Backing the best man Nov 4, 2008
If a worldwide Reader's Digest poll is anything to go by, South Africans are overwhelmingly behind Barack Obama's bid to become the first black president of the most powerful nation in the world. Now, this probably has little to do with his policies the fact that he's up against an old white guy endorsed by Bush gives him a significant advantage and more to do with the fact that he has a biological link to Africa. (iAfrica.com)
Kathleen Parker: Undecided? Is it possible by this point? Nov 2, 2008
Life in these United States, as Reader's Digest used to say, isn't perfect, but neither is it Somalia. Here's what I told her. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
The Final Hours Oct 31, 2008
Life in these United States, as Reader's Digest used to say, isn't perfect, but neither is it Somalia ... Life in these United States, as Reader's Digest used to say, isn't perfect, but neither is it Somalia. (Townhall.com)
Palin's journey from little-noticed college student to star politician Oct 24, 2008
She read a lot, her father said, from the local newspaper to "Little House on the Prairie." Her parents could not recall her favorite books as she grew older, but said they read Reader's Digest aloud as a family. 1. (International Herald Tribune)
or for Worse Oct 24, 2008
("She's ,'' he told me in 2000, as if she were a post-adolescent who'd just gotten her braces off instead of a fully capable grown woman.) When she told me a couple of months ago, in an for Reader's Digest, that they never argued, ever, I thought that was either the silliest fib or the saddest thing I'd ever heard a wife who seemed to love her husband admit about their interaction. The entire picture she presented was like thatso airbrushed with industrial-strength shellac that I hoped she... (Slate)
For McCain, father's error holds lesson Oct 22, 2008
The senior McCain was known for his overly optimistic briefings about the war, which he summarized in a Reader's Digest article in 1968, writing, "We have the enemy licked now. He is beaten. The enemy cannot achieve a military victory; he cannot even mount another major offensive." Then, in 1970, Admiral McCain delivered a Naval Academy commencement address filled with assurances that victory in Vietnam was around the corner. "The president's policy is sound and the current plan for withdrawal... (Boston Globe)
Leading an ailing America Oct 17, 2008
The senator would score a landslide victory, 67 percent of the vote, if the U.S. presidential election was held in Indonesia, a poll by Reader's Digest concluded Tuesday. The senator is hugely popular here because he spent a few years of his childhood in Jakarta, although generally Indonesia feels more comfortable with a Republican-led government because the Democrats tend to be more demanding on human rights, labor issues and democracy. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
A jaunt down Oct 11, 2008
There was the Justice Court Judge who conducted his own little reign of terror from that august bench and ended up on the Reader's Digest worst in the country list, removed from office and in the slammer for selling Egyptian-made machine guns to undercover operatives. That went on for years, and for a while the town was divided among those who thought the judge needed a voltage regulator in a bottle and those who thought the paper was leading a grand conspiracy to get him. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Walter E. Williams Oct 8, 2008
More than 50 of his publications have appeared in scholarly journals such as Economic Inquiry, American Economic Review and Social Science Quarterly and popular publications such as Reader's Digest, The Wall Street Journal and Newsweek. He has made many TV and radio appearances on such programs as Milton Friedman's "Free to Choose," William F. Buckley's "Firing Line," "Face The Nation," "Nightline" and "Crossfire.". (Townhall.com)
Laying Yvonne to rest Oct 8, 2008
The writer, who lives in Mumbai, was Editor of the "Reader's Digest" and the "Indian Express.". . (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
When Hitler's Exiles Made Hollywood Shine, `Shadows' Shows Luck, Sadness Oct 7, 2008
He festered in an ugly little house getting rejected by Reader's Digest, worrying about battles 15,000 miles away and fighting with , who had asked him to collaborate on the screenplay for ``Hangmen Also Die,'' a film inspired by the assassination of Nazi butcher Heydrich in Prague. Brecht ended up leaving the U.S. in 1947, when life in paradise darkened for many refugees with the Communist-hunting members of the House Un-American Activities Committee. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Community notes: Can you bring the rock enough to win a Fender guitar? Oct 4, 2008
His work has been published in numerous journals, including Brown's Guide to Georgia and Reader's Digest, and his photographs were used to illustrate a book on literary America, "Imagined Places." The University of Mississippi Press published a book of Lawrence's photographs of William Faulkner's home in Oxford, Miss. in 1994, titled "Faulkner's Rowan Oak.". (Athens Banner-Herald)
Michael Barone Oct 3, 2008
