How to Avoid A Scam
The economic crisis has left many Americans deep in debt and looking for a deal-or a savior-to get them through tough times. But instead of a white knight, many are getting a shady scammer. Inspired by the headlines, con artists slap new stories ... [... more]
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Iraqi Militants Becoming Citizens
After Major General Douglas Michael Stone arrived in Baghdad in April 2007 to take command of security prisoners in Iraq, he promptly assembled his officers for some blunt talk. The abuses of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib were a "moral failure" [... more]
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A Galaxy Apart: Astronomer Moonlights as Roller Derby Queen
By Lenore Skenazy From Reader's Digest Jennifer Donovan is sitting at her desk in the astronomy department at Columbia University in New York City. With the aid of a super-high-tech VLA radio telescope, the fifth-year PhD student is fixated on a ... [... more]
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Escape From Burma
Moo Nay Paw has only fleeting memories of her mother. She remembers her long, dark hair and the faint outline of her beauty, unblemished by the labor of raising three children in the rugged jungles of Burma. She remembers the sweet treats her ... [... more]
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Crow's Nest: Interview With Sheryl Crow
Successful and in control, Sheryl Crow had won nine Grammys, sold more than 30 million records and was about to marry Tour de France legend Lance Armstrong when it all fell apart. The engagement was broken off -- neither will say by whom -- in ... [... more]
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A Dog's Life
By Dr. Nick Trout From Reader's Digest Originally in Tell Me Where It Hurts The phone call came at 2:47 a.m., jolting me awake. "Hi. I'm Dr. Sarah Keene, the new surgical resident," I heard a voice say. "I've got a dog here, a ten-year-old [... more]
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The Facebook Election
The rally was held early in the Presidential cycle -- the first week of February 2007, a full 21 months before Election Day -- and its guest of honor wasn't yet an actual candidate. But at the Johnson Center on the Fairfax, Virginia, campus of ... [... more]
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Reader's Digest Sweepstakes
Just what the doctor ordered -- a healthy dose of extra cash! Select Editions brings you the chance to win $30,000 with just one click! Entry is FREE, and you can make yourself a potential winner every day. Just answer a simple question and enter ... [... more]
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Sheri Schmelzer: Accidental Entrepreneur
Some people look at a hole and see empty space. Others see opportunity. That's what Sheri Schmelzer spotted a few years ago when everyone-including her three children-started wearing Crocs, the colorful resin clogs dotted with holes. Sheri and ... [... more]
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Lay Your Own Extraordinary Hardwood Floor
It's hard to beat the natural beauty, warmth and durability of a hardwood floor. A well-laid floor will last for a century or more and can be rejuvenated by resanding and finishing to look brand new. A real wood floor isn't cheap, but neither is ... [... more]
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The Manager Who Couldn't Write
What launched Amy Tan's career was not a big break, but a kick in the butt. Before the million-copy sales of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife and The Hundred Secret Senses, Amy Tan was a writer. A business writer. She and a partner ran a ... [... more]
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Online Rumor Websites: How to Fight Internet Abuse
When Vanderbilt University freshman Chelsea Gorman was raped near campus in the spring of 2007, her life was shattered. She told only her close friends about the ordeal and left school for the rest of the semester after she began suffering panic ... [... more]
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