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Table of Contents
2010 New Releases
Best of the Backlist
Complete Guitar Course, The .......................................................16
Canadiana • Reference • Travel .......................................................................11
Cooking for Isaiah..........................................................................8
Consumer Guides • Reference .........................................................................35 Cooking..............................................................................................9-10, 24-27
Dreams & Nightmares .................................................................17 E=MC2 ........................................................................................18 Great Potato Cookbook, The..........................................................9
Cooking • Health................................................................................................8 Crafts • Hobbies ...................................................................................12-13, 31 Dictionary • Atlas • Reference............................................................................3 Digital • Crafts • Hobbies ................................................................................30 Do-It-Yourself ....................................................................................................32
How to Paint Watercolor Flowers.................................................12
Gardening ........................................................................................................34
Long Life Prescription ....................................................................4
Health • Cooking • Reference .....................................................................22-23 Health • Reference..........................................................................................4-7
Modern Mediterranean Cooking...................................................10 Neurobics ......................................................................................6 Reader’s Digest Webster’s Canadian Dictionary and Thesaurus ..............................................................3 Spilling the Beans on the Cat’s Pajamas .....................................19 Story of Science, The ..................................................................15 Unsolved Crimes..........................................................................14 Your Health: What Works, What Doesn’t ........................................5
Music ..............................................................................................................16 Nature • Pet Care ............................................................................................33 Reference ........................................................................................................36 Reference • Health ..........................................................................................17 Reference • Trivia ......................................................................................18, 28 Reference • Trivia • Humor ........................................................................19, 29 Science • Nature .............................................................................................15 True Crime .......................................................................................................14 INDEX.........................................................................................................37-38 HOW TO ORDER ..............................................................................................39 RECENT RELEASES HIGHLIGHTS .....................................................................21 SPRING 2011 PREVIEW ..................................................................................20 NOTES.............................................................................................................38
NURTURING THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE CANADIAN HOME AND FAMILY… For over 60 years, Reader’s Digest has been a name Canadians trust. We are committed to publishing books and magazines that are of NOW enduring value and interest, and that inform, enrich, entertain, and AVAILABLE! inspire Canadians of all ages and cultural backgrounds.
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THIS INDISPENSABLE REFERENCE INCLUDES…
An Authoritative Guide to Speaking and Writing Canadian English
> 64 spectacular full-colour world maps plus a map index > A special section of notes on English grammar and its usage > An alphabetical listing of English idioms > A clear and concise “How to Use This Book” section, and loads more!
The perfect resource for every home, school and office!
SPECS 1,024 pages 63/8" x 91/4" Over 60 maps and charts AUGUST 2010 ISBN: 978-1-55475-052-8 RD Code: 1096 Retail: $39.95, Hardcover
Reader’s Digest Webster’s Canadian Dictionary and Thesaurus Have you ever wondered if a particular word was coined in Canada, or if it has a Canadian connection in some way? How often have you found the meaning of a word in your dictionary, but then have had to search for your thesaurus for synonyms? Introducing the second edition of this best-selling Reader’s Digest Webster’s Canadian Dictionary and Thesaurus. Thoroughly revised and updated, this two-in-one huge, comprehensive resource, contains more than 100,000 clear and accurate definitions, and over 10,000 entries plus 100,000 synonyms in the thesaurus. Locate both general and true Canadian entries fast with the quick symbol look-ups; find words like “holding” (it’s a Canadian hockey term!), highlighted with a maple leaf and “(Cdn.)”, indicating it is a true Canadianism. And, words such as “pogey” (Canadians receiving employment benefits) highlighted with a maple leaf representing a unique Canadian definition, or Canadian connection. More than a dictionary or thesaurus, you’ll find colourful maps, and useful appendices such as “The Nation of Canada” with in-depth information about the provinces and territories, a chronology of key Canadian events, and outlines of Canadian history, geography, climate, government and culture. A practical homework aid, and sure to become a treasured part of every home or office library! 2nd
Edition
REVISED and UPDATED!
Dictionary • Atlas• Reference
> 30-page section on “The Nation of Canada”
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Earth Essential Atlas Did you know that the Trans-Canada Highway is the longest national highway in the world? That 1.75 million species have been formally classified, of which around half are insects? Unique and authoritative with a special focus on our great nation, this comprehensive atlas combines breathtaking imagery with crucial facts, statistics, and essential information about the fascinating world we live in. Pages: 304 Size: 97/8" x 127/8" ISBN: 978-1-55475-019-1 RD Code: 0987 Retail: $49.95, Hardcover
In this exclusive Canadian edition, produced in a beautifully clear and distinctive style, you’ll find a complete overview of each continent, accompanied by stunning photography. Learn about the unique characteristics of each country, with fascinating thematic spreads that bring perspective to topics such as climate and weather patterns, population density, religion, plants and animals, the environment and more. Discover detailed cartography through its 127 up-to-date maps, including the most recent border and boundary changes, and an extensive Gazetteer. Informative, educational and simply a must for every home library!
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4 EASY REFERENCE SECTIONS:
Health • Reference
Long Life Prescription
> Part 1: Clearly explains the aging process in detail and the seven keys to aging well
Fast and Easy Ways to Stay Energized and Healthy at Every Age From the Editors of Reader’s Digest
> Part 2: Addresses how to heal and repair past damage
Wouldn’t it be great if you could erase the damage you’ve already done to your body? Or how about combating ailments, preventing disease, and securing a healthy future? Welcome to the breakthrough new medical research in Long Life Prescription that will teach you easy and effective ways to live longer, healthier, and more energized than ever before. Based on more than 500 clinical studies and interviews with more than 100 top doctors, you’re taken beyond conventional advice about diet and exercise, to proven and specific keys to living well. In this essential guide, you’ll learn the necessary skills to defuse the stresses of daily life; how to understand the underlying causes of good health and how you can protect yourself against diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, cancer, and diabetes. Find out how to repair any damage you may have already done to your health, whether through smoking, poor diet, obesity, everyday stress or other bad habits; learn how to utilize your body’s natural functions, maximize cell regeneration, keep your mind sharp, and heighten your energy levels. A must-have resource!
NEW!
> Part 3: Teaches proper nutrition, exercise and the keys to longer life > Part 1: Guides toward protecting future health with active, mindful living.
Live better tomorrow by discovering healthy living, today!
SPECS 416 pages 7 3/4" x 1 0 " Over 400 photographs and illustrations JULY 2010 ISBN: 978-1-55475-049-8 RD Code: 0911 Retail: $24.95, Softcover
Good Health is a Choice You Make, Not a Pill You Take!
Reader’s Digest Guide to Eye Care Learn how to take proper care of your eyes and halt deteriorating vision! This clear, comprehensive and thoroughly illustrated book covers everything from the mechanics and basic structure of the eye, to the latest advancements in medical research and cosmetic care.
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Using easy-to-understand language, experts in Ophthalmology Weizer and Stein, explain eye basics, eye diseases, treatments, and age-related conditions. Discover: How to relieve dry eye, headaches and eye pain; the vitamins and antioxidants that play a huge role in the health of the eye, and to maximize their benefits. Includes the latest high-tech solutions, and age-related conditions you should look out for. Plus, this essential book debunks anti-aging methods that simply don't work, and explains those with proven results. You'll find out how to get the most out of your doctor visits with Questions to ask your doctor such as: “When using a computer, which would be better for me, trifocal or progressive lenses?" Loaded with fun, interactive trivia boxes from Test Your Eye Q to Optical Illusion. An invaluable guide!
Pages: 176 Size: 71/2" x 93/4" ISBN: 978-1-60652-128-1 RD Code: 0919 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
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GET THE BOTTOM LINE ON:
Discover how to live longer and healthier with this outstanding resource!
SPECS 416 pages 7 3/4" x 1 0 " Over 300 photographs and illustrations JULY 2010 ISBN: 978-1-55475-046-7 RD Code: 1072 Retail: $24.95, Softcover
Your Health: What Works, What Doesn’t From Fish Oil to Flu Shots, Get the Answers You Need From the Editors of Reader’s Digest
Can you really get cancer from your cell phone or microwave? Should you be taking a daily dose of multivitamins? Do manicures do more harm to your lungs than they do to improve your appearance? In this meticulously researched new guide to improving your health, whether it’s something you eat, take, use or do, you’ll discover what really works and what doesn’t. Organized into four simple to use sections, Getting the Truth helps you learn how to be a smart medical consumer, from understanding conditions and discovering the top medical misconceptions to figuring out which websites you can trust. Your General Health covers skin and hair treatments; foods, drinks and your diet; weight loss and fitness; childbirth and fertility; medical tests and more. Discover which treatments work, and the ones that don’t for problems such as acne and anxiety, cold sores and ear infections, headaches and high blood pressure in Treating What Ails You. In Is it Safe or Dangerous? you’ll find out which common products and practices – from acupuncture and sushi, to cookware and hormone replacement therapy – are safe and effective, and which ones are not. Before you get a medical test, start a new diet or exercise regime, or take medication, why not put your health in your hands with Your Health: What Works, What Doesn’t!
Health • Reference
• Antibiotics • Flu Shots • Bug Spray • High Cholesterol • Salad Bars • Generic Drugs • Hot Tubs • Constipation • Antidepressants • X-rays • Allergies • Video Games • Cold Sores, and so much more!
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NEW!
Reader’s Digest Guide to Skin Care From homemade treatments to high-tech solutions, discover the secrets to beautiful and healthy skin! This ultimate resource in skin care shows you how to nourish your skin, from eating your greens and hydrating with water to moisturizing and protecting it from the harmful rays of the sun. Learn to triumph over aging with anti-aging therapies and creams, and the important role that vitamins and antioxidants play in skin health. Pages: 176 Size: 71/2" x 93/4" ISBN: 978-1-60652-129-8 RD Code: 0994 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
You’ll explore: How the skin works: From regulating body temperature to its role as a barrier against injury and infection; Which skin signs point to inner health problems: Including vitamin, mineral and iron deficiencies, insufficient sleep, liver problems, and heart problems; Beauty and skincare: Learn about the latest advancements in maintaining youthful skin including anti-aging treatments and cosmetic procedures such as chemical peels and Botox/Reloxin; Skin conditions and treatments: Such as acne, dry skin, eczema, and calluses. Includes important information about skin cancer prevention, identification, risks and prognoses, and much more!
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Health • Reference
Neurobics
MIND STRETCHING CHAPTERS INCLUDE:
Create Your Own Brain Training Program
> Deduction
By Chris Maslanka and David Owen
> Numerical
Did you know that medical research has proven conclusively that your brain, like any muscle, benefits from a regular work out? So, get ready to pump up your brain with Neurobics! This medically supported doctrine is based on the scientific premise that when you provide the mind with unusual stimuli, you strengthen it. Quickly learn alternate thinking strategies and to identify your own personal strengths and weaknesses. Learn how to create and customize an exercise routine that is specifically catered to your needs, or work through these brain-bending puzzles from beginning to end. From sudoku to mazes, you’re sure to enjoy stretching your brain with this amazing variety of over 100 entertaining and challenging puzzles. In this proven method of boosting mental fitness, fun puzzles are structured by type, and within each section by difficulty. As you work your way through each chapter, you’ll build your skills with ease and confidence to take on more complex puzzles. Loaded with simple-to-follow tricks and tips you’ll quickly learn how to solve each brain teaser. Plus, you’ll find the solutions to each one at the end of each chapter. Includes a special section of activities – perfect for those on the go, so you can exercise your brain anytime, anywhere!
> Visual > Verbal > Logic > Memory > Lateral-thinking > Spatial problems
Help prevent memory loss, and keep your mind active with Neurobics!
SPECS 176 pages 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" Over 400 photographs and illustrations JULY 2010 ISBN: 978-1-60652-120-5 RD Code: 0958 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
NEW! 101 Ways to Improve Your Memory Train your brain and develop your memory in a fun new way! In this amazingly visual, extremely colorful title – bursting with over 500 puzzles, games, tricks and strategies is chalk full of innovative ways to keep mental juices flowing and stretch your memory muscle. Begin with a variety of quizzes revealing your brain’s strengths and weaknesses. Learn which senses you use the most, how our minds organize knowledge, why we forget things, how memory functions at different stages of life – even how to incorporate tips and tricks into your daily life! Includes 3 built-in challenging fun puzzle “booklets” that increase with difficulty as you progress. A perfect gift for the whole family!
