Readers Digest Australia

No wonder Reader's Digest is the world's most widely read magazine. Hard-hitting, thought-provoking and entertaining, with unforgettable stories in each issue, RD is packed with features short enough to read in one sitting, but stimulating enough to keep you thinking for days. Every month millions of people get inspired, informed and entertained by its wide variety of stories about people, health, humour, adventures and world events, written by the best local and international journalists. All the stories are fact checked to the smallest details to ensure that readers get the most accurate and truthful stories, making Reader’s Digest the world’s most trusted magazine.

It’s Never Too Late For a New Hobby

Navigating young adulthood with a Guide Dog is truly something special: Charlotte and her Guide Dogs, Bronte and Hollie.

“Love, Dad” • Need a shoulder to cry on? Maybe a gag to get you through the day? The men of the Dad Letter Project are happy to oblige.

GLAD TO HEAR IT • 3 STORIES TO Make Your Day

LIFE

13 Fast-Moving Facts About Driving

HUMOUR in UNIFORM

All in a Day’s WORK

These Caddies Work for Peanuts

Dear Pet Sitter … • The most eccentric care instructions, indulged

Under Pressure • Hypertension is on the rise—and it’s linked to not only heart disease, but also stroke and cognitive decline

Meet the 81 year old jumping out of planes

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

LAUGHTER THE BEST Medicine

Cue the BBQ • A bowl of bulgogi is a treat for your taste buds

This Is Your Brain on Dance • How dance is improving the lives of people with neurocognitive and movement disorders like Parkinson’s, MS and brain injury

Making a Splash

I Am Chocolate … Sweet, But with a Dark Side

“Aaarrrrgghh!!!” • What happens in your brain and body when you’re aggravated

On Second Thought … • “Never” is a long time to not change your mind

STRESS LESS • Yes, it’s possible. Every part of your body will thank you.

How Hobbies Help Us • Far from a waste of time, pastimes are good for body, brain and spirit

SPARE-TIME SURPRISES • Hobbyists doing their thing—just for fun!—made these important discoveries.

MY WEIRD HOBBY

POINT TO PONDER

RESCUE DEEP WITHIN THE EARTH • WHEN GEORGE LINNANE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHILE CAVING, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ANSWERED THE CALL TO HELP.

Tuner • Starring Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman

Remarkably Bright Creatures • Starring Sally Field and Alfred Molina

QUOTABLE QUOTES

Brain GAMES SHARPEN YOUR MIND

WORD POWER • Soon you’ll be chanting “U-S-A! U-S-A!” That’s because this issue’s words have those three letters in that order (as in reusable or sausage) in honor of America’s 250th birthday this summer. Get the party started by choosing the correct definitions, then head cross-country to p. 118 to see how you did.

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