laughs around in the Amazon reviews. Andy Simmons
o My Most Unforgettable
Character – Anne Rice on the vampire bad boy who would become her constant
companion. As told To Dawn Raffel
o Look Twice – A forest
mystery.
o Mr. Mom, Meet Alpha Dad –
The modern dad balances life at home and the office—and sometimes he’s better
at it than Mom. Sheelah Kolhatkar, From Bloomberg Businessweek
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Humor
o Laughter, the Best
Medicine
o All in a Day’s Work
o Humor in Uniform
o Life in These United
States
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The Digest
o Family – 13 things a
high school coach won’t tell you
o Home – Halloween instcrafts;
the note every dad should leave for his daughter
o Food – How apples heal
(and harm!); the ultimate comfort soup
o Tech 3-D printers hit
the shelves
o Health – Prevent a heart
attack; breakthrough ways to boost mood
o Pop! – Social media that
sparks a movement
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Departments
o Editor’s Note
o React – Your letters
o Everyday Heroes – A
former boxer takes on a carjacker; a grandma saves a teen
o Word Power – Spelling
bee stumpers – Emily Cox & Henry
Rathvon
o Daily Digest
o Uncommon Sense – Jeanne
Marie Laskas
o Quotable Quotes
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