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Readers Digest Australia • Vol. 200 No. 1188 January 2021

LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

READER’S DIGEST SHOP

Saving Nara’s Sacred Deer with Edible Alternative

Favourite Food Delivered to Boy

Top of His Class

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

TRANSATLANTICA • NOVEMBER 1932 Tips and tricks for travelling the world

That’s Amore

The Great Grain Race

SMART ANIMALS • The love of a mother for its offspring is something to behold

Dangerous Foods for Dogs • Some human fare is poisonous to canines

DR KATRINA’S TOP TIPS TO AVOID POISONING

Help for Dry Eyes • Five common causes of dry eyes, and the best ways to find relief

5 Habits to Maintain Oral Hygiene

News From the WORLD OF MEDICINE

JOEY’S QUIET WAR • She was one of the most heroic of women spies during World War II, whose story few knew till now

QUOTABLE QUOTES • FEBRUARY 1967

THE TURNING POINT OF MY LIFE • How I learnt a humble lesson in the grace of perseverance

THE MOST UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTER I’VE MET BEATRIX POTTER • Who would have believed that this woman would write incomparably the favourite books “that bring grown-ups and children together in a shared delight?”

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • FROM THE 1970s

JAHANGIR KHAN, THE KING OF SQUASH • This young player from Pakistan dominates the flashing, subtle and perhaps most gruelling of all racquet sports

A DOG IS LIKE NO OTHER • Santos led a charmed life, until one unlucky day in Africa

Looking for a Publisher?

DEADLY DOSE • Kristin Rossum’s husband committed suicide. Or did he?

PATTER • 1941 Quips and one-liners

ABBY, HER FARM • A young girl’s wild imagination and unflinching tenacity grew into something much more solid than simply a whim

QUOTABLE QUOTES • MARCH 1992

LAUGHTER • FROM THE 1990s & 2000s

TRAPPED UNDER THE CITY SQUARE • One minute, the 12-year-old boy was splashing in Melbourne’s civic fountain. Then, as his friend looked on in horror, he suddenly disappeared

VIEWPOINTS • MARCH 1940 & FEBRUARY 1941 Musings and opinions

HOW WE BROKE THE DROUGHT, ALMOST • Not since 1902 had the Steiger Vortex gun been fired. But after all, there was a drought on

PASSED WITH FLYING COLOURS • An unassuming man makes the grade

KEEP UP WITH THE WORLD • NOVEMBER 1937 Amazing facts from the past and present

SHARK ATTACK! • The New Zealander lay dying on one of the most remote islands on earth. Could he be saved in time?

WHEN MOTHERS GET THE BUG • Mothers don’t get sick very often. But when they do, this is what happens

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK • FROM THE 1980s

THE UNBELIEVABLE MR RIPLEY • The creator of ‘Believe It or Not’ had an insatiable curiosity about strange and astonishing facts

MY FRIEND THE MOUSE • The best-laid plans of small boys and their pets depend on outwitting parents – and avoiding temptation

Towards a More PICTURESQUE SPEECH • OCTOBER 1926, FEBRUARY 1934, MAY 1934 Twists and turns of phrase

THE DAY I DIED • A question that haunts many of us is “How will I die?” Top Gear driver Richard Hammond knew exactly how and when his life would...