Books with author Reader's Digest

More than 1,000 of the funniest, laugh-out-loud jokes, quips, quotes, anecdotes, and cartoons from Reader’s digest magazine—guaranteed to put laughter in your day. This collection of laugh-out-loud, clean jokes, one-liners, and other lighthearted glimpses of life—drawn from Reader’s Digest magazine’s most popular humor columns—is sure to tickle the funny bone. Packed with more than 1,000 jokes, anecdotes, funny things kids say, cartoons, quotes, and stories contributed by professional comedians, joke writers, and readers of the magazine, this side-splitting compilation pokes fun at the facts and foibles of daily routines, illustrating that life is often funnier than fiction. “If evolution really works, how come mothers have only two hands? – Milton Berle The game card said: “Name three wars.” My teenage daughter’s response: “Civil War, Revolutionary War, and Star Wars.” Why do Pilgrims’ pants fall down? Because their belts are on their hats! Check out this billion-dollar idea. A smoke detector that shuts off when you yell, “I’m just cooking!” Overheard in an office: Supervisor to team leader: "So our people aren’t astute enough to understand these comments on the document?" Leader: "What does astute mean?"

Laughter the Best Medicine is a collection of Reader's Digest magazine's funniest jokes, quotes, stories, cartoons, anecdotes, and laugh-out-loud captions. A little chuckle every day will keep the doctor away.This hilarious collection offers up some of the funniest moments that get us through our day, in the form of jokes, gags and cartoons that will have readers laughing out loud. Editors have mined the Reader’s Digest archives to bring readers Laughter the Best Medicine, All-Time Faves, a collection of the most hilarious jokes and anecdotes we’ve come across over the years. As you turn the pages of our newest collection, you’ll realize once again that laughter is always the best medicine. --A woman accompanied her husband when he went for his annual checkup. While the patient was getting dressed, the doctor came in and said to the wife, "I don't like the way he looks." "Neither do I," she said, "but he's handy around the house."--Merritt K. Freeman in Y.B. News --Anthropologists have discovered a 50-million-year-old human skull with three perfectly preserved teeth intact. They're not sure, but they think it may be the remains of the very first hockey player.--Jay Leno --"What's your handicap these days?" one golfer asked another. "I'm a scratch golfer...I write down all my good scores and scratch out all my bad ones."--Charles Shulz, United Features Syndicate

The indispensable reference guide for every homeowner, guaranteed to help you maintain and improve your home while saving time and money. Covering everything from replacing faulty faucets and showerheads to curing the quirks of an air conditioner, this book provides step-by-step illustrated instructions, plus a comprehensive chapter on tools.The indispensable reference guide for every homeowner, guaranteed to help you maintain and improve your home while saving time and money. Covering everything from replacing faulty faucets and showerheads to curing the quirks of an air conditioner, this book provides step-by-step illustrated instructions, plus a comprehensive chapter on tools. Includes more than 3,000 instructional photographs, illustrations, charts, and diagrams. Let New Fix-It-Yourself Manual guide you through: * Fixing a broken dryer by testing the thermostat, thermal fuse, heating coils, etc. * Troubleshooting electric and gas range problems and fixing them * Reupholstering and reweaving chair seats * Stocking up on the proper tools and supplies for fixing electronics * Installing, testing, and repairing speakers, including maintaining proper polarity * Repairing broken handbags and suitcases properly and professionally * Fixing small engines in yard and workshop tools * Restoring broken air conditioners, heaters, and dehumidifiers * Safely disassembling, testing, and repairing a chain saw REVIEW AUTHORBIO

One salamander springs away— he's off to Salamander Rock. He's got to join the swinging party starting there at six o'clock! Salamanders of every pattern and color are headed to a party at the local hangout: Salamander Rock. The journey is half the fun as salamanders young and old play tag, dance, and chase fireflies in the dark to pass the time. Bright foam tails and flaps scattered throughout the book add dimension and fun to this book that also encourages counting on every page. • NEW format – book features pop-up foam coils and flaps throughout!• Adorable rhyming story featuring the adventures of salamanders going to the “rock” party • Learning concept: counting from 1 – 10 • Additional prompts encourage kids to find more hidden objects on the pages of the book

Based on Ni Hao, Kai-lan, the new animated series from Nickelodeon (and inspired by the best-selling book Caterpillar Spring, Butterfly Summer), The Dragon Dance features a colorful ";covered slinky"; that serves as the body of a dragon, a traditional symbol in Chinese festivities. The two-color ";dragon"; stretches and winds through the pages of the book as Kai-lan and her lovable animal friends join the dragon in a colorful parade and dance. In addition to the fun, there are also important little lessons to help preschoolers identify their feelings, learn Chinese words, manage their emotions, and understand the world around them.