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Pages: 256 Size: 83/8" x 103/4" ISBN: 978-1-60652-019-2 RD Code: 0921 Retail: $17.95, Softcover
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Best Health: Women’s Health Encyclopedia
DID YOU KNOW?
A Balanced Approach to Looking After Your Body
> Which acute infections women are more prone to, and the foods that can help lower the risks?
Canadian women want to understand their bodies. In this comprehensive women’s health book, you’ll find the most up-to-date research on the female body, presented in straightforward style, with unbiased facts, and incorporating both traditional and alternative medicine. Written by four top female doctors from the Mayo Clinic, including Canadian Chief Medical Editor, Sandhya Pruthi, M.D., this book teaches you how to keep your body healthy and how to deal with ailments that specifically relate to you as a woman.
> The vitamins and minerals women need more or less of than men to maintain long, healthy lives?
Learn to take charge with this extraordinary encyclopedia!
SPECS 320 Pages 7 1/2 " x 10 " Over 370 photographs and illustrations AVAILABLE NOW! ISBN: 978-1-55475-028-3 RD Code: 0940 Retail: $49.95, Hardcover
Canadian Chief Medical Editor, Sandhya Pruthi, M.D., Mayo Clinic, with Jacqueline M. Thielen, M.D., Petra M. Casey, M.D., and Ann Vincent, M.B., B.S., M.D.
Women are prone to different conditions and problems than men are, and react differently to certain illnesses and treatments. This essential encyclopedia is bursting with vital information and more than 370 full-color photos and charts illustrating women’s mental and physical well-being, and how best to maintain it. Chapters include: The Healthy Woman – learn good health basics and how the body works; Challenges in Your Health – Divided by systems of the body, this section presents a comprehensive reference of ailments, symptoms, and treatments; Healing the Body – in addition to traditional medical treatments, you’ll find this section dedicated to proven holistic treatments such as homeopathy, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, naturopathy and nutritional therapy. Discover how both conventional and holistic treatments can be used together to better treat an ailment. Includes “Take Action Now” sidebars throughout with clear, simple steps you can take to improve your habits and health.
Health • Reference
> That estrogen levels affect hardening of the arteries? Discover the proper precautions to take as your hormone levels change
Everyday Arthritis Solutions Are stiffness, aches and pains running your life? Now you can take charge with simple, effective solutions! Based on the latest research by the most respected experts in the field, this comprehensive self-help guide is squarely aimed at empowering the arthritis sufferer to live a better life. Research has now confirmed that the old methods of treating arthritis are passé, that a take-charge attitude brings better results, and that knowledge is the first step to taking charge. Pages: 256 Size: 8" x 10" ISBN: 978-1-55475-014-6 RD Code: 0884 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
This powerful book provides a solid action plan to help you conquer the debilitating effects of arthritis, from how to Understand the basic causes, traits, and treatments of your condition to learning to Adopt a positive attitude. You’ll find 100’s of hints and tips, recipes, and supplement suggestions to help fight against pain and immobility. Learn to keep your muscles and joints supple with specialized, fully-illustrated exercise routines to help ease you into a more active, pain-free life. Bursting with over 300 charts, informative sidebars, and much more!
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Cooking • Health
Cooking for Isaiah
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
Gluten Free • Soy Free • Dairy Free Satisfying Recipes By Silvana Nardone. Forward by Rachael Ray Food allergies among Canadian children are on the rise. And, the greatest challenge facing people with food sensitivities is finding recipes that taste good. Cooking for Isaiah is a tale of a mother’s journey to create delicious recipes for her son, Isaiah, after he was diagnosed with food sensitivities to gluten and dairy. Organized into chapters such as Breakfast, Starters, Main Dishes and Sweets, each of the 135 tasty recipes is entirely free of gluten and dairy. If you need to cook without gluten, but dairy is okay, you’ll find a handy Substitution Chart that tells you how and what to swap. Best of all, these family-friendly, delicious recipes are easy to make and use easy-to-find ingredients. Each mouth-watering recipe includes a variety of tips such as how to: Personalize and make the recipe fit your lifestyle; Simplify and make the recipe easier; Fast Fix to make the recipe faster; Tried & True with a recommended, sourced store-bought ingredient; Goes With gives you a dish or beverage suggestion to compliment the recipe. With the help of this amazing cookbook, you’ll discover you don’t have to compromise the flavor, texture or appearance of anything you make. Enjoy!
NEW!
> Over 100 gluten free, dairy free scrumptious recipes > Instructional “look-and-cook” visuals > Loads of cooking shortcuts and storage tips > How to throw together a last-minute dinner, cook up a freezable meal for later and much more!
Discover how delicious gluten and dairy-free foods can be!
SPECS 224 pages 7 . 6 5 " x 9" Over 100 photographs and illustrations SEPTEMBER 2010 ISBN: 978-1-60652-165-6 RD Code: 1088 Retail: $29.95, Hardcover
Silvana Nardone is the Editor-in-Chief of Everyday with Rachael Ray magazine and the mother of food allergy wonder kid Isaiah.
Eat to Beat Diabetes Whether you’re diabetic, pre-diabetic or just want to lose weight, you can control your blood sugar with delicious recipes. Based on the newest findings, the very best way to beat diabetes is to eat healthy food, and in proper portions.
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In this extraordinary resource, you’ll learn about the wonderful combinations of ingredients from flavorful spices to savory seasonings used to create these luscious healthy meals. And, each recipe has nutritional information and food choices per serving based on the Canadian Diabetic Association’s meal planning guidelines. From an Apricot-Pecan Muffin to a Sausage Jambalaya or Smoked Haddock & Potato Pie, you can enjoy over 300 delicious, nutritious recipes specially created to stabilize your blood sugar and improve your entire family’s health!
Pages: 320 Size: 8 1/2" x 10"
ISBN: 978-0-88850-943-7 RD Code: 0768 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
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SUMPTUOUS RECIPES FOR EVERY MEAL, TRY:
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The Great Potato Cookbook 250 Sensational Recipes for the World’s Favorite Vegetable
> Westphalian potato soup
From the Editors of Reader’s Digest
> Toulouse sausages with lentils and pumpkin potato mash > Austrian apricot dumplings.
Transform the spud from dud to stud!
SPECS 320 pages 81/4" x 107/8" Over 250 photographs and illustrations JULY 2010 ISBN: 978-1-921569-13-5 RD Code: 0939 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
Did you know that potatoes are rich in vitamins C and B6? They’re low in calories and contain iodine, niacin, iron, copper and protein, too? Loaded with nutrients, this extremely versatile vegetable is the star of this sensational new cookbook – covering everything from appetizers to desserts – all using potatoes as the main ingredient.
Cooking
> Bouillon potatoes served with beef
Bursting with 250 mouth-watering recipes, The Great Potato Cookbook is sure to become your favorite source for meal planning. From simple daily recipes to more elaborate dishes, the wide variety of potato creations includes: Savory starters such as Spanish tortilla; appetizing side dishes like sweet potato risotto with crisp sage; delicious main meals from potato pizza with chicken to Toulouse sausage with lentils, pumpkin and potato mash; and sweet endings with potato crêpes with strawberry curd cheese. You’ll find easy step-by-step instructions, and sidebars with special “Cook’s Tip” and loads of fun facts. Plus, there’s a detailed history of the potato with descriptions and pictures of the different varieties. And, you’ll learn how to choose, and the best way to store different types of potatoes. A wonderful cookbook for every occasion!
NEW! Easy Everyday Favorites ALLRecipes.com
Pages: 256 Size: 7" x 9" ISBN: 978-0-76210-844-2 RD Code: 1040 Retail: $18.95, Softcover with French Flaps
Quick, easy favorites from real home cooks! When there’s barely time for a homemade meal, and even less time for mistakes, millions of home cooks the world over turn to allrecipes.com for delicious, reliable, quick-and-easy recipes. In this beautifully illustrated cookbook you’ll find 250 trusted homemade specialties of the best recipes contributed, tested and recommended on the world’s #1 cooking website, allrecipes.com. From Vegetarian Four cheese Lasagna and Bourbon Pecan Chicken, to Hot Fudge Ice Cream Bar Dessert and Crustless Cranberry Pie, you’ll discover tempting appetizers, hearty entrees and sweet endings. Loaded with practical tips and advice, each great tasting recipe features a complete, detailed list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions; at-a-glance prep time, cook time, and “ready in”minutes; plus nutritional facts such as per-serving calories, cholesterol, sodium, and dietary fiber. The perfect cookbook for everyday and holiday meal ideas, too!
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HEALTHY, DELICIOUS RECIPES INCLUDE:
Cooking
Modern Mediterranean Cooking A Culinary Collection of Fresh Flavors By Elena Balashova From Italy, France, Spain, the Balkans and Greece, to North Africa, the Middle East and Turkey, this scrumptious cookbook takes you on a mouth-watering tasting tour of all 21 countries bordering the Mediterranean! Medical research has proven that choosing the Mediterranean diet leads to significantly lowered death rates from heart disease and cancer. Plus, it offers considerable protection against type-2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. In this timely collection, now you and your family can enjoy all the benefits of the Mediterranean diet with these savory dishes. Packed with over 300 delicious, healthy recipes, and stunning photography, try: SOUPS: Gazpacho; Egg and Lemon Soup with Meatballs; North African Fish Soup. PASTA: Farfalle with Goat Cheese and Asparagus; Penne with Melon. POULTRY: Coq au Vin; Spanish Chicken with Chorizo; Moroccan Lemon Chicken Kebabs. VEGETABLES: Moroccan Beans; Artichokes Braised in White Wine; Eggplant Parmigiana. SALADS: Green Bean and Artichoke Salad; Warm Butter Bean and Proscuitto Salad.
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NOW IN SOFTCOVER!
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• Veal Saltimbocca • Pork Apple Rolls • Lamb Stew with Butter, Beans, Olives, & Risoni • Rice with Peas and Pesto • Saffron and Chicken Risotto • Paella, Valencia Style • Vegetable Couscous, and so much more!
Live longer, live healthier with Modern Mediterranean Cooking!
SPECS 603 pages 6 1/3" x 81/3" Over 300 photographs and illustrations JULY 2010 ISBN: 978-1-60652-184-7 RD Code: 0979 Retail: $34.95, Flexi-bound
In this varied collection, you’ll find yummy egg dishes such as Spanish Omelet and Zuchini and Feta Pie; fabulous desserts from Almond Coil Cake and Blueberries with Champagne Sabayon to Tiramisu; tempting seafood from Bouillabaisse to Grilled Scallops with Orange Salsa. Each recipe includes the level of difficulty, detailed serving suggestions, nutritional content, and prep and cook times. Quick to make, most dishes can be prepared in 30 minutes or less!
Super Salads
The Market Fresh Cookbook
Are you a fresh veggie and fruit-lover craving new flavors and recipes? Help is at hand in this outstanding collection of more than 250 delicious recipes from around the world. From a side-dish salad of spinach, roasted garlic and Parmesan to a main meal salad of prawns and swordfish with saffron and parsley, you’re sure to find new tastes to satisfy every palate!
Discover 100’s of ways to turn fresh fruits and veggies into unique and tantalizing dishes! From apples to zucchini, you’ll find over 300 kitchen-tested scrumptious recipes from Grilled Sole with Nectarines to Cranberry Orange Bars, all naturally high in vitamins and minerals. Illustrated with over 225 photos, it includes buying tips, storage pointers and recommended cooking Pages: 256 methods and times. Turn each meal Size: 7" x 91/8" into a healthy delicious one with this ISBN: 978-0-89821-696-7 garden fresh resource!
Pages: 320 Size: 83/8" x 107/8"
ISBN: 978-1-60652-040-6 RD Code: 0997 Retail: $24.95, Softcover
NOW IN SOFTCOVER!
RD Code: 1039 Retail: $18.95, Softcover
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THE PERFECT BOOK FOR:
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Our Canada: Picture Per fect From the Editors of Our Canada Magazine
> A wonderful gift/souvenir for every visitor to our fair land
Our Canada: Picture Perfect offers readers a new look at this great land of ours. Drawing on five years' worth of stunning photography and stories submitted to Our Canada Magazine, this book opens up Canada's different regions to exploration like never before. This book features eye-popping photographs with accompanying text supplied by gifted amateurs and seasoned professionals alike.