From 1996 to 1998, he was senior staff editor at Reader's Digest. Barone is the principal co-author of The Almanac of American Politics, published by National Journal every two years. (Townhall.com)
Michelle Malkin Oct 3, 2008
Malkin's work has been cited in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, Reader's Digest and U.S. News and World Report. Her freelance work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Weekly Standard and Reason magazine. (Townhall.com)
Brideshead Revisited Oct 3, 2008
Famously, Waugh's modestly sized novel was then allowed 11 episodes and 650 minutes of screen time to luxuriate in every languorous moment - only one episode fewer than the BBC's War and Peace a decade before - so this feature looks like the Reader's Digest quick version. There is neither time nor space to swoon, and without it the sensual rapture will mean nothing, and neither will the story's attempt to convert that swoon into revelation and faith. (guardian.co.uk)
His chocolate is a bit on the nose but, like a good wine, it's ataste sensation Sep 23, 2008
"Reader's Digest had a cover story saying the macrobiotic diet was killing our kids! It was only wholegrains, vegetables, organic meat and organic food in general, plus eating locally, seasonally and keeping your sugar consumption down. "Eating this way is now standard health advice, but then it was considered revolutionary. " After his first book About Macrobiotics went on to sell half a million copies and was translated into six languages, Sams moved into wholesaling. But when a problem with... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Why do people like Palin biography? For one, it's short Sep 22, 2008
" she cooed.Johnson uncapped her Sharpie. Johnson wrote the 159-page biography in 10 weeks, based on two 1-hour interviews with Palin, newspaper stories, an e-mail exchange and conversations with 45 people who knew her, including family friends and students in Palin's aerobics class. She'd never met Palin before she started writing."It's certainly the Reader's Digest condensed version," she said. The book's sunny tale of a Christian super-mom turned political maverick reads like a blueprint for... (Anchorage Daily News)
Children just left apartment before SUV crash that injured 'Granny' Sep 20, 2008
Govt oppressed Mule wrote on Sep 19, 2008 1:35 PM:" SCAPEGOAT:LMAO!!! I completely agree 10 sec isn't much time to think. I've heard about issues like that (one in Reader's Digest had the lady going down the interstae exceeding 100+ MPH due to the return spring (?) on her accelerator pedal ) and always wondered about dropping it in park. Thanks for the response. ". Meh wrote on Sep 19, 2008 1:22 PM:" albundy54, and if they did require you to show proof of insurance, you'd be complaining that the... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Now Serving: A Chex(R) Party Mix Makeover Sep 19, 2008
Source: Reader's Digest Association's Food & Entertaining Affinity ... With an innovative partnership with Reader's Digest Association (RDA) Food and Entertaining Affinity Integrated Sales and Marketing, Chex Cereal will debut an integrated campaign to re-engage families with this classic American snack mix through various touch points encompassing print, online, broadcast, in-store, experiential and public relations ... About the Reader's Digest Association's Food & Entertaining Affinity. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Solving the mysteries of Agatha Christie in fewer pages Sep 15, 2008
Christie and her heirs had worried that some of her more complex story lines, if reduced to Reader's Digest length, might leave readers clueless. In "Murder on the Orient Express," which is being adapted into a Penguin Reader for release next year, there are 13 suspects. (International Herald Tribune)
Judge to step down, join law practice Sep 12, 2008
In 2000, Reader's Digest named Borenstein as one of "America's worst judges" after he imposed a 3 1/2-year sentence on a drunk driver who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed a South Boston mother of six. But a year later, the Boston Bar Association gave Borenstein one of its top honors, the Haskell Cohn award, citing his integrity, years of advocating for translating services, and his service to children, particularly those in crisis. (Boston Globe)
'From My Front Porch': Author with local ties to hold book signing Sep 11, 2008
"I lived in New York for 12 years, working first for the New York Association for the Blind and then Reader's Digest," Dix said. "I loved the Broadway shows and the restaurants, and Reader's Digest was a terrific place to work. However, my mother had an accident in 1979, so I came back home to care for her, which I still do now. I became a secretary with the S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs and retired from there in 2002 as a complaint analyst.". (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
HEALTH BLOG: The doctor will see you now ... Sep 11, 2008
to allow Reader's Digest to use their real names, but , "the official king of medicine," did ... A typical Farrago-ism from the Reader's Digest piece: "So let me get this straight: You want a referral to three specialists, an MRI, the medication you saw on TV, and an extra hour for this visit. Gotcha. Do you want fries with that?". (USA Today -- Money)
