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.

Franny on the Run (Again)

Bike Bus Crossing

Friends in Deed • Two buddies take an unscheduled dip into New York's East River to save a stranger

GLAD TO HEAR IT • 3 STORIES TO Make Your Day

Blue the Artist • CAROLINA BEACH, NC

LIFE • IN THESE United States

EXPANDING OUR VOCABULARY

Ooey-Gooey Goodness • For flavor and fellowship, fondue is a slam dunk

A Baker's Dozen Facts About Eggs

HUMOR in UNIFORM

How to Speak Like a Midwesterner • A proud daughter of Missouri teaches us all …

ALL in a Day's WORK

TAKING A LAZY DAY • An estimated 745,000 deaths worldwide are attributed to work-related stress. These people have no need to worry.

WHERE, OH WHERE?

The Latest on Lyme • A vaccine is finally on the way. In the meantime, here's how to protect yourself from ticks.

SMART TIPS TO STAY SAFE

Paging Dr. AI

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

LAUGHTER • THE BEST Medicine

SMILE, YOU'RE ON CAMERA! • From the 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards: Animals acting up.

LOST, FOUND, HOMEWARD BOUND • A collection of heart-thumping, tail-wagging, zoomies-inducing pet reunion tales

Riley's Mountain Rescue • A hiker saves a lost dog—and a widower from added grief

Snow's Dance with Death • Neighbors save a cold snake and solve a cold case

Tucker's Cross-Country Crisis • A good Samaritan realizes this cat is far from a stray— and far from home

Operation: Find Avery • Veteran uses Marine tactics to rescue a stolen Yorkie

Words to Live By • Poems offered me an anchor as I lost my son, so I shared them

Jabberwocky

WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THE STUFF WE RETURN • Think your rejects go back on the shelves? Think again.

DISASTER ON THE RIVER • Two canoeists struggle to keep themselves—and their friendship—afloat

Let's Dance! • It's good for your body, soul and even your brain

KITT THE COURAGEOUS K-9 • Officer Bill Cushing needed a partner. His dog needed a purpose. Together, they rescued each other.

GOTCHA! • We asked for it: What's the best prank you ever pulled?

Arthur the King • Starring Mark Wahlberg

Mr. & Mrs. Smith • Starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine

The Mystery Guest

Saving Michelangelo's Dome

3 Shades of Blue

QUOTABLE QUOTES

Brain GAMES SHARPEN YOUR MIND

WORD POWER • Bingo! In honor of National Scrabble Day on April 13, we've gathered some doozies. Each of these words nets at least 20 points (scores in parentheses) and is seven letters long, meaning you'd also earn 50 points for using all your letters—a bingo in Scrabble lingo. (Answers on next page.)

Two for the Win • Scrabble pros memorize words containing high-scoring letters J, Q, X and Z. But an easier way to win at home, experts say, is to play high-scoring two-letter words, such as qi, from Chinese philosophy, and xu, the monetary unit of Vietnam. Acceptable twosomes include slang such as za (for pizza), Greek letters pi, nu and xi, and interjections such as hm, mm and sh.

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