> For those with a love of Canada, beautiful photography, and everyone who travels within Canada > And, of course, for every armchair traveler, too!
A magical look at our glorious country!
SPECS 160 pages 10 1/4" x 11 1/4" Over 200 photographs AVAILABLE NOW! ISBN: 978-1-55475-034-4 RD Code: 1059 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
You’ll see our magnificent country through the words and images of your fellow Canadians, and get a uniquely personal look at all five regions of our great land. From British Columbia and The West, to Central Canada, Atlantic Canada and The North, you’ll explore each region’s beauty, while gaining a better understanding of the similarities and intangibles that bring us together as a nation. Discover the areas of the country you’ve always wanted to visit, and Are you curious about the land perhaps ones you call home? In Our Canada: you never even knew Picture Perfect: existed. Our Canada: • Discover unique insights into our Picture Perfect is country and its people simply an unabashed • A wonderful guide for travel planning celebration of within Canada Canadianness in all • Perfect for children curious about their country and its diverse geography its many facets! • An entertaining, thought provoking browse, and so much more!
Canadiana • Reference • Travel
> All proud Canadians, their families and friends
Off the Beaten Path Are you planning a road trip for your next vacation? Would you prefer uncrowded, budget-friendly, best-kept secret spots? Presenting the completely revised and updated, all-time best-selling Reader’s Digest travel book to the United States – Off the Beaten Path.
Pages: 384 Size: 101/4" x 101/4" ISBN 13: 978-0-7621-0794-0 RD Code: 1037 Retail: $39.95, Hardcover
Spotlighting over 1,000 most overlooked must-see destinations in the U.S., this extremely readable vacation planner reveals the best-kept secret spots for travelers of every age, temperament, and budget. State-by-state, discover America’s many treasures that include: An incredible journey to New Hampshire ’s castle in the clouds or wind your way through the dinosaur trails in Colorado. Crammed with up-to-the-minute tourist information on state parks, recreational facilities, road conditions, shortcuts, lodging, and more! This stunning book, bursting with accurate full-color maps and photos, includes an added bonus of a dedicated website – offthebeaten.rd.com. The perfect planner for an unforgettable vacation, and endless hours of armchair traveling, too!
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Crafts • Hobbies
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How to Paint Watercolor Flowers
MASTER WATERCOLOR PAINTING:
Create Your Own Masterpiece in 6 Easy Steps
> More than 60 vivid floral images by professional nature photographers
By Hazel Harrison > Over 150 detailed step-by-step illustrations
Bring a beautiful flower photograph to life in vivid watercolor! This innovative new painting course, both user-friendly and inspirational, teaches you step-by-step how to create works of watercolor art. And, best of all, you can learn at your own pace and in your own space. Lavishly illustrated, this wonderful course presents you with more than 60 professional full-color floral photos, and over 150 instructional illustrations. From exquisite roses, to vibrant colored birds of paradise – you’ll find a stunning floral photograph on one side of the spread, with the easy instructions on the facing page. How to Paint Watercolor Flowers includes techniques that range from the very basic to the more advanced. From laying washes to methods of salt granulation and wax resist, each technique is clearly explained. Packed with solid advice on special techniques and working methods, including palette choices, color-mixing tips, and loads more!
> From how to select and prepare a surface to sketching, choosing the paint and mixing color, learn the art of watercolor painting in no time!
Perfect for every skill level!
SPECS 160 pages 8 1/2" x 11" Over 150 photographs and illustrations OCTOBER 2010 ISBN: 978-1-60652-168-7 RD Code: 1041 Retail: $34.95, Concealed Wiro, Hardcover
NEW! Acrylic Secrets Perfect for those looking for a new versatile paint medium or to upgrade their skills! Geared towards both the beginner and more experienced painter, you’ll find over 200 tips, step-by-step techniques, and solid advice on all aspects of acrylic painting.
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If you’re just starting out, you’ll find detailed information on materials needed such as brushes and paints. You’ll learn easy painting techniques, then complete 10 step-by-step projects that help you build on each skill you’ve learned. The more advanced artist benefits with help for specific problems such as: How to choose the aspect that best suits your subject, how to break the rules meaningfully, and how to develop your powers of visualization. Featuring an extensive section detailing how to incorporate various media into your acrylic painting, and showcasing the many different materials you can use as a “canvas.” Each topic is fully explained and illustrated with photos. Includes “Try it” and “Fix it” panels to practice and develop your skills. An indispensable and inspirational compendium!
Pages: 176 Size: 81/2" x 11" ISBN: 978-1-60652-033-8 RD Code: 0903 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
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THIS INVALUABLE COLLECTION INCLUDES:
> Easy-to-read charts and sidebars including translations for unusual abbreviations > Stitch samples shown at their actual size and knitted in easy-toview plain, smooth yarns.
A must-have resource for both the novice and more experienced knitter!
SPECS 208 pages 7 1/2" x 9 5/8" Over 350 photographs and illustrations AVAILABLE NOW! ISBN: 978-1-60652-043-7 RD Code: 0942 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
The Essential Stitch Collection A Creative Guide to the 300 Stitches Every Knitter Really Needs to Know By Lesley Stanfield and Melody Griffiths Hook your way into one of today’s most popular crafts! Ideal for knitters of every skill level, this is the expertly-written go-to guide to stitches. You’ll be inspired by the beautifully photographed array of all-new stitches, and timeless stitch classics, too. Best of all, you’ll learn how to incorporate them into your own creations. The Essential Stitch Collection is bursting with more than 350 full-color photographs and illustrations. For easy reference, stitches are organized into: Knit and Purl Textures, Ribs, Twist Stitches, Cables, Lace, Bobbles and Bells, Color and Intarsia Designs and Unusual Techniques. This invaluable resource includes an “Essential Techniques” section. For those just starting out, you’ll find easy-to-follow row-by-row explanations to help you quickly learn simple design. Plus, it provides you with the necessary expertise to take on the more complex stitches that follow. For the more advanced knitter, you’ll find a visual feast of new techniques and stitches, including rarities such as entrelac, double-sided fabric, and mosaic effects. Includes a handy removable page listing common stitch abbreviations, and much more!
Crafts • Hobbies
> A directory of knitwear designs to help you incorporate new stitches into your own patterns. Plus, for those new to the craft, you’ll find simple inclusion techniques from adding cable accents to cardigans to color panel placements for handbags
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Knitter’s Yarn Palatte
Pages: 176 Size: 83/4" x 83/4" ISBN: 978-0-7621-0909-8 RD Code: 0877 Retail: $29.95, Hardcover
An invaluable resource for every knitting enthusiast! Find all the latest yarns and designs, up-to-date information on the newest colors and textures, and loads of inspiration for using yarn in new and exciting ways. You’ll discover clear explanations on everything there is to know about weight, gauge, texture, and suitability for mixing yarns using a wide range of projects. Bursting with more than 200 full-color photos of 100s of yarns in every color, texture, and fiber imaginable. Discover 30 dazzling original projects including an iridescent shawl inspired by coral, seaweed, and water movement in intense blues and greens. Knitters of all skill levels are sure to gain confidence as they experiment and select alternatives to yarns specified in patterns, and more experienced knitters will find the inspiration to create their own unique designs. Loaded with tips, and much more!
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True Crime
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Unsolved Crimes
COLD CASES INCLUDE:
A Dossier of Cold Cases and Open Investigations
> Murder: California ’s Zodiac Killer; the Black Dahlia; and Hogan’s Heroes star Bob Crane
By John Wright When a crime is committed, investigators search for “hot” clues. But what happens when the trail turns cold? Unsolved Crimes presents the victims, the details of the investigation, and the suspects in each case. Best of all, this unique interactive book invites you to help with the investigation. With all available evidence presented, the “Lingering Doubts” sidebars ask unanswered questions to give you the chance to try and solve each crime. Bursting with high profile cases and quirky mysteries, you’ll examine: The stabbing death of pregnant English maid Rose Harsent in 1902; the biggest art heist in history when two men dressed like police officers stole works such as Degas, Rembrandt and Manet from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston in 1990; and the mysterious shooting death of Christopher Wallace, the influential rapper known as Notorious B.I.G. in 1997. Fully illustrated with photographs and drawings, explore the island disappearance of vacationing teenager Natalee Holloway, the poisoning of Russian state security service officer Alexander Litvinenko, the robbery of the crown jewels of Ireland, and many more. A hands-on compelling read!
> Political Assassinations: Investigative Russian journalist Anna Politkovskava; Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme; and Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto > White Collar Crime: The Vatican Bank scandal; and TJX chain store security breach.
A great read, and perfect for every aspiring sleuth!
SPECS 256 pages 6 3/4" x 8 3/4" Over 250 photographs and illustrations OCTOBER 2010 ISBN: 978-1-60652-182-3 RD Code: 0941 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
NEW! Jumped, Fell, or Pushed? The newspaper headline reads: Baffling 10 Year Old Cold Case Solved Through DNA! In the 21st Century, to get away with murder takes a whole lot more than a fabricated alibi. Thanks to advances in the science of forensics, many of the world’s most dangerous, psychotic, violent, and cunning criminals can now be uncovered and brought to justice. Jumped, Fell, or Pushed? explores forensic investigation including how a forensic unit operates, the role of the coroner, the investigation of trace evidence, DNA analysis, and serology. 50 high profile international cases provide detailed insight into the criminal investigation and how it was solved. Learn how Ted Bundy was convicted based on his dental records matching bite marks on his victims’ skin. Discover how Canadian David Milgard was exonerated with DNA evidence after serving over 20 years in prison. Includes a comprehensive forensics glossary. A fascinating read!
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Pages: 176 Size: 63/4" x 83/4" ISBN: 978-1-60652-037-6 RD Code: 0907 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
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The Stor y of Science Power, Proof and Passion
> What is the world made of?
By Michael Mosley and John Lynch
> Are we alone in the cosmos?
Get ready to explore the cosmos, delve into the story of life, and the magic of the human mind! This astonishing story is proudly brought to you by Reader’s Digest and the BBC as a companion to the landmark BBC television series, The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion.
> Who are we? > and so much more!
A great learning experience and amazingly fun, too!
SPECS 288 pages 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" Over 200 photographs and illustrations JULY 2010 ISBN: 978-1-55475-035-1 RD Code: 1052 Retail: $49.95, Hardcover
This unique book tells the story of how history made science and science made history. Lavishly illustrated, you’ll find each story and anecdote clearly written, accessible and fun to read. You’ll learn the stories behind some of the world’s most influential – or most bizarre – inventions, discoveries and theories. Delve into the effects that a revolution, war or cultural movement can have on the everyday work of science. Follow the history of each discovery by theme, such as: Cosmos: What’s Out There? discover the universe beyond our planet with spectacular imagery of our place in the heavens; in Power: Can We Have Unlimited Power? you’ll find revealing personalities and forces that lead to today’s use of energy. From ancient times to the present, this fascinating book traces the remarkable breakthroughs in every area of science. A must-have discovery of how ideas changed our world!
A companion book to the BBC TV series The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion.
A companion book to the BBC/Discovery Channel series Nature's Most Amazing Events.
Pages: 320 Size: 91/2" x 11" ISBN: 978-0-88850-967-3 RD Code: 0892 Retail: $49.95, Hardcover
Science • Nature
> Where did we come from?
NEW! Nature’s Great Events An extraordinary journey! Showcasing our planet’s most spectacular natural events from landscape-influencing climatic movements to the individual animals those events affect. Reader’s Digest now brings you the companion book to the latest stunning TV series from the BBC team that created the award winning documentary Planet Earth. In this breathtaking book, each of the six chapters is set in a spectacular region on earth, and begins with a specific animal or group, like a herd of African elephants, or a Canadian grizzly bear. You follow their intimate and emotional stories as they struggle with their day-to-day lives, leading up to a major natural event. In stunning detail, you’ll be transported to British Columbia’s rainforests and almost taste the grizzly’s dependence on the annual salmon run. Feel the relief as the rains that flush Serengeti with luscious greenery bring zebras, lions and cheetahs out to graze. A must for everyone concerned about global warming and our planet!
