Readers Digest Australia

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LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

STAFF PICKS • We enjoyed putting this issue together for your reading pleasure. Here are some of our favourites

SMART ANIMALS • Wild or domestic, they are protective of their loved ones

6 Life Lessons I Learned From My Old Dog • Elli H. Radinger, author of The Wisdom of Old Dogs, shares some simple but important observations

Bright EYES • Four tips to prevent vision loss

Do Retinoids Really REJUVENATE Your Skin?

News From The WORLD OF MEDICINE

A Pretty Good Teacher, For A Cat • Proud and independent, Tiger made contributions to this maturing family that will never be forgotten

The Night The Stars Fell • The most precious gift you can give a child is to spark their flame of curiosity

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing The Funny Side

Hanging By A Thread • A freak accident leaves 13 people stranded in mid-air

Wise Animals I Have Known • A naturalist is bowled over by the instinctive acts of animals

Secret World Of A Swamp • I bought my little patch of New Zealand cheap. Then I discovered a veritable wonderland

PATTER • Quips And One-Liners

Ticket To A Murder • Nearly a thousand leads had turned up nothing. Then the detective got an unexpected call

LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine

Triumph Of An Olympian • Competitors from different countries, the two men showed the world the true meaning of sportsmanship

The White Picket Fence • When things happen that you don’t like, you have two choices: you get bitter or better

VIEWPOINTS • Musings And Opinions

Amy’s Choice • Four young siblings. No parent at home. And just one teenager

POINTS TO PONDER • Wise Words About Life

Renoir’s Invitation To A Party • In his famous painting are actresses, journalists, a banker, a diplomat – and the country girl who became the painter’s wife

Katie And The Hard Hats • Every Wednesday for months, one of the most poignant scenes in the Broadway musical, Coco, took place across the street from the theatre

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Exploits Of Charles • Starting school can be a steep learning curve – for children and parents alike

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK • Humor On The Job

The Day At The Beach • How a wise and understanding doctor’s ‘prescription’ helped me regain my sense of purpose

How Test Tubes Solve Crimes • Using the latest scientific methods, police are catching criminals with indisputable evidence

Towards A More PICTURESQUE SPEECH • Towards And Turns Of Phrase

The Great Balloon Escape • Two families dare to ride the winds to freedom

RD RECOMMENDS

But Fish Can’t Even READ • Angling advice from 1940…

PUZZLES • Challenge yourself by solving these puzzles and mind stretchers, then check your answers on page 154.

FAMILY FUN

TRIVIA • Test Your General Knowledge

PUZZLE ANSWERS • From Page 150

WORD POWER An Accent On Meaning • Many English words include accents – think blasé or château – which clue you in to pronunciation and differentiate between terms (eg, resume vs. résumé). Many have French roots, but...