What would you do if someone collapsed on the street beside you or if you were caught in a terrible natural disaster, terrorist attack, or traffic accident? Your immediate response might be to panic - & then to do either the wrong thing or nothing at all, which could make things worse. We show you at-a-glance how to stay calm, take charge, & avert a crisis in almost any situation. Learn how to survive an earthquake, hurricane, or tornado, how to revive someone who's choking, & what to do if you're robbed when you're on vacation. There are also practical solutions to everyday problems, such as a blocked toilet, a virus on your computer, & an encounter with a snarling dog. So don't worry about what might never happen - armed with this book, you can cope with anything! Inside you'll learn: What to do if your child falls down the stairs or is hit by a car; whether someone who may have been poisoned should drink water or milk - or if you should induce vomiting; proper resusc

Shrek wants to make the first Christmas with his new babies the best ever, but Donkey, Puss in Boots, and the other Fairy Tale Friends have other ideas. Even Fiona has her own ideas about the holiday! Can Shrek go with the flow and be open to his friends' ideas about the holiday? Flaps to open will make this a holiday favorite, year after year. Packed with flaps for little hands to open-over 35 fun flaps to lift! Here's a perfect addition to your holiday library starring Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss and the rest of the characters from the ever popular Shrek movies. Now Shrek stars in a new annual holiday TV special, Shrek the Halls.

Join the Fisher-Price Little People gang as they celebrate spring in the latest title of this lift-the-flap format, Spring is Here! Packed with over 40 flaps, Spring is Here! celebrates all the things that make spring a special season: pretty flowers, rain showers, baby animals, outdoor games, and even a town clean-up day. Eddie, Sarah Lynn, and their friends discover colors, action words, and more as they enjoy everything this season has to offer. There's always something new to find making this book one kids will want to open again and again. €¢ Packed with flaps for little hands to open€”over 40 fun flaps to lift! €¢ Lots of great learning concepts included: colors, action words, seek-and-find, and counting. €¢ Successful format - these popular Fisher-Price lift the flap books provide the perfect place for youngsters to explore early learning concept. €¢ Busy, colorful pages offer many new things to discov

Want to feel smarter? Want to have the perfect quip at the tip of your tongue? Use Your Words combines Word Power Quizzes and Quotable Quotes from Reader's Digest, Amercia's Most Popular Magazine so you can do just that!Use Your Words is part word quiz book and part quote book, combined together in themed sections. It will be a combination of 2 of our most popular columns in Reader’s Digest Magazine—Word Power and Quotable Quotes. Quotable Quotes, as it appears today, first ran in January 1934. It was proceeded by similar quote columns, including Remarkable Remarks, which ran in the first ever issue of Reader's Digest in February 1922, and Significant Sayings, which ran in June 1922. These first columns featured the great minds of the day, including Herbert Hoover (before he became president), Lady Astor, and John D. Rockefeller. The quotes were, and continue to be, collected from a variety of books, speeches, journals, and articles. We've quoted both living and dead people. The column hasn't changed much, except for the art. It began as a one-page list of quotes and continues to be a one-page list of quotes. Quotable Quotes is second to Laughter the Best Medicine in column popularity. Word Power first ran in January 1945—January 2020 will mark 75 years. Word Power's creator, Wilfred Funk, was a poet and lexicographer—his family was the “Funk” of the reference publisher Funk & Wagnalls. He presented his quiz idea to Dewitt Wallace in 1944. Wilfred's son Peter Funk wrote the column from the 1960s to the 1990s. Current writers are a married couple who are well-known in the crossword/puzzle world: The column hasn’t changed much—it has 15 words now instead of 20. It has themed columns (car words, Italian words) rather than words based on RD. It has a sidebar that goes in-depth on something related to the theme. Word Power is our 3rd most popular column in the magazine.

KEY SELLING POINTS:* Success of format-our most successful Fisher Price Little People LIFT THE FLAPS with over 2.1 million sold combined (See back of TI sheet for breakdown)* Based on the popular Little People A to Z Learning Zoo play set. (Retail $40.00)* Educational and fun-enforces early learning concepts such as colors, animal sounds, matching, counting, and action words.* Over 40 fun die-cut flaps to lift!* Rhyming story will keep kids entertained.* Fisher Price is the #1 infant and preschool brand chosen by moms* Through the purchase of playsets, over 1 billion individual Little People figures sold worldwide.Based on the popular Little People A to Z Learning Zoo play set from Fisher-Price, this newest title in the best-selling lift-the-flap series is sure to become a hit!It's bright and early at the zoo. The monkey wakes. "Oo-oo-ooo!" ROARRR!" says the lion. "Baaa," says the sheep. Only the giraffe does not make a peep Featuring lots of new animals, Let's Go to the Zoo! teaches colors, counting, matching, and more in an entertaining way. With surprises hidden behind dozens of flaps, kids will want to visit the Fisher-Price zoo again and again!

Filled with photos, facts, and stats, this book is packed full of information about our 50 states.Put all 50 United States in a kid’s hands with this unique panoramic sticker book. Each state is profiled in this book, and readers will learn about capitals, population, and other vital information. The back cover of the book folds out to show two maps of the USA—one political and one geographical. Kids can use the vinyl stickers to decorate their maps while learning all about our fascinating country.