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Music
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The Complete Guitar Course
DURING THE COURSE, YOU’LL EXPLORE:
Learn to Play in 20 Easy-to-Follow Lessons
> Basic music theory
By Tom Fleming
> The origin of the guitar
Learn to play the guitar at your own pace, and in your own home space! Professional guitarist, Tom Fleming, lends his expertise in this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide that is sure to teach every aspiring musician how to play the guitar with confidence. Now available in softcover, The Complete Guitar Course is beautifully designed with over 250 full-color, specially commissioned photographs, this highly visual course takes you step by step through music lessons in every style. Learn everything there is to know – from choosing and tuning a guitar, to mastering basic notes and chords, techniques and strumming patterns, and then onto the more advanced chords and structures. Best of all, unlike most introductory guitar books, you’ll be practicing your lessons with mega hits in all genres from a simple strumming pattern for “Amazing Grace” and “Brown Eyed Girl,” the Rock ‘n’ Roll riff of “Johnny B. Goode,” the Disco style of “Play That Funky Music,” to the more difficult folksy finger-style of “You’ve Got a Friend.” And, this wonderful course includes over 25 biographies of legendary guitar players such as Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Chuck Berry and Joni Mitchell. Discover their backgrounds, the type of guitars they used and at times made famous!
> Maintaining and tuning a guitar > Acoustic versus electric rhythm, and much more!
Learn to play guitar like a pro with this amazing home study course!
SPECS 256 pages 8 1/2" x 1 1 1/4" Over 250 photographs and illustrations JULY 2010 ISBN: 978-1-60652-159-5 RD Code: 1068 Retail: $24.95, Softcover
NEW IN SOFTCOVER!
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The Reader’s Digest Keyboard Course
Merry Christmas Songbook
Learn to Play 100 Unforgettable Songs the Easy Way
Over 100 Holiday Classics
Over 130 All-Time Favorites to Play, Listen and Sing
Pages: 256-page music book and 32-page lyric book Size: 97/8" x 123/8" ISBN: 978-0-7621-0868-8 RD Code: 0820 Retail: $34.95, Spiral Bound, Hardcover
Pages: 252 music book and 40-page lyric book Size: 97/8" x 123/8" ISBN: 978-0-7621-0619-6 RD Code: 0541 Retail: $39.95, Spiral Bound, Hardcover
Pages: 208 Size: 97/8" x 123/8" ISBN: 978-1-60652-039-0 RD Code: 0854 Retail: $35.95, Spiral Bound, Hardcover
MUSIC CD & LYRIC BOOKLET INCLUDED!
Children’s Songbook
MUSIC CD & LYRIC BOOKLET INCLUDED!
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Dreams & Nightmares
DISCOVER:
> The importance of creating a dream journal and loads of tips to help you get started > Includes the history of dream interpretation, common themes and symbols, and much more!
Explore your dreams and nightmares in a whole new way!
176 pages 7" x 9" Photographs and illustrations throughout OCTOBER 2010 ISBN: 978-1-60652-166-3 RD Code: 0990 Retail: $22.95, Hardcover
Discover What Your Dreams are Telling You Discover What your Nightmares are Telling You By Jennifer Parker, PhD Unlock the power of your dreams and nightmares! Throughout time, philosophers have been debating the cause of dreams. And, in China, up until the sixteenth century it was illegal to make important decisions without consulting one’s dreams. This new book, in a unique flipbook style, teaches you how to interpret your dreams and nightmares and acquire important insights to achieving your potential in waking life. One side of the book explores dreams and the other half nightmares – two sides of the same phenomena. This brand new book will help reveal the mysteries as it becomes your personal guide to understanding this illusory world. Dreams & Nightmares clarifies what dreams and nightmares are, why we have them, and how to best use them to gain insight into your own life. You’ll discover common dream symbols such as angels, monsters, insects, animals, and even vampires; explore universal dream symbols from traveling and falling to seeing yourself naked in a dream; and examine the theories of the major dream theorists, from Freud to Jung, to current modern-day theorists such as Revonsou and Domhoff. Beautifully illustrated, this special flip-format book is sure to make a perfect gift, too!
“This book reveals the secrets to getting a good night’s sleep.” — Dean Ornish, M.D.
256 pages Size: 6" x 9" ISBN: 978-1-60652-023-9 RD Code: 0937 Retail: $19.95, Softcover
“This marvellous book presents a straightforward approach to obtaining a good night’s rest.”
FLIP FORMAT – Explore Dreams on one side, Nightmares on the other!
NEW!
Reference • Health
> How to gain greater insight into your inner and unconscious self
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Sleep to be Sexy, Smart and Slim Why aren’t women sleeping, and what can be done to help? Bursting with over 400 doctor-tested tips, tricks, and strategies! Find out how sleep affects sex, weight, IQ, aging, memory, cancer and more. Discover how your sleep is affected by eating certain foods or taking drugs before going to bed. Learn that by simply taking a nap you can reset your heart rate, blood pressure, and immune system. This easy-to-use resource focuses on the solutions for the unique sleep problems facing women in every stage of life, from teens to seniors. Discover the 9 simple steps to ensure a great night’s sleep, and much more! Start sleeping tonight, and every night with the help and guidance from this exceptional resource!
— Mary Susan Ester, M.D.
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Reference • Trivia
E=MC2
CHAPTERS INCLUDE:
Simple Physics. Why Balloons Rise, Apples Fall and Golf Balls Go Awry
> Moving stuff: motion and forces
By Jeff Stewart
> Energy and momentum
Discover how the subject of physics doesn’t bite – even if it does bang! The laws of physics explain what happens in our world, and why. Physics touches everything. This remarkably accessible and fun book takes you down the highway, to the beach, and to the pub where it explains how the universe works. Through entertaining text, amusing stories and playful notations, you’ll find simple answers to questions such as: Why do balloons rise while apples fall? You’ll discover how the first stars were born and learn about the big bang theory that created the universe; get a refresher on terms such as radioactivity, kinetic energy, and electromagnetics; brush up on the theory of relativity and understand why a hundred years later Einstein’s physics still points the way in cutting-edge research. From the ancient Greeks, to Newton, to today – E=MC2 teaches you the history of physics with a quick run through of twoand-a-half millennia of scientific progress. The perfect way to learn, or brush up on the basics of physics!
NEW!
> Heavy stuff: matter > Hot stuff: temperature and heat > Waves and other good vibrations > Big stuff: life, the universe, and everything
A most entertaining, informative and accessible guide!
SPECS 176 pages 5 3/8" x 8 " Spot art throughout AUGUST 2010 ISBN: 978-1-60652-167-0 RD Code: 1089 Retail: $17.95, Hardcover
Easy as Pi What is the significance behind Ray Bradbury's title Fahrenheit 451? Is fourth-dimensional thinking really out of this world? This extraordinary reference decodes the origins of numerical expressions, explores the role of numbers in novels, film, cultures and religion, and gets to the root of math and science terms and theories. Whether you’re mathematically inclined or not, you’ll quickly discover how numbers rule our everyday lives. From figures of speech and literature to mythology, Easy as Pi explores Numbers in Language: The origins of words and phrases that contain numbers, such as “Three Sheets to the Wind” and “Cloud Nine”; Numbers in Fiction: A look at novels and films whose themes, titles, or characters are rooted in numbers, such as the number “007” assigned to James Bond; Numbers in Math and Science: A review of terms you learned in school, along with easy, and fascinating explanations of Roman Numerals, sound waves, the fourth dimension, and more!
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Pages: 176 Size: 53/8" x 8" ISBN: 978-1-60620-134-2 RD Code: 0973 Retail: $18.95, Hardcover
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WHERE DID THIS EXPRESSION COME FROM?
> The big enchilada was used to describe someone on the infamous Watergate tapes > The birds and the bees: Thanks to songwriter Cole Porter for this euphemism!
An amazing collection!
SPECS: 176 pages 5 3/8" x 8" Spot art throughout OCTOBER 2010 ISBN: 978-1-60652-171-7 RD Code: 1091 Retail: $17.95, Hardcover
Spilling the Beans on the Cat’s Pajamas Popular Expressions – What They Mean and How We Got Them
Reference • Trivia • Humor
> Apple of one’s eye: The pupil of the eye has long been referred to as the ‘apple’ because it is perfectly round and was originally thought to be solid. Because sight is so precious, someone who was called this as an endearment was similarly precious, with the result that the phrase took on the figurative sense we still retain
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By Judy Parkinson Did you know that to bark up the wrong tree comes from the sport of raccoon hunting? That the flavor of the month was a generic advertising phrase from the mid 1940’s used to describe new ice cream flavors? This fun new book, in this best-selling reference series, takes an informed, yet humorous look at some of our more colorful sayings. Organized alphabetically in a convenient A-Z format for easy reference, each entry includes its meaning and origin. You’re sure to be amused as you bone up on the hundreds of expressions that enrich our everyday speech. Discover our best-loved and most colorful phrases and the fascinating and remarkable stories that surround them, such as: Over the top: It came from the trenches of the First World War, when soldiers were described as going ‘over the top’ when they scrambled out of the trenches to attack the enemy; It’s all Greek to me: Describes something that’s completely unintelligible to the speaker, as Greek is a particularly tricky language to grasp because of its different alphabet. Packed with quirky quotes, catch phrases, expressions and fun illustrations throughout. So make no bones about it, this is the perfect collection for every word lover and casual etymologist – and it makes a great gift, too!
A Certain “Je Ne Sais Quoi” Have you ever wondered where the word “Fiasco” originated? How about “Ketchup” or “Honcho”? Find out where in the world the most common and useful English words origins lie in this fantastic collection! Comprehensive and meticulously researched, this is a fascinating look at common words derived from dozens of foreign languages. Organized alphabetically, you’ll find this book an accessible lexicon of foreign words and phrases that we tend to use liberally in our everyday conversations. Discover everything from aficionado (Spanish) to zeitgeist (German), and Pages: 176 everything in between. Each entry includes translations, definitions, Size: 5 3/8" x 8 " origins, and a descriptive timeline of each item’s evolution. Includes ISBN: 978-1--60652-057-4 fun, quirky quotes with whimsical illustrations sprinkled throughout. RD Code: 0991 This smorgasbord of foreign words and phrases is sure to please Retail: $18.95, Hardcover the word lover and delight the etymology aficionado!
NEW! Laughter the Best Medicine You’ll get more than your laugh-a-day with this wickedly funny treasury! Includes Canada’s most popular purveyors of humour such as Aislin, Will Ferguson and Ian Ferguson, Josh Freed plus Pages: 360 hilarious quips Size: 9 " x 9 " from Jerry ISBN: 978-0-88850-805-8 Seinfeld, Joan RD Code: 0468 Rivers and Retail: $34.95, X Softcover loads more! NEW LOWER PRICE: $24.95
Top Seller!
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Spring 2011 Preview
Spring 2011 Preview Disease Free
Save $20,000 with a Nail
12 Steps to Total Prevention
More Than 1,900 Practical Tips for a Problem-Free Home
From the Editors of Reader's Digest
From the Editors of Reader's Digest with Bryan Baeumier Discover amazingly easy, medically-proven ways to arm yourself against disease! Just imagine – reducing your drug intake by up to 75%, eliminating joint pain forever, or how about not having a cold for years and years? Researchers have proven that you can help prevent more than 90 major and minor illnesses. Disease Free shows you how to apply these latest finding to defend yourself against, stroke, heart disease, diabetes and dozens of other common conditions.
NEW SPRING 2011!
Pages: 416 Size: 7” x 10” Over 100 photographs and illustrations JANUARY 2011 ISBN: 978-1-55475-054-2 RD Code: 1101 Retail: $24.95, Softcover
Learn how to sidestep everything from heartburn to high blood pressure, colds to cancer – based on hundreds of medical studies and advice from more than 100 top doctors. Find out what the preventive medicine specialists say about what really prevents diseases, and start stacking the odds in your favor. Includes delicious disease preventing recipes, stepby-step exercises, and much more!
This vital guide includes: • 12 Steps to Total Prevention that teaches you the 12 invaluable steps to arm yourself against disease from exercising, eating plenty of fruits and veggies, to good times with friends and family • disease prevention A to Z covers everything from Anxiety, Flu, and Gum Disease, to Snoring, Stroke, Varicose Veins and Wrinkles. Find out about the latest prevention strategies, what causes the condition, the symptoms to look out for and what the latest thinking is for each specific condition, and loads more!
Save time, money, and worry with this practical resource! Designed for both those who are handy with a tool, and those who are not, you'll find 1,900 practical tips to keep your home, townhouse, condo or strata problem-free, repair-free, and looking great.
