Readers Digest - October 2011 (gnv64)

Reader's Digest - October 2011
English | 212 pages | PDF | 16.8 mb

THE DIGEST
lO Food - Rick Bragg creates his dream menu; the best ramen noodles
20 Health - The germiest spot in your kitchen; the latest on mammograms
32 Family - Why we fight; Betty White's life lessons; boomerang kids
44 Money - 13 things a debt collector won't tell you; pay less for long-term care
53 Home - If your house were on fire, what would you take? Plus: better beds
62 Work - Job-hunting advice for new grads; meeting tips
70 Misc - What G/ee's Jane Lynch is up to; random ideas from all over

DEPARTMENTS
5 React - Your letters
8l (a)Work - Office humor
84 The Power of One - Eco-heroes from across the nation
94 Around the World with One Question - Do you believe in ghosts?
96 Ask Laskas - Commonsense advice jeanne marie laskas
98 Life's Funny That Way - True stories from our readers
196 Quotes - Wise words
199 Word Power - Test yourself
203 Laugh! - Our favorite jokes
208 Last Laugh

HUMOR SPECIAL
120 Laughter-to-English Dictionary ANDY SIMMON
Forty-one words and 114 jokes that will expand your a humor vocabulary.
132 At Ease! The Reader's Digest/Stars and Stripes contest for the funniest military stor has completed its tour of duty. Here are the tales no recruiter will share.
140 Our Best Cartoons Ever We've combed our vast archives of cave drawings, doodled-on bar napkins, and old issues to bring you the funniest of the funny.

FEATURES
146 Fringe Benefits MERYL DAVIDS LANDAU AND MICHELLE CROUCH
Alternative remedies even doctors use. Plus, nine weird ones you should never try.
154 The Spy's Son BRYAN DENSON. PROM THE OREGONIAN
Nathan Nicholson idolized his father and was proud to follow in his footsteps—even into treachery.
166 Look Twice See the world differently.
170 How to Feel Rich LENORE SKENAZY
Wealth need not require cash. Learn from these 24 people who discovered surprising riches in memorable "aha!" moments.
184 She Dreamed of Peace DAWN RAFFEL
An interview with Leymah Gbowee, a women's rights.advocate and Liberian activist who helped end a war in her country. Plus, an excerpt from her new book,Mighty Be Our Powers