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.

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The Angel of Indian Rocks • A once-in-a-lifetime flood didn’t stop a man on a paddleboard from rescuing his neighbors

GLAD TO HEAR IT • 3 STORIES TO Make Your Day

BEST PET PALS

LIFE IN THESE United States

CAN I LEAVE NEGATIVE 100 STARS? • Ad-libbing on a recipe may prove fatal … to the dish. Here are comments left on online recipes by dissatisfied “chefs” who had gone rogue, along with replies from real chefs.

A Navy SEAL's SECRETS to a Lasting Marriage • I trained to avoid friendly fire. That helped at home too.

Stop Saying These Things. Period.

The Long-Lost Letterman Jacket • And a surprise reunion after almost 30 years

GAME ON

Seeking Shivers with Scary Movies

HUMOR in UNIFORM

ALL in a Day's WORK

AND SO WE SAY FAREWELL …

Give Yourself a Pep Talk • We get plenty of support for big occasions, but what about everyday moments when we need to rally?

Snap! Crackle! Pop! • What’s normal with our joints, and how to prevent pain and problems

BUILD MUSCLES FOR BETTER SLEEP • If you’re having trouble sleeping at night, doing some resistance training or muscle strengthening exercises during the day may help. As many as 20% of people over 60 suffer from insomnia, and about twice that number report feeling sleepy during the day. A systematic review published in the journal Family Medicine and Community Health considered data from 25 studies involving more than 2,000 people. The analysis found that while all exercise can help with sleep, exercise that builds muscles— whether using weights or using the body’s own weight as resistance (such as doing pushups or planks)—is most effective.

LAUGHTER THE BEST Medicine

SMELLS LIKE SUCCESS

THE NICEST PLACES IN AMERICA

Greetings from ASHEVILLE North Carolina

Greetings from PERU AMATEUR CIRCUS Peru, Indiana

Greetings from MONROE Louisiana

Greetings from SEMICOLON BOOKS Chicago, Illinois

Greetings from MEDINA Ohio

Our Finalists

MEET OUR JUDGES

SMALL CHANGES BIG RESULTS • Who needs an overhaul? You can get healthier, happier, more fit, better rested … one step at a time.

TWO HORRIFIC ATTACKS … ONE FOREVER LOVE STORY • He survived multiple shark bites. She was hit in the Boston Marathon bombing. Then they found each other.

True Tales of Pampered Pets • People will do just about anything for their animals, as your stories show

"He Is God's Problem Now" • A son bids farewell to his father with a fittingly irreverent obituary

Robert Adolph Boehm • MAY 6, 1950–OCT. 6, 2024

THE CRYPTO SCAM THAT SNARED A SMALL TOWN • How did a successful banker gamble his community’s money away?

"Take the Desk Job, Wesley" • A young man with the ability to jump back in time gets a second chance to save his best friend's life

The GREAT ALASKA TURKEY BOMB • A woman takes to the skies to make sure people in remote areas aren’t forgotten for the holidays

Odd Jobs

Roofman • Starring Channing Tatum

The Paper • Starring Domhnall Gleeson

The RD List

QUOTABLE QUOTES

The ORBISCULATE Challenge

WORD POWER • Adverbs pack a punch. They modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs and even whole sentences....