NEW IN SOFTCOVER SPRING 2011!
Pages: 352 Size: 7 3/4" x 1 0 " Over 300 illustrations FEBRUARY 2011 ISBN: 978-1-55475-055-9 RD Code: 1106 Retail: $21.95, Softcover
PLUS NEW FOR SPRING 2011! A spectacular new sewing resource, an all-new mouthwatering collection of chicken recipes, and so much more! 20
Discover easy inexpensive solutions for fix-its, touch-ups and make-rights for common trouble spots in your home. This authoritative resource is written with a single purpose in mind – to save you thousands of dollars in preventable damage. You’ll learn practical ways to prevent major home repairs from becoming a necessity and a huge expense. Best of all, you don’t need to have any special skills or mechanical aptitude to tackle and correct a problem confidently, efficiently, and economically, too. Packed with solid advice to help you maintain and enjoy the biggest investment that most of us will ever make -- inside and out!
With popular Canadian Consultant
BRYAN BAEUMLER Bryan Baeumler owns his own construction company and is the host of HGTV’s weekly reno hit show DISASTER DIY. He manages to inspire and entertain both troubled homeowners and viewers alike. He was nominated for a Gemini Award.
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Recent Releases Grow Your Own Drugs
Reader’s Digest Guide to Eye Care See Page 4
Reader’s Digest Guide to Skin Care
Get set to expand your palate with wines ranging from Quebec’s ice cider to New York State’s new biodynamic wines! This spectacular book takes you on a first-hand journey to 40 separate wine routes in amazing detail.
See Page 5
Easy Everyday Favorites ALLRecipes.com See Page 9
Packed with lavish photos and a comprehensive map of each route, you’ll learn about each region’s local wine history, along with excellent information on the particular grape varieties growing there, plus vineyard accommodations, restaurants, and more! Find out about regional foods and events you can expect to encounter along your journey. Learn what to look for on wine labels, the secrets of buying direct, plus a preview of what to expect at a wine tasting. Includes Pages: 256 Vineyard addresses, Size: 10" x 10" phone numbers and AVAILABLE NOW! websites. A sensational ISBN: 978-1-60652-125-0 gift for every wine RD Code: 1014 enthusiast!
Retail: $39.95, Hardcover
Earth Essential Atlas See Page 3
Best Health: Women’s Health Encyclopedia
With more than 150 full-color photos and easy step-by-step instructions, creating these all-natural remedies will be a breeze. Find out how to make simple creams, salves, teas, lozenges, and much more with ingredients you can grow at home or find at your local market. Best of all, you’ll be amazed at how many plants contain the same active ingredients as over-the-counter drugs. You’ll learn how to relieve: Digestive disorders from heartburn to constipation; Kid’s remedies such as head lice and eczema; Under the weather helps with colds and flu, coughs and sore throats; Femalespecific problems reduce or alleviate symptoms from PMS and hot flashes. Grow Your Own Drugs is Pages: 224 the perfect companion for both those concerned about the proveSize: 7 3/8" x 9 " nance of what’s being put into their AVAILABLE NOW! body, and the savvy consumer ISBN: 978-1-60652-107-6 who’d rather save loads of money RD Code: 0989 on food, medicine and beauty Retail: $29.95, Hardcover supplies.
Recent Release Highlights
North American Wine Routes
Dinner on a Dime See Page 24
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Health • Cooking • Reference
Best of the Backlist
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Everyday Arthritis Solutions
Are stiffness, aches and pains running your life? Now you can take charge with simple, effective solutions! Based on the latest research, this comprehensive self-help guide is squarely aimed at empowering the arthritis sufferer to live a better life. Research has now confirmed that the old methods of treating arthritis are passé, that a take-charge attitude brings better results, and that knowledge is the first step to taking charge. This powerful book provides a solid action plan to help you conquer the debilitating effects of arthritis. You’ll find 100’s of hints and tips, recipes, and supplement suggestions to help fight against pain and immobility. Keep your muscles and joints supple with specialized, fully-illustrated Pages: 256 exercise routines to help ease Size: 8" x 10" you into a more active, painISBN: 978-1-55475-014-6 free life. Bursting with over 300 charts, informative RD Code: 0884 sidebars, and much more! Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
Vegetarian
All-New, All-Natural Approach to Beating Diabetes
Did you know that being overweight is the single most important contributor to the development of diabetes? In this definitive resource to taking charge of diabetes, you’ll learn how to lower your blood sugar by 25 percent without the use of drugs. Beginning with one small step-at-a-time, such as taking a 5-minute walk each day, this simple, effective and radically different approach from other weight-loss plans teaches how to cut calories while eating the foods you love. Learn the secrets of a successful snacker and find out how to master “disaster foods.” Includes mouthwatering recipes, easy stress busting relaxation and breathing exercises – complete with step-by-step Pages: 288 pictures; getting to know Size: 7" x 10" yourself quizzes; ISBN: 978-0-88850-791-4 fabulous meal planners RD Code: 0633 plus loads of hints, Retail: $39.95, Hardcover tips and inspiration!
Featuring over 300 delectable dishes all carefully chosen from international cooking styles including Italian, Greek, Thai and Japanese. From focaccia and savory salads to curries, tajines and mouthwatering desserts, each dish is thoroughly tested then “fused” into easy practical dishes for every home cook. Plus, you’ll find sumptuous vegan recipes sprinkled throughout. And, each recipe includes vitamin content, prep and cooking time, level of difficulty, and more! Includes a comprehensive overview of the vegetarian diet – learn how to adjust your diet to create a balanced meal providing all the necessary nutrients usually found in meats, discover the health benefits, and much more. Best of all, this practical guide shows NEW PUB DATE: JUNE 2010 you how easy it is to cook Pages: 608 in-season using locally-grown Size: 6 1/3" x 8 1/3 produce. A great way to ISBN: 978-1-60652-158-8 help your local economy RD Code: 0980 and saves you loads of money, too! Retail: $34.95, Flexi-bound
1,801 Home Remedies
Magic Foods
In this authoritative book, treat everyday health problems with an amazing number and variety of cures – using healing agents such as baking soda and techniques like simple acupressure. From eating fish to help you feel better during allergy season, to using duct tape to get rid of warts – discover 1,801 do-it-yourself home remedies covering more than 100 common conditions and Pages: 448 Size: 7" x 10" complaints, with each remedy doctor-vetted ISBN: 978-0-88850-949-9 to ensure safe and effective treatment. RD Code: 0782 Stop pain, avoid taking medicine and Retail: $24.95, Softcover save loads of time and money!
Keeping blood sugar steady is a must from managing diabetes to protecting against health concerns such as heart disease and cancer. In this A-Z vital resource profiling 57 magic foods, discover the amazing benefits of foods such as peanut butter and sweet potatoes; how portion control can have dramatic effects; the benefits of increasing fiber Pages: 320 in your meal; how to prepare foods that Size: 7" x 10" gradually raise blood sugar and allow it ISBN: 978-0-88850-871-3 to fall gently. Includes 100 delicious RD Code: 0789 recipes designed for better blood sugar. Retail: $24.95, Softcover A must-have guide to good health!
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Best of the Backlist
Reduce your risk of a heart attack in less than 30 minutes a day with this breakthrough guide to good health! Based on the latest medical research, you’ll find proven steps to help you reduce your weight, lower your blood pressure, cut your cholesterol and stabilizing your insulin levels all at the same time! Clearly written, this easy-to-follow guide to heart health starts delivering life-lengthening benefits almost overnight. You’ll learn how some foods can contribute to heart disease and simple ways to make your diet fresher and healthier; and the four vital questions: answer these four questions correctly each evening, Pages: 320 and you’re sure to slash Size: 73/4" x 10" your risk of heart attack! ISBN: 978-0-88850-955--0 Includes recipes, exercise RD Code: 0878 routines, and more!
Retail: $24.95, Softcover
101 Ways to Improve Your Memory
Train your brain and develop your memory in a fun new way! In this amazingly visual, extremely colorful title – bursting with over 500 puzzles, games, tricks and strategies is chalk full of innovative ways to keep mental juices flowing and stretch your memory muscle. Begin with a variety of quizzes revealing your brain’s strengths and weaknesses. Learn which senses you use the most, how our minds organize knowledge, why we forget things, how memory functions at different stages of life – even how to incorporate tips and tricks into your daily life! Includes 3 built-in challenging fun puzzle “booklets” that increase with Pages: 256 difficulty as you Size: 8 3/8" x 10 3/4" progress. A perfect ISBN: 978-1-60652-019-2 gift for the whole RD Code: 0921 family!
Food Cures
Wouldn’t you rather eat a decadent piece of dark chocolate than swallow a potentially dangerous pill? Welcome to the new world of food as medicine, where nature’s bounty has the power to ease, erase, and abolish many of the nagging health problems and major killers of our day. Discover how to heal, treat and prevent 57 ailments and health complaints with common foods and nutritional supplements. Learn to lower your blood pressure with bananas, delay arthritis with pomegranate juice, calm your allergies with fish, fight heart disease with oatmeal, and reduce high cholesterol with peanuts. Based on hundreds of studies and backed by a prestigious panel of experts, you’ll find 75 delicious, easy-to-make healing recipes, Pages: 352 pages 20 top “healing foods,” the top Size: 7 3/4" x 11" 10 healing herbs and spices, ISBN: 978-0-88850-956-7 and much more!
RD Code: 0879 Retail: $24.95, Softcover
Retail: $17.95, Softcover
Foods That Harm Foods That Heal Which is healthier: beef or tuna? Margarine or butter? The truth is, we’re not always aware of the foods that are good for us, and the ones that aren’t. In this groundbreaking Canadian best-selling health book (over 325,000 copies sold!) find all the latest expert advice from scientific and medical to nutritional and time-honored natural remedies! You’ll learn about the foods that CANADIAN may slow, stop or reverse the processes that can lead to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and BEST-SELLER! other serious illnesses. Discover 92 ailment entries from Pages: 416 allergies to ulcers – that address each condition’s Size: 73/4" x 10" symptoms and causes and connect the foods that help, and ISBN: 978-0-88850-882-9 foods that harm. From apples to zucchini, including fast food, RD Code: 0681 additives, and more, quickly find over 140 specific foods and Retail: $24.95, Softcover their benefits, what they heal or how they may harm!
Health • Cooking • Reference
30 Minutes a Day to a Healthy Heart
Long Life Prescription Fast and Easy Ways to Stay Energized and Healthy at Every Age
See Page 4 Top Seller!
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Best of the Backlist Dinner on a Dime
A timely collection of sumptuous recipes that don’t cost the earth! From entrees to breakfast staples, smart snacks to rich desserts, discover more than 400 economical and tasty meal-making ideas, all kitchen tested to guarantee success. In this family-pleasing cookbook, you’ll find a varied selection of mouth-watering favorites. Try the Tex-Mex Turkey Casserole, and the Chicken Skillet Supper; sweet treats include Shortbread Meltaways and Chocolate Mint Parfaits, that takes mere minutes to make! Packed with money-saving advice you’ll find loads of make-ahead meal ideas to just heat and eat, or to freeze a portion for another time; discover the best ways to turn your leftovers into sensational second-day dishes such as last night’s Pages: 256 roasted chicken for today’s Size: 7 " x 9 1/8" chicken enchiladas. ISBN: 978-0-89821-707-0 Simple to follow directions RD Code: 1038 assure perfect meals that Retail: $18.95, Softcover everyone will enjoy!
Modern Mediterranean Cooking A Culinary Collection of Fresh Flavors See Page 10
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Traditional Kitchen Wisdom: Back to Basics
Have you ever considered the money you’d save, and the health benefits of, making your own preserves? How about homemade beverages and cheese? In this treasure trove of wisdom from making your own flavored yogurts to growing fruits and veggies in your own kitchen garden, learn how to reduce your chemical and additive intake and ensure the quality of your food. This easy-to-follow illustrated guide shows you the best and most cost-effective time to buy produce in bulk, and then turn it into jams, preservatives and relishes. Discover the different canning methods for easy cooking; find out how to preserve fresh vegetables and fruits in your Pages: 176 freezer while maintaining their Size: 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" texture and nutrition. Bursting ISBN: 978-1-60652-056-7 with cost-saving tactics and RD Code: 0894 solid kitchen wisdom, it’s a Retail: $34.95, Harddover must-have resource!
