Reader's Digest Association
Reader's Digest Association
Trusted Media Brands, Inc., formerly known as the Reader's Digest Association, Inc., is an American multi-platform media and publishing company that is co-headquartered in New York City and White Plains, New York.—Wikipedia
Birth: 1922
Reader's Digest Association Books
(63 Books)
You don't have to be rich to live well; now you can outfox the high cost of living the old-fashioned five-and-dime way. Don't be tempted by all of those new products on the shelves; instead, rediscover the power of those time- honored, thrifty household items your grandparents and parents used. You'll save a bundle with over 1,300 of these clever hints and tips: A Frisbee is a handy item to keep around the house and can be used as a portable pet dish, paint palette, and paper plate holder Hair spray is an inexpensive way to preserve flowers, remove pet hair from a couch, kill bugs, and stop static cling Cedar chips will drive fleas from a pet bed, keep snails at bay in your garden, and repel moths from your wool sweaters Furniture polish will spiff up hubcaps and bicycles, add shine to shower doors, and stop squeaky door hinges Glass cleaner will make your jewelry sparkle, relieve bee sting pain, dry out pimples, and shine patent leather shoes Aluminum foil makes a stunning wrap for a wedding gift, works effectively as a substitute for hair curlers in a pinch, and when placed under your ironing board cover will increase the efficiency of your iron An ice cream scoop can be used to measure the perfect amount of potting soil, shape butter into fancy shapes for a holiday dinner, and form perfect meatballs and cookies A pillowcase will dry lettuce in seconds, makes a cute summer dress for a child, covers a baby's changing pad, and functions as a travel laundry bag Knitting needles make stylish hair accessories, can serve as kebab holders for a fun fruit snack, function in place of toothpicks to test a cake's doneness, and can be used to protect your garden from invading critters.
You can enjoy the satisfaction of home-style cooking and dine handsomely on any budget. This cookbook offers 200 heart-warming recipes handed down from Grandma's generation, updated for today's cook. Packed with clever time- and money-saving tips and tantalisi- ng colour photographs, it is an invaluable kitchen companion, showing you how to prepare a host of irresistibly quick, simple and above all economical meals, using readily available ingredients. You'll save with extra thrifty mains like beef pot roast at $3 a serve. Dinner will be on the table in less than 30 minutes with super quick recipes such as beef stroganoff and chicken with cashews, and you'll love the divine desserts like bread and butter pudding. From soups, snacks and salads to hearty mains, luscious desserts and teatime treats, this book shows you how to cook real food - just like Grandma did.
***A collection of sixty-nine well-known fairy tales from around the world, translated and gathered by recognized contributors to the field of folklore.***
***Fairy Tales and other folk tales are among the oldest works of man.*** The most ancient stories in this book probably originated in Asia, then passed through Europe and Africa. ***And every people adapted the tales to their own life, shifting the details to fit local customs.*** Worn smooth by ages of telling, the stories acquired that distinctive conciseness of form and rapidity of movement which are among their principal charms.***--Excerpt of Introduction..Pg. 5***
Contains:
Outpost of freedom / by Roger H.C. Donlon as told to Warren Rogers
The double image / by Helen MacInnes
[The Yearling](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL111382W/The_Yearling) / by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The century of the detective / by Jürgen Thorwald
The way of the eagle : a condensation of The last eagle / by Don Mannix
So this is what happened to Charles Moe / by Douglass Wallop
Suitable for both beginners and experts, this redesigned edition features a wide range of new step-by-step DIY projects, new chapters on storage and landscaping, cross-references at the top of pages, metric conversion charts, and much more. Contains over 3000 photos and 100 new technical drawings.
Offers hints, tips, and professional secrets from well-known chefs for fixing cooking mistakes and creating faultless meals, and includes nearly four hundred recipes as well as substitute ingredients and advice on reducing fat and cholesterol in recipes.
This book focuses on some puzzles, who "discovered" America, how and when the first settlers came, who built the New World pyramids, and Lost Cities that have intrigued historians, archaeologists, and laymen over the centuries.
Introduces readers to therapies that can help them prevent illness and achieve and maintain good health and a sense of well-being. Explains individual therapies and techniques used by practitioners.
"In this comprehensive book, you'll find the latest science and expert advice that enables you at long last to take control. Learn how to shop, cook, eat, and live well with diabetes"--