The Land I Came Through Last Sep 6, 2008
It is interesting enough to follow Gray in his mild adventures with the hippie world, with provincial newspapers and during his time with Reader's Digest. His nocturnal wanderings around Sydney are evoked with considerable effect. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Poet palely loitering Sep 6, 2008
Apart from his advertising copy, art criticism and his contribution to the Australian Reader's Digest Book Of Do-It-Yourself Home Repairs in 1964, The Land I Came Through Last is Gray's first work of prose. It was supposed to be mainly about his parents but grew into a semi-autobiography that mines his early life but gives only glimpses of his middle age. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The Year of Speaking Conventionally Sep 6, 2008
In this campaign, McCain's story is an epic novel while Obama's personal experience is an inspiring article from Reader's Digest. But the strength of the personal parts of McCain's speech, and the weakness of its policy, illustrate a larger challenge to the McCain campaign. (Townhall.com)
Boulder teacher inspires students through travel and theater Sep 1, 2008
Marshall had been recognized as the best high school drama teacher in the United States in a 1953 article in "Reader's Digest." She also co-directed the Old Brewery Theatre, Helena's nationally renowned summer theater. Piccolo found herself following in Marshall's footsteps. (Montana Standard, MT)
Pleasant Valley / Salt Point Happenings Aug 28, 2008
Just a reminder, the Pleasant Valley Library requests that you please DO NOT donate old textbooks (college included), magazines, encyclopedias, Reader's Digest Condensed books or old dusty or musty books. Please donate your books in small boxes or plastic grocery bags to make them more manageable for the volunteers (some of them are over age 83. (MIllbrook Voice Ledger, NY)
Beware the scam Aug 26, 2008
"In some of these cases the victim received a letter on a letter head from what appeared to be a Publisher's Clearing House and/or Reader's Digest," said Woolford. "These letters stated that the individual had been awarded an unclaimed prize money of 500,000 and attached was a check for a partial amount of the prize money.". (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Ted Kennedy Looks for DR's Clearance to Attend Convention... Aug 25, 2008
A Reader's Digest investigation estimated that the car was traveling at about 35 miles per hour when it left the bridge ... A Reader's Digest investigation estimated that the car was traveling at about 35 miles per hour when it left the bridge. (The Drudge Report)
Ticket to Adventure Aug 21, 2008
" In 1990, Wilson decided to tackle the sailing record from San Francisco to Boston by way of Cape Horn set during the California Gold Rush by the clipper Northern Light. A teachers guide was written and distributed to several hundred schools that also received a newsletter with information and access to a daily telephone recording from the ship. The project was a success in the classroom, but a disaster at sea, as Wilson and his co-skipper Steve Pettengill were capsized on Thanksgiving Day 400... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Pins, Olympic and otherwise, can stir wonderful memories Aug 19, 2008
I guess I have a quirky sense of humor but this squib from the Reader's Digest hit my funny bone: "One time I was riding the escalator and tripped. I fell down the stairs for an hour-and-a-half.". Gwin Paden has been a Lodi resident since 1956. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Gossip? No thanks, I'm doing the garden Aug 18, 2008
What Australians read: 1 The Sunday Telegraph 663,000 (down 1 per cent); 2 The Sunday Herald-Sun, Melbourne 622,000 (same); 3 The Sunday Mail, Brisbane 565,000 (down 5); 4 Women's Weekly 530,000 a month (down 12); 5 The Herald-Sun, Melbourne 530,000 a day (down 1); 6 The Herald-Sun Saturday 511,000 (down 1); 7 The Sun-Herald 483,000 (down 4); 8 Woman's Day 430,000 a week (down 10); 9 The Daily Telegraph 385,000 a day (down 2); 10 The Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 358,000 (down 2); 11 New Idea... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
BOOK OF HEROES PICKS COVER GIRL Aug 14, 2008
"It's very emotional to think about the things these children have survived."Nominated by Reader's Digest editors who had originally published stories of the children's ordeals, participants included survivors of child abuse, Hurricane Katrina, the Indonesian tsunami, violence and health complications ... Anna, whose story was picked up by Reader's Digest after The Nes, was an early favorite for inclusion. (News & Observer)
Pima County meals program facing financial crisis Aug 12, 2008
"Reader's Digest in big print, that's what they all want," Barrios said. Pima Meals on Wheels has a budget of $2. (AZCentral -- News)
Security Concerns Give Way to Political Correctness Aug 11, 2008