Simple & Delicious Cookbook Vol.2
Make mealtime magic every day of the week! In this sequel to the bestselling Simple & Delicious, you’ll find over 260 timesaving, taste-tempting, kitchen tested recipes – all specially designed to meet the needs and demands of today’s busy cooks. Choose the recipe that fits your schedule with handy at-a-glance icons indicating which recipes are table-ready in just 10, 20 or 30 minutes. Quick 10 minute mains include Turkey Quesadillas and Dilly Pork Chops; with 20 minutes, you can prepare Pepper-Rubbed Red Snapper and in 30 minutes enjoy Roasted Pepper Chicken Penne. Featuring 12 weeks of delicious meal ideas, 60 no-fuss main courses, 12 detailed weekly shopping lists, a pantry planner, simple step-by-step instructions, cooking and Pages: 256 prep times, and much Size: 7 " x 9 1/8" more! A perfect resource ISBN: 978-0-89821-767-4 for both the novice and RD Code: 0972 more experienced cook Retail: $18.95, Softcover alike!
Simple & Delicious Cookbook The original bestselling Simple & Delicious Cookbook! Bursting with over 260 timesaving, delicious, kitchen-tested recipes, taking only 10, 20 or 30 minutes to prepare. You’ll find 60 delectable main dish choices such as beef, pork, poultry, seafood, and meatless options, too! Round out any meal with savory soups, refreshing salads, satisfying sides, and sensational desserts. Includes step-by-step instructions, cooking and prep times, and more!
Pages: 256 Size: 7 " x 9 1/8" ISBN: 978-0-89821-515-1 RD Code: 0772 Retail: $17.95, Softcover
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Each year, more and more Canadians are discovering the benefits and especially flavorful fare of year round grilling! Bursting with tempting grilling recipes from juicy burgers and delicious pork roast to restaurant-perfect grilled tuna – you’ll find more than 330 simple-to-follow delicious dishes. Discover family favorite entrees, vegetables, side dishes, appetizers and even desserts that can all be cooked over an open flame. And, before stepping outside, you’ll learn marinating tricks, and easy recipes to create your own seasoning blends and barbecue sauces. Plus, many recipes provide you with a Nutritional Analysis and Diabetic Exchanges, indicating Pages: 256 those recipes that use less fat, Size: 7 " x 9 1/8" sugar, and salt to help maintain ISBN: 978-0-89821-779-7 a healthy diet. Includes great RD Code: 1004 grilling tips, and more. A perfect Retail: $34.95, Hardcover guide for both the novice ISBN: 978-0-89821-766-7 outdoor cook and more RD Code: 1075 seasoned grill master!
Quick Food
Learn to prepare mouthwatering gourmet recipes in 30 minutes or less! Packed with over 330 tempting, easy-tomake recipes, you’ll find a diverse collection of meal-making ideas is just the thing for busy cooks. Each delicious recipe, carefully selected from a broad range of cooking styles and traditions, has an emphasis on Italian, Mediterranean, or Asian cuisines, plus a fabulous assortment of home-style family dishes too! This book offers: Snacks, Soups and Salads, Grains, Pasta and Noodles, Fish & Shellfish Chicken Red Meat, Desserts, and everything in between. And, each kitchen-tested recipe includes prep and cooking times, a color photo of the finished dish, helping even novice cooks to prepare and present Pages: 704 dishes with ease and flair. Size: 6 1/2" x 8 5/8" The perfect cookbook for ISBN: 978-0-7621-0981-4 those with a busy schedule!
Retail: $17.95, Softcover
RD Code: 0875 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
Freezer Pleasers Cookbook
Cooking
Grill It!
Save time and money with these easy-to make family-pleasing recipes! From entrees and sides to snacks and desserts, you’ll learn how to stock up your freezer with healthy home cooking. Brimming with 100’s of color photos and more than 325 mouthwatering dishes, this recipe collection is presented in four easy-to-follow sections. In Now-and-Later you’ll discover how making a double batch of a favorite dish can be served tonight and frozen for later. Made-for-Later recipes are a great way to take advantage of sales at the grocery store and always have something in the freezer for future needs. Learn how to store single serving portions in Single Servings, and how to help cut back Pages: 256 on grocery bills with Creative Size: 7 " x 9 1/8" Leftovers. Includes loads of ISBN: 978-0-89821-732-2 inspiration, hints and tips, RD Code: 0957 and much more!
Retail: $29.95, Hardcover
The Busy Family Cookbook
Backyard Grilling
Get a delicious dinner on the table fast! It’s as easy-as-pie with this fabulous cookbook, bursting with 370 timesaving family favorite recipes! You’ll find a wide variety of recipes from appetizers, soups and salads, to wonderful desserts. Find quick entrees including beef, poultry, seafood and meatless options, too. And, each chapter is conveniently arranged by speed with the quickest recipes first – some Pages: 256 taking as little as 10 minutes to make. Size: 7 " x 9 1/8" Featuring lists of ingredients, simple prep ISBN: 978-0-89821-664-6 techniques, easy cooking methods and RD Code: 0707 color photos of the finished dishes. Includes Retail: $17.95, Softcover loads of hints, tips and solid advice!
A tempting collection of over 300 great grilling recipes – hot-off-the-grill favorites from beef, poultry, fish and pork entrees to sides, breads and even desserts. Bursting with photos, each simple-to-follow recipe features common ingredients easily found in local markets.This sizzling collection includes mouthwatering favorites such as Louisiana Barbecue Brisket, Salmon with Citrus Salsa, Teriyaki Pages: 256 Tuna Steaks, even marinades and rubs. Size: 7 " x 9 1/8" Plus you’ll find handy grilling charts, ISBN: 978-0-89821-557-1 cooking times and loads of hints and tips. RD Code: 0721 For every seasoned cook and aspiring Retail: $17.95, Softcover grill master, too!
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Best of the Backlist The Ultimate Soup Cookbook
The New Slow Cooker
Casseroles Slow Cooker & Soups
Find over 940 sensational soups, easy-to-make, easy-to-love and guaranteed to soothe the spirit year-round! This definitive collection features an amazing range of tried-and-treasured recipes from hearty Chicken Noodle to Santa Fe Chicken Chili and refreshing Herbed Gazpacho. And, to complete your family meal, there are dozens of recipes for breads, salads, quesadillas, and more. Each delicious recipe provides you with simple step-by-step directions, and icons to help you select just the right recipe such as Easy: 10 minutes to prepare; Quick: Ready to eat in 30 minutes; Healthy: High in nutrients and low in bad fats and empty carbs. Includes loads of hints and tips, and best of all, these Pages: 544 easy-to-make recipes Size: 8 1/8" x 9 1/2" can be prepared with ingredients found right in ISBN: 987-0-7621-0886-2 your local supermarket. RD Code: 0810 Perfect for new and more Retail: $34.95, Hardcover experienced chefs alike!
Enjoy delicious, nutritious, and economical dishes with minimal time and fuss! Slow cooking is extremely popular for its ease of preparation, quick clean-up and satisfying meals. And, this fabulous resource is simply bursting with kitchen-tested, family-approved one-pot meals. From Green Chili Stew and Chicken Cacciatore to Chocolate Pudding Cake discover over 225 family favorites. In this beautifullyillustrated book, you’ll find nourishing soups, stews, meats, poultry, vegetarian dishes, even beverages and desserts – and all are a snap to prepare. These savory dishes can be ready in just a few hours or after simmering all day. Includes cooking times Pages: 288 for each dish, handy Size: 9 " x 9 " tips, practical shortcuts, ISBN: 978-0-89821-583-0 plus recipes that use RD Code: 0672 less fat, sugar or salt, Retail: $34.95, Hardcover and more!
Craving a home-style meal? In this ultimate cookbook for comfort cooking, you’ll find 384 pages bursting with over 530 delicious, easy-to-make family favorite recipes all tested, tasted, and approved. Featuring trendy one-pot cooking and 3 classic cooking methods: Meal-in-one casseroles, bubbling slowcooked specialties, and thick, hearty soups. Crammed with enticing color photos, and a wide variety of sensational recipes from appetizers to entrees and even desserts. Delicious dishes include Winter warmers: Barley Chicken Chili; Summer favorites: Barbecued Beef Brisket; International ideas: Moroccan Braised Beef, and Canadian Cheese Soup; Vegetarian delights: Asparagus Mushroom Casserole. Best of all, most Pages: 384 recipes are meal-in-one Size: 8 1/16" x 9 " (protein, carb, and veggie) ISBN: 978-0-89821-632-5 ensuring you and your family RD Code: 0891 enjoy both a nutritious and Retail: $34.95, Hardcover delicious meal!
The Great Potato Cookbook
30-Minute Cookbook
250 Sensational Recipes for the World’s Favorite Vegetable See Page 9
Discover 300 inspiring dishes simply bursting with flavor, and each one kitchen-tested to ensure they can be made in 30 minutes or less. With more than 300 color photos of the finished dishes and simple step-by-step instructions, this book is the perfect guide for both the beginner and more experienced cooks. Each recipe emphasizes fresh, healthy ingredients, with nutritional guidelines, and is inspired by the cuisines from the Far East, Pages: 320 to Mexico and the Middle East. Features include Size: 8 3/8" x 1 0 7/8" ISBN: 978-0-88850-790-7 valuable time-saving techniques and tips, complete RD Code: 0626 preparation and cooking times, and more. A must Retail: $24.95, Softcover for every busy meal-maker!
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Tasty treats for every sweet tooth and every occasion! Create over 400 scrumptious recipes with the help of this colorful collection from North America’s #1 cooking magazine, Taste of Home! This ultimate cookie book features a huge range of recipes from simple chipfilled drop cookies, to delicate buttery shortbreads, and fudgy brownies and bars. A must-have collection for both the novice and more experienced baker, you’ll find 100’s of mouthwatering photos, step-by-step instructions, prep and cooking times, and the approximate number of servings. Each of the twelve chapters is dedicated to a different type of cookie to help you find just the right treat in a snap. And, there’s Pages: 384 a special chapter dedicated Size: 8 1/16" x 9 " to “big batch baking” just ISBN: 978-0-89821-730-8 great for charity bake sales, RD Code: 0780 holiday cookie platters, Retail: $34.95, Hardcover and more!
Cake Mix Creations
Save time, save money and your sanity with these easy-tomake recipes! Presenting more than 200 scrumptious baked goods recipes, featuring boxed cake mixes that taste just as good as those created from scratch. The perfect baking book for those with little or no baking skills, and a wealth of ideas for the more experienced baker, you’ll find each delicious, taste-tested recipe, easy-as-pie to make. Plus, each one includes a color photo to make your selection of an impressive no-fuss dessert even easier. Treats include Cookies-andCream Cake made with everyone’s favorite Oreo cookies, and Butterscotch Pecan Cookies that are ready in just 30 minutes. From bundt Pages: 240 cakes, to raspberry lemon Size: 7 " x 9 1/8" torte, trifles and cobblers, ISBN: 978-0-89821-615-8 you’ll learn to bake luscious delights in a snap! RD Code: 0898
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Desserts
Cooking
Cookies
From simple-to-make cookies and bars, to tiny tea cakes and petits fours, you’ll discover a mouthwatering collection of over 250 delectable desserts for every occasion! Gathered together by an international team of food writers, this mixture of time-tested, classic desserts, as well as a host of modern offerings is sure to appeal to the taste buds, budgets, and schedules of today’s cooks. Organized by type of dessert, such as Layer Cakes, and Pies and Tarts, it includes prep and cooking times, step-by-step instructions, an introduction to basic ingredients and techniques, and a chapter devoted to dessert sauces, frostings and glazes. Plus, you’ll find 30 recipes clearly indicating specific health and diet problems, from diabetic and Pages: 288 gluten-intolerant, to Size: 9 " x 1 1 " low carb and low ISBN: 978-0-7621-0923-4 calorie.
RD Code: 0819 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
Guilt Free Cooking
Just 5 Things
Now you can indulge in family favorites from cheesy lasagna to decadent chocolate cake with every dish featuring easy-to-find ingredients that can be prepared in a light, healthy way. Find kitchen-tested recipes for appetizers, soups and desserts, plus heart-smart entrees that include Nutrition Facts and Diabetic Exchanges. And, each recipe is accompanied by an icon – “Low Salt” icon recipes contain less than 500 mg Pagess: 256 of sodium such as Ginger Beef Stir Fry; or 1 Size: 7 " x 9 /8" “Low Fat” for those with fewer than 5 grams ISBN: 978-0-89821-613-4 of fat, such as Chocolate Marvel Cake, or the RD Code: 0899 clock icon for over 120 delicious dishes that Retail: $17.95, Softcover take less than 30 minutes to make. A must-have collection!
Get ready to create scrumptious meals using only five ingredients, or less! Quick and easy to make, this must-have cookbook is bursting with more than 300 mouthwatering can’t miss dishes from snacks and appetizers to main courses and desserts! Try an appetizer of Caramelized Onion and Spinach Tarts, a Roasted Bell Pepper Soup, a main of Baked Fish with Capers and Pages: 704 Lemon and a sweet finish with homeSize: 6 1/2" x 8 5/8" made Strawberry and Yogurt Ice ISBN: 978-0-7621-0980-7 Cream. Each dish includes prep and RD Code: 0858 cooking times, and is illustrated with an Retail: $34.95, Flexibound eye-popping color photo, to guarantee success!
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Best of the Backlist The Classics
i before e (except after c)
Learn about, or brush-up on classical language, literature and more with this essential book! Using accessible and entertaining text The Classics explains and explores fascinating subjects from medicine to art, math, and mythology. From the birth of democracy to Caesar’s empire, this book reveals nearly 1,000 years of Greek and Roman history. You’ll learn the Greek alphabet from alpha to omega and quickly build your vocabulary by learning the roots of Greek and Latin words. Discover the philosophies taught by Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and how their ideas have contributed to the world we now live in. Take a fascinating look at classical literature and meet authors such as Homer and Cicero and discover why their writings are still being read and taught Pages: 176 today, and so much more. Size: 5 3/8" x 8" A wonderful collection of ISBN: 978-1-60652-132-8 rich, essential knowledge RD Code: 0974 without stuffy textbooks!
Take a trip back to the classroom with this quirky and amusing collection of nostalgic mnemonics! This fun little book is sure to bring you back to those days with its simple, easy-to-remember rhymes. Do you remember learning to count with “One, Two, buckle my shoe, Three, Four knock at the door”? Bursting with clever verses, engaging acronyms, curious and sometimes hilarious sayings, many that you can use to solve a problem or even cap an argument! This easy-to-use resource covers a huge range of subjects such as spelling, math, history, general trivia, and more! You'll find all the answers to 100's of important facts that you can commit to memory, forever. Guaranteed Pages: 176 to entertain and Size: 5 3/8" x 8" inform, plus an ISBN: 978-1-55475-002-3 exceptional RD Code: 0885 year-round gift!
Retail: $18.95, Hardcover
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My Grammar and I… Or Should That Be Me?
Gain confidence as a speaker and writer with the help of this powerful tool! If you’ve ever had a problem with a dangling modifier and split infinitive, or you have no idea what these things are, help is at hand with this exceptional, amusing and practical resource. You’ll quickly learn how to avoid the many grammatical pitfalls that we all encounter each day. Covering a wide range of common grammatical errors, such as wrongly used prepositions and misplaced modifiers, this fun book is a sure-fire way to help you sharpen your language skills. For those grammar know-it-alls, there are loads of amusing anecdotes, “Smart Aleck” trivia, and more. Includes witticisms and Pages: 176 examples of good and bad Size: 5 3/8" x 8 " usage of language from wellISBN: 978-1-60652-026-0 known people such as Mark Twain, William Shakespeare RD Code: 0908 and George W. Bush. Makes Retail: $18.95, Hardcover a sensational gift!
I Used to Know That Do you remember what a conjunction is? Or what the basics of photosynthesis are? Help is at hand with this incredible pocket sized resource that reveals the answers to these, and a myriad of other long forgotten subjects. In this light-hearted, easy-to-use resource, you’ll find the facts you learned in school, but may not remember completely or accurately. In short snippets, find information on the English language and literature, math, biology, chemistry, religion, history and more! Features the most important facts, theories, equations, and rules that you were taught years ago, plus many new facts. Completely accurate and up-to-date!
Pages: 176 Size: 5 3/8" x 8 " ISBN: 978-0-7621-0995-1 RD Code: 0886 Retail: $16.95, Hardcover
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Do you find that having two pairs of glasses is a must – you need your first pair to find the other? In this lighthearted collection, you’ll find comfort in knowing that you’re not the only one that needs to dye their hair and pulls out the reading glasses in a restaurant. With the right mix of humor and heart, this fun book helps you navigate through your mid-life crisis towards a renewed outlook on life. Includes hundreds of entertaining quips, anecdotes and true stories about aging, and tips on how to spot the telltale signs that youth is no longer on your side. A must-have companion for those struggling with their own middle age, and a great gift for the friend who thinks Pages: 176 the 20-something at the Size: 5 3/8" x 8" next table is staring at ISBN: 978-1-60652-151-9 them!
RD Code: 0992 Retail: $17.95, Hardcover
A Certain “Je Ne Sais Quoi” The Origin of Foreign Words Used in English Pages: 176 Size: 5 3/8" x 8 " ISBN: 978-1--60652-057-4 RD Code: 0991 Retail: $18.95, Hardcover
You Know You’re Over the Hill When…
Do you find that you and your teeth don’t sleep together? Your back goes out more often than you do? You Know You’re Over the Hill When... is an hilarious and inspirational title in celebration of those of us who suspect we’ve joined the club! This humorous, thought-provoking treasure is bursting with hundreds of entertaining quips, quotes, anecdotes, and true stories, that shows you growing older can be something to laugh about. And, best of all, you’ll find sure-fire entertaining quotes and stories from such luminaries as Mel Brooks, Germaine Greer, Winston Churchill and Pablo Picasso. Revealing hundreds of telltale signs, real-life case studies and quirky top-ten clues that Pages: 176 wryly prove when someSize: 5 3/8" x 8 " one is past their prime. ISBN: 978-1-60652-025-3 A perfect read for a quick RD Code: 0902 chuckle, or cover to cover Retail: $16.95, Hardcover for a heartier laugh!
Under the Covers and Between the Sheets
Can you name the science fiction writers and the modern-day inventions and technologies they predicted decades ahead of their time? Covering both modern and classic literature, from Dr. Seuss to Shakespeare, this book is bursting with fun, fascinating topics. Discover the real-life stories and inspirations behind beloved characters like Winnie the Pooh and Charlotte. Learn about horror writers and their own worst fears including the most creative demises devised for their characters. Read the stories about the most shocking literary hoaxes and controversial works in publishing history. You’ll find easy-to-use tables, lists and sidebars, making this book a great read from cover-to-cover, or you can dip in at any point for a fun conversation-starter. Loaded with entertaining, behind-thePages: 176 scenes stories, and surprising Size: 5 3/8" x 8 " facts, this is the perfect gift ISBN: 978-1-60652-034-5 for every bibliophile, trivia and RD Code: 0998 history buff.
Reference • Trivia • Humor
You Know You’re Middle Aged When…
Retail: $19.95, Hardcover
Easy as Pi
E=MC2
The Countless Ways We Use Numbers Every Day
Simple Physics. Why Balloons Rise, Apples Fall and Golf Balls Go Awry.
Pages: 176 Size: 5 3/8" x 8 " ISBN: 978-1-60620-134-2 RD Code: 0973 Retail: $18.95, Hardcover
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Best of the Backlist The Grandparent’s Book of Shared Memories
Compatible with PC and Mac!
Wouldn’t you like to leave your children and grandchildren a precious and lasting legacy of your unique lives? Help is at hand with this practical, beautifully illustrated journal providing a place to write your wonderful recollections, record special moments and funny stories, create the family tree, and store family photos. Inside the 128-page journal, with a lay-flat concealed wire binding for easy use, find pages designed to hold your family photos, and pockets between chapters to collect memorabilia such as newspaper clippings and mementos. And, it includes an inspirational and innovative 32-page instruction book that provides all the information you’ll need to research, document, and preserve the history of your family. Best of all, this wonderful album Pages: 128 plus a 32-page comes complete with a instruction book printed family tree designed Size: 10 1/2" x 9 1/4" around a gift plate, making ISBN: 978-0-7621-0984-5 this the perfect holiday gift RD Code: 0857 for grandparents!
Retail: $21.95, Hardcover
Create your own digital family treasure chest of memories! This easy-to-use instruction book, with companion CD is all you need, and is specially designed with simplicity in mind. You’ll quickly learn how to digitally archive memorabilia that you can print on your desktop printer, email, upload to the web, or create a slide show that you can download to a CD to share with friends and family. Written by experts with the novice in mind, once you've loaded the CD, discover practical tips, clever project ideas and loads of ready-to-use templates. With no special skills required, learn how Pages: 176 to expertly add text Size: 8 1/2" x 9 1/4" and images, select ISBN: 978-0-7621-0994-4 a template style, create a title page, RD Code: 0853 and much more! Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
Hints, Terrific Tips and Helpful How-Tos to Harness the Power of your PC -- Plus a Comprehensive Troubleshooting Guide Pages: 384 Size: 1 0 " x 8 1/2" ISBN: 978-1-55475-005-4 RD Code: 0950 Retail: $29.95, Softcover
Step up to the next generation of digital camera! With this essential and practical beginner’s guide to digital SLR photography, you’ll learn everything you need to know. Beginning with how to select the digital single reflex camera that’s right for you, to gaining the confidence and knowledge to edit, print and share perfect photos each and every time! Written in easy-to-understand language, and specifically designed to ease the transition from simple point and shoot digital cameras and traditional film SLR cameras, you’ll quickly learn the differences and benefits of upgrading to a DSLR camera. Discover how easy they are to use, the advantages of having interchangeable lenses, and how they’ll produce better quality and higher resolution photos. Featuring simple step-by-step tutorials that explain how to Pages: 176 set exposure, contrast, Size: 8 1/4" x 9 1/4" white balance, and more! ISBN: 978-0-7621-0928-9
RD Code: 0835 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
My Story
How to Do Just About Anything on a Computers
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Digital SLR From Click to Print
Our Family Archive
Includes Software for PC and Mac!
Scrapbooking for the 21st century! Now you can gather, all in one place, a complete digital record of your life. More than just a book, this remarkable title includes a powerful easy-to-use software program. If you have a home computer, a scanner, and the inspiration, you’ll find this a cost-effective way to organize and preserve your life’s significant memories – and, best of all, no multimedia experience is required. You’ll find clear step-by-step instructions in the resource Pages: 176 book, teaching you how to build a database from Size: 8 1/4" x 9 1/4" scratch, add digital photos, ephemera, music and even ISBN: 978-0-7621-0889-3 video clips. The self-contained software features built-in RD Code: 0775 navigation and a customizable design. Perfect for every Retail: $34.95, Hardcover computer skill level!
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Create beautiful watercolour paintings in no time! This innovative, inspirational set presents a start-from-scratch course with a full range of watercolour techniques in an innovative book format with flip over pages. This set also includes a complete starter set of paints, a colour mixing wheel and brush, paper, plus a box that opens to create a desk easel! Masterfully written and lavishly illustrated, in this fabulous kit you’ll find everything needed to get started. As you work your way through each of the 12 stunning watercolour paintings, you build your skills as you learn a new technique with each project. For painters of all levels of experience, this all-in-one set includes advanced techniques, Pages: 96 expert advice, loads of Size: 1 0 1/2" x 7 1/2" encouragement and a ISBN: 978-0-88850-878-2 clear approach to developing RD Code: 0859 your own style!
Retail: $34.95, Kit
Quick & Easy Loom Knitting Set Pages: 128-page Project Book Size: 1 1 1/2" x 8 1/2" ISBN: 978-0-7621-0870-1 RD Code: 0753 Retail: $39.95, Kit
Acrylic Secrets
Perfect for those looking for a new versatile paint medium or to upgrade their skills! Geared towards both the beginner and more experienced painter, you’ll find over 200 tips, step-by-step techniques, and solid advice on all aspects of acrylic painting. If you’re just starting out, you’ll learn easy painting techniques, and then complete 10 step-by-step projects that help you build on each skill you’ve learned. The more advanced artist benefits with help for specific problems such as: How to choose the aspect that best suits your subject, and how to develop your powers of visualization. Featuring an extensive section detailing how to incorporate various Pages: 176 media into your acrylic Size: 81/2" x 11" painting, and showcasing ISBN: 978-1-60652-033-8 the many different RD Code: 0903 materials you can use as a Retail: $34.95, Hardcover “canvas,” and much more!
