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.

It's in the Bag

LETTERS HIGHLIGHTS from the year

No Drama Llamas

Drawn to Help • A watercolor artist made a remarkable offer to people who lost their homes to the Los Angeles fires: “I will paint it for free”

Norman the Camel • MOUNT VERNON, TX

LIFE IN THESE United States

Our Best Worst Christmas Idea Ever … • … had four legs and a wagging tail—a puppy!

Kindred Spirits

Ice, Ice, Baby! All About Antarctica

All in a Day's WORK

Elf Mayhem Is Taking Over • It's time to restore decorum, says one of Santa's elves

Humor in UNIFORM

All About Recalls • How to find out and what to do if a food or product you bought is deemed unsafe

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

LAUGHTER THE BEST Medicine

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STEVEN WRIGHT! • The deadpan comedian turns 70 on Dec. 6. To celebrate, here are a few of his best gags:

Holiday Magic • The spirit of the season comes through in many ways, some carefully planned, others totally unexpected

The Flight Before Christmas • Lucky kids get to visit Santa's workshop

HELPING VETS WALK TALL

HOT DIGGETY DOG!

Secret Santa Saves the Day • A stranger keeps the Christmas spirit alive for a little girl

IT WAS IN THE BAG

Our Hanukkah Miracle • Christmas takes on new meaning for a Jewish couple

The Christmas Tree Mystery • Who decorated the big pine along a remote stretch of Montana highway?

Taking Care of You … All of You • Your mental health is just as important as your physical health

THE BEST MONEY I EVER $PENT

ROCK BOTTOM • A HIKER SOMEHOW SURVIVED BEING PINNED IN A CREEK UNDER A 700-POUND BOULDER. THEN THE WATER STARTED TO RISE.

FILLING IN FOR Family • When families fracture, surrogate grandparents can fulfill essential roles for love and support

The Christmas Truce of 1914 • As World War I raged around them, soldiers facing off along one stretch of the fighting decided to hit pause

Christmas ACROSS AMERICA • Five places where the season shines bright

Wake Up Dead Man • Starring Daniel Craig

Rental Family • Starring Brendan Fraser

St. Denis Medical

BOOKS

QUOTABLE QUOTES

Brain GAMES SHARPEN YOUR MIND

WORD POWER • English novelist Jane Austen would have turned 250 on Dec. 16. We're celebrating her enduring mix of social satire and romance by quizzing you on vocab from her books, like Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. Make suitable matches, then turn the page to see if there's a happy ending.

Austen, Adapted

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