Now, what could the problem possibly have been for a 23-year-old native-born American boy from North Carolina, an Eagle Scout and a volunteer for military service who'd never had any brush with the law or any suspicious association with real or potential enemies of the United States and who, moreover, was an outspoken anti-communist who wrote blistering anti-communist articles for his college paper and later his hometown paper and whose favorite magazine was the Reader's Digest, then a militant... (Newsmax)
Before American Idol title, they were hopefuls just like everyone else Aug 10, 2008
Sources: Reader's Digest, Toledo Blade, Grand Rapid Press, NNDB.com. By ERIN PATTERSON and JOHN TIMPE/The Times-Union. (Florida Times-Union)
Playing war gets serious in 'Thunder' Aug 9, 2008
" In fact, a variant of that Spielbergian nightmare manifests in one scene as insanely self-obsessed movie stars working on a bloated Vietnam epic suddenly find themselves facing real bad guys deep in a Southeast Asian jungle. The relaxed and friendly filmmaker said the idea germinated when his friends were attending boot camps for those '80s war movies. Their claims of being profoundly affected by the safety-netted, Reader's Digest versions of what actual troops go through struck the comedian... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dragons' MVP Aug 8, 2008
Organized and sponsored by Old School Productions and the QSP Reader's Digest Foundation, a large contingent from the Valley - who purchased tickets reserved for the charitable event - attended the San Francisco Giants versus Chicago Cubs game at AT&T Park in San Francisco on chartered buses or on their own ... Sonoma head coach Don Lyons said, "On behalf of the Sonoma Valley High School SCL and NCS champion baseball team, I would like to thank the following for all their help with the... (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
'Instant' flowers and a backyard makeover Jul 31, 2008
Intermediate: "Reader's Digest New Illustrated Guide to Gardening". For gardeners who know the difference between an annual and a perennial, this revised edition of the classic best-seller covers all the bases -- from how and when to prune shrubs and trees to planting a small orchard. (CNN -- US)
More of this story Jul 29, 2008
Last thing read: Reader's Digest. Favorite TV show: News and weather. (Newport Daily News, RI)
RDA Sells Home Party Plan Unit Jul 26, 2008
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., has sold the stock of Taste of Home Entertaining, Inc. (TOHE), to a group of private investors led by Eric W. Schrier, former President and CEO of RDA and currently an RDA director, it was announced today. Bill Shaw, TOHE's President and Founder, is also an investor and will retain his operating role. (PR Newswire)
Canadian Open already has one major champion Jul 25, 2008
He was 12 when his dad, who taught special education in high school for seven years before becoming an executive for Reader's Digest, took him to his first tournament, the 1990 Greater Greensboro Open. There, Gregory met Ken Venturi, the 1963 U.S. Open champion who later worked for CBS on its tournament telecasts. (Globe and Mail)
Exhibition a shot in the arm for clinic Jul 23, 2008
She is convinced that doctor's surgeries should offer patients more than well-thumbed copies of Reader's Digest and fossilised gossip magazines. She intends to install a new medical-themed show every two months. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
What Your Doctor's Thinking (But Would Never Tell You) Jul 23, 2008
In its July issue, Reader's Digest interviewed two dozen doctors for its cover article, 41 Things Doctors Never Tell You. "We've heard from hundreds of our readers reacting to this story, some of whom are outraged that doctors could seem so insensitive and uncaring, and others who say they're glad to have some insight into their frustrations," said Julie Bain, health director at Reader's Digest. (Fox News)
Get Cooking, America! Taste of Home Announces America's Best Loved Recipe Contest Jul 22, 2008
Taste of Home is part of Food & Entertaining at the Reader's Digest Association (RDA), which includes allrecipes. com and Every Day with Rachael Ray. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Don't Misunderestimate Obama Jul 16, 2008
Portrayed as some Al Capp cartoon of a crazed right-winger and B-Grade Hollywood actor given to spouting Reader's Digest bromides, Reagan was regarded as ridiculous by much of the media and too big a risk by much of the nation. In one debate with Carter, Reagan erased the misperceptions and turned a close race into a cakewalk. (Human Events Online)
Sudan: Retaliation Against the Hague? Jul 16, 2008
Sam Dealey is a contributing editor at Reader's Digest. More from. (Time.com)
Summer Reading Jul 15, 2008
My son stated that he's going to get me Reader's Digest in large print for my 60th birthday. He'd better not. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
In India, magazines that translate well Jul 14, 2008
They join familiar names like Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping and Reader's Digest. Despite rising inflation and a slowing economy, India remains one of the world's bright spots for magazine publishing. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
The journey continues Jul 14, 2008