The Ultimate Sourcebook of Knitting and Crochet Stitches Pages: 320 Size: 8 1/2" x 9 " ISBN: 978-0-7621-0405-5 RD Code: 0373 Retail: $39.95, Hardcover
The Complete Pastel Set
Crafts • Hobbies
Creative Watercolour Artist
Discover the versatility of pastels, as you learn to paint with confidence! A comprehensive, all-in-one package contains everything needed, including supplies. In the Technique Book learn the basics, step by step, from choosing the right paints, brushes, pastel pencils, paper and other equipment needed to master the full range of skills, such as tone and form, tinting and shading, blending colors, and advanced techniques. In the Project Book you’ll find 15 fully illustrated, step-by-step projects, covering the three basic painting Pages: 2-Book Set, 96-page Project subject areas of still life, Book, 96-page Technique Book landscapes and people. Size: 7 1/8" x 9 3/8" A wonderful introduction to the versatile world of ISBN: 978-0-7621-0875-6 pastels! RD Code: 0774
Retail: $39.95, Kit
The Complete Beading Set Specs: 2-Book Set, 96-page Project Book, 48-page Technique Book Size: 1 1 1/2" x 8 1/2" ISBN: 978-0-7621-0654-7 RD Code: 0566 Retail: $39.95, Kit
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Do-It-Yourself
Best of the Backlist Save $20,000 with a Nail
Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual
The perfect guide to transforming every outdoor living space! Discover fabulous ideas with projects from “Dream Gazebos and Sheds,” “Arbors, Trellis and Garden Accents,” to “Furniture and Planters,” – more than 30 backyard projects specially designed for this comprehensive guide. Featuring over 500 photos and illustrations, illustrated step-by-step instructions and construction details. You'll find expert advice on building techniques, information on materials and the tools needed, approximate costs, project installation and finishing – a mustPages: 256 have tool to help stay Size: 7 1/2" x 1 0 3/4" on budget and ISBN: 978-0-7621-0839-8 achieve professional RD Code: 0709 results!
Suitable for beginners and experts alike, this amazing guide, now available in softcover, has all the information you need to take on any household project with ease and confidence. Simple step-bystep instructions – written by the pros and in an accessible, conversational tone – guide you every step of the way. Featuring 5,000 photos and illustrations, all the facts on the latest new materials, tools and technology available, including updated instructions that meet current electrical, plumbing, and building codes, and suited for both cold and warm climate conditions. It includes dual-measures for all projects throughout the text, metric conversion charts and a quick reference comprehensive index. A must-have reference Pages: 528 to maintaining and improving Size: 1 1" x 8 3/4" your home with professional ISBN: 978-0-88850-960-4 results, and it’s guaranteed RD Code: 0890 to save you loads of time Retail: $29.95, Softcover and money!
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Save time, money, and worry with this practical resource! Designed for both those who are handy with a tool, and those who are not, you'll find 1,900 practical tips to keep your home, townhouse, condo or strata problem-free, repair-free, and looking great. Discover easy inexpensive solutions for fix-its, touch-ups and make-rights for common trouble spots in your home. This authoritative resource is written with a single purpose in mind – to save you thousands of dollars in preventable damage. You’ll learn practical ways to prevent major home repairs from becoming a necessity and a huge expense. Best of all, you don’t need to have any special skills or mechanical aptitude to tackle and correct a problem confidently, efficiently, and economically, Pages: 352 too. Packed with solid advice to Size: 7 3/4" x 1 0 " help you maintain and enjoy ISBN: 978-0-88850-958-1 the biggest investment that RD Code: 0831 most of us will ever make -Retail: $34.95, Hardcover inside and out!
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Storage & Shelving Solutions
Best Weekend Projects
A comprehensive handbook to planning, building and finishing over 70 shelving and storage systems! Each shop-tested, step-by-step plan includes the skill level, the tools needed, the approximate cost, a description of the design features, the time needed to build and finish, and more! From bookcases to office organizers, most projects can be constructed in a weekend or less and without a lot of fancy Pages: 256 tools and techniques. Bursting with tips to Size: 7 1/2" x 1 0 3/4" save time and money and over 500 ISBN: 978-0-7621-0932-6 instructional photos and illustrations. Find RD Code: 0815 fresh ideas – low in cost and high in impact Retail: $19.95, Softcover – sure to add style and value to every home!
The essential guide to help you find your next escape destination right in your own backyard! Learn from the experts in this collection of over 50 inspiring ideas how to enhance your outdoor space with furniture, paths, patios and decks, and more. Each project includes the skill level, complete cutting lists, and illustrated step-by-step instructions. Plus, you’ll find 100s of color photos of the finished products. And, each project begins with an introduction to the tools, techniques, materials, approximate costs and time it should take to complete. Bursting Pages: 224 with professional tips and loads of inspiration, Size: 8 " x 1 0 " instructional photos and illustrations. Find fresh ISBN: 978-0-7621-0927-2 ideas – low in cost and high in impact – sure to RD Code: 0811 add style and value to every home! Retail: $19.95, Softcover
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Best of the Backlist
Why does your dog lick your face? Does he wag his tail only when he’s happy? In this indispensable resource, written in a clear, conversational style, you’ll learn how to “read” your dog’s barks, growls and body language. You’ll build a solid relationship through a better understanding of what it means when your pet breaks eye contact, why they love to chew – the latest information about how dogs think, their sociability and common habits. This vibrantly illustrated book, bursting with expert information, teaches the basics of dog care and grooming; proper housebreaking practices and behavior training; which breeds make the best lapdogs, guard dogs, and working dogs. Find out how to keep your dog from jumping on people and barking at strangers. Includes an extensive section on puppyhood to provide you with Pages: 160 everything you’ll need to bring Size: 8 3/4" x 1 1 " up a happy, well-behaved dog. ISBN: 978-1-55475-004-7 Packed with loads of tips and RD Code: 0947 tricks, and much more!
Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
Your Dog Interpreter How to Understand Man’s Best Friend Pages: 192 Size: 7 5/8" x 9 1/4" ISBN: 978-0-7621-0855-8 RD Code: 0664 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
Know Your Cat
Do you ever wonder why cats seem to curl up on the laps of people who don’t particularly like them? And, why they bring home little “presents”? In this lavishly illustrated book, unlock the secrets of your cat’s meows, hisses, purrs and body language. Presented in an easy-to-read style, and crammed with the latest expert information and advice, you’ll learn the basics of feeding, toilet training and spaying, arming you with the essential knowledge you’ll need to bring up a healthy, well-behaved pet. Find out the role genetics play in their personality, and discover from pre-natal beginnings to old age the latest findings on the development of your cat – through every stage of its life. Includes special Pages: 160 sections on behavioral Size: 8 3/4" x 1 1 " problems, potential ISBN: 978-1-55475-003-0 health issues, and RD Code: 0945 more. A vital resource Retail: $34.95, Hardcover for every cat owner!
Book of North American Birds Pages: 576 Size: 1 1 1/2" x 8 1/2" ISBN: 978-0-7621-0576-2 RD Code: 0500 Retail: $21.95, Softcover
The Perfect Puppy
Finally, that magical day has arrived and your new puppy is coming home! Cute and cuddly, your puppy brings an unexpected challenge. Training the little rascal can be exasperating, timeconsuming and not always successful. Gwen Bailey, a behavioral expert, comes to the rescue with this best-selling, completely revised and updated, soundly tested manual designed to help you to bring up a happy, well-behaved, friendly dog. Learn from the puppy’s point of view and you’ll be amazed and relieved that you can control your pet without stifling its spirit. This book provides the knowledge in an easy-to-understand, illustrated format. Featuring over 500 photos and illustrations, this must-have guide puts a greater emphasis on common behavioral problems, leading you through the training process in a Pages: 208 snap. Loaded with tips and upSize: 6 1/2" x 9 1/4" to-date expert advice, this is the ISBN: 978-0-7621-0798-8 only guide you’ll need to help RD Code: 0912 you form a lasting relationship Retail: $21.95, Hardcover with your new best friend!
Nature • Pet Care
Know your Dog
Birds in your Backyard A Bird Lover’s Guide to Creating a Garden Sanctuary Pages: 272 Size: 7 1/2" x 9 " ISBN: 978-0-7621-0997-5 RD Code: 0895 Retail: $19.95, Softcover
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Gardening
Best of the Backlist Organic Gardening for the 21st Century
The Canadian Illustrated Guide to Green Gardening
LIE-FLAT SPIRAL BINDING & REMOVEABLE PLASTIC COATED PAGES!
Learn how to go organic, save loads of money and help save the planet, too! With sky-high produce prices, more people than ever have a firm belief that growing your own food organically reduces your costs at the market, has tremendous health benefits and is critical to the long-term survival of our world. In this comprehensive guide you’ll learn all the basics, from planning to harvesting vegetables, fruits, nuts, herbs and flowers, all year round! Learn how to identify soil types, various methods of composting and traditional varieties of plants developed before the use of pesticides and fertilizers. Discover how to create new beds and renovate existing beds, how to sow indoors, and so much NEW PUB DATE: JUNE 2010 more. Bursting with over 370 Pages: 1762 color photos and illustrations, Size: 7 1/2" x 9 7/4" this essential guide includes ISBN: 978-1-55475-025-2 an A-Z directory of 250 RD Code: 0900 varieties of vegetables, fruits, Retail: $39.95, Hardcover nuts and herbs.
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1,519 All-Natural All-Amazing Gardening Secrets
Create the garden of your dreams, and save time, money and effort, too! From planning and planting, to pruning and grooming, this essential guide is bursting with old-time wisdom, ingenious advice, surprising fixes, and expert tricks. You’ll find plant hardiness zones covering both Canada and the United States to help you choose and grow the best plants and vegetables for your garden. Bursting with revealing secrets, such as: A little beer will banish slugs from your garden, and Epsom salts will make your grass the envy of the neighborhood. Whether you’re passionate about growing houseplants, vegetables, vines or trees, Pages: 384 your problems disappear Size: 7 7/8" x 9 1/2" with this amazing guide!
ISBN: 978-0-7621-0723-0 RD Code: 0641 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
Discover 21st century organic gardening! This interactive, updated Canadian bestseller just got a whole lot better. Bursting with over 3,200 color photos and illustrations, 100s of the latest plant varieties, plus up-to-the-minute information on eco-friendly gardening. Featuring an extensive plant directory guide Lie-flat binder format: containing over 700 plants, Pages: 576 organic gardening advice Size: 9 3/4" x 1 0 " from pest control to ISBN: 978-0-88850-945-1 composting, 200 charts RD Code: 0814 showing you at a glance the Retail: $49.95 type of soil, sun exposure Library Edition Hardcover: and other growing Pages: 576 fundamentals you’ll need Size: 9 3/4" x 1 0 " for a flourishing garden. A ISBN: 978-0-88850-957-4 must-have gardening tool to RD Code: 0800 help you create a gorgeous Retail: $49.95 garden in no time!
Perennials
Crops in Pots
Learn to create a beautiful care-free garden you’ll enjoy for years to come! Perennials is the ultimate practical resource to successfully help you choose, plant and maintain perennials, with year round advice from early spring to the first frost. Includes all the Pages: 240 latest trends in gardening Size: 8 1/2" x 9 3/4" – an indispensable guide ISBN: 978-0-7621-0841-1 for every gardener! RD Code: 0711 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
Learn the secrets of container gardening, whether your space is a tiny patio, balcony, window box, or you choose to enhance your garden with decorative pots. From vegetables, fruits, herbs, and edible flowers, this beautifully illustrated guide teaches you how to select the right pot, choose the best plants, how to plant each container, where to place them for best results and maintenance tips to ensure your plants flourish. Pages: 160 Featuring 40 creative planting plans, with Size: 9 " x 9 1/2" plant lists, step-by-step instructions, loads of ISBN: 978-0--7621-0842-8 mouthwatering recipes, and more. Perfect for RD Code: 0682 gardeners of every skill level. Retail: $29.95, Hardcover
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Best of the Backlist Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things
The Complete Illustrated Book of Herbs
NOW IN SOFTCOVER!
Did you know that you can silence squeaky hinges with shaving cream? You can soften your skin with chocolate, and restore scratched furniture with coffee? Following the success of the best-selling first edition, More Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things shows you more than 1