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.

Growing Together

Brunch Is Served

Forging Guns into Garden Tools • It takes 2,000 degrees of heat and dozens of volunteer blacksmiths

GLAD TO HEAR IT 3 STORIES TO Make Your Day

Henry the Reading Buddy SCOTTSDALE, AZ

LIFE IN THESE United States

We Found a FIX HELP, HACKS, & HOW TO

The Buzz on Hot Honey

HUMOR in UNIFORM

Earn Your Poetic License

ALL in a Day's WORK

THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB! • Len Markidan is the chief marketing officer at the internet marketing platform Podia. But, as his LinkedIn profile shows, his experience as an active consumer has been his most important job:

Good Vibes Grow on Trees • Science shows that our plants take care of us too

I TRIED IT… Trapeze Classes

The Best and Worst Diets for Your Heart

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

LAUGHTER THE BEST Medicine

LAWN GONE • EVERYONE LOVES THEIR YARD … EXCEPT MOTHER NATURE

5 REASONS TO KICK YOUR LAWN HABIT • Every week, Americans mow and maintain an area larger than the size of Florida. And all that fussing has consequences.

WE'RE WILD ABOUT REWILDING • Rewilding is the act of restoring an area to its natural state. Here's why you'll want to try it.

LET YOUR IMAGINATION GO REWILD! • OK, you got rid of your lawn. Now what?

THE LAWN SWAPPERS

BUT I LIKE MY LAWN! • Grass isn't inherently evil. Smaller patches surrounded by wild areas are a good balance, with enough space for both humans and creatures to hang out, and kids and dogs to play on. Here are four steps to making your lawn a little friendlier:

How to Find a Four-Leaf Clover

Nick Offerman's GUIDE TO NATURE'S BOUNTY • The Parks and Recreation star offers handy tips for bartering with Mother Nature

5 Very Literal Translations

ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME • A grandmother and grandson find a way to mend their broken relationship, one national park at a time

THE EXOTIC DANCER VS. THE TERROTISTS • USING HER WITS AND GUILE, SHE HELPED CAPTURE SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS MEN IN AMERICA

PUT ME IN, COACH! • Readers share their sports stories, from the highlights that won trophies to the bloopers that won hearts

HAVE A GOOD BABYSITTING STORY?

The Healing Power of WATER • It’s not just our bodies that need the element of life—it’s our minds too

Jitterbug

MY LUCKY BAMBOO • If the plant could thrive, maybe I could too, even with cancer

Now, That's a Horse of a Different Color!

The RD LIST READ, WATCH, LISTEN

QUOTABLE QUOTES

Brain GAMES SHARPEN YOUR MIND

WORD POWER • Roses are red; violets are blue. This quiz is on poetry—how will you do? Poems not your thing? Don’t get stressed. Choose the answer that fits each word best. After you make your selections with care, Go to the next page; the answers are there.

The Last Word

ANSWERS