Their story has been told before in a two-part Union-Tribune feature in December 2005, in Reader's Digest, on local television but the book includes deeply personal things they've never discussed publicly before, like John's alcoholism. He briefly fell off the wagon early in the trip. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Taking a Chance: Harrington set for stem cell treatment Jul 13, 2008
Six years ago, Bryan picked up a Reader's Digest, something he almost never did. The first and only story he read, about a Michigan man with a heart ailment, struck him. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
William Buchan Jul 8, 2008
From 1951 to 1954, he was London editor of Reader's Digest ... After leaving Reader's Digest, William started his own public relations company. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Internet service to give magazine subscribers freedom Jul 8, 2008
Nast, Meredith, Source Interlink, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Reader's Digest Association and Wenner Media. "It's a great concept," says Patrick Taylor, spokesman for Meredith, which publishes Better Homes and Gardens and Ladies' Home Journal. (USA Today -- Money)
Motherhood Meets Feminism Jul 6, 2008
"Opting In" succeeds as a reader's digest of current feminist dilemmas and solutions: career, the biological clock, birthing, division of labor between fathers and mothers, the impact of motherhood on friendships, the impact of our mothers' mothering on our own. And by including more than glancing references to women who are neither white nor wealthy, the book avoids the booby trap that has distanced the women's movement from its intended beneficiaries. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Tragic end to cross-Canada dream for cyclists Jul 2, 2008
Hurtubise kept a blog of his trip on the Reader's Digest website. In his last entry on Saturday, Hurtubise reflected on his accomplishments. (The Gazette (Montreal))
35th Pit Spit: Canadian bidding to be first female champion Jul 2, 2008
Eau Claire is recognized as "the Cherry Pit Spitting Capital of the World" in the July 2003 edition of Reader's Digest. . (Dowagiac News, MI)
Talk so kids understand Jul 1, 2008
Article By: Reader's Digest Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:37. Well-meaning parents may be causing emotional and psychological damage when communicating with their children, as no-matter how well intended common words and phrases may be, they are not what children are hearing. (iAfrica.com)
U.S. to pay millions for anthrax innuendo Jun 29, 2008
The former Army scientist also sued Vanity Fair and the author of an article about the case in the magazine, Donald Foster, as well as Reader's Digest, which published a condensed version. That case was settled last year on confidential terms. (International Herald Tribune)
Deans gets mean with Wallabies Jun 25, 2008
The annual New Zealand Reader's Digest "most trusted person in 2008" poll saw Deans finish in 35th position, 11 spots ahead of Henry, who beat him for the All Blacks job. Deans had on his most sincere look when he announced the Test team at the Randwick rugby club yesterday, saying that while Australia made a "good start" against Ireland, it was "not a great start". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Trucker's heroism rewarded Jun 24, 2008
Gordon also received the "Stanislaus County Hero of the Year" award from the American Red Cross this month, and Reader's Digest called him about doing an article. Gordon is one of the first community members to receive a Commissioner's Resolution from the CHP.. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Chateau Frontenac Jun 22, 2008
The pieces have been selected from every period represented by the Louvre, from Pharaonic Egypt through the Roman Empire and the European Middle Ages; it is an intriguing and approachable Reader's Digest Condensed Version of the Louvre. Curator Line Ouellet put it perfectly when she told me, "The proximity of pieces from far-ranging places and times allows you to make connections about art and life over the centuries that you would normally never be able to make in the huge galleries of the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
William McInnes has directed Unfinished Sky Jun 19, 2008
I've been put in one of those Reader's Digest condensed books. I can haunt holiday houses now. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
In Wiggles we trust - and Mary can mind the house Jun 19, 2008
The Trust Survey released by Reader's Digest yesterday asked 750people who they would enlist to mind the house, pack a parachute and back them in a pub fight ... Source: Reader's Digest. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
High oil price? Just blame the consumer Jun 18, 2008
A Reader's Digest condensed edition introduced him to the United States and he moved from the London School of Economics to the University of Chicago in 1950. Although passionately championed by free-market conservatives, Mr. Hayek regarded himself as a classical liberal, writing an essay in his 70s Why I Am Not A Conservative to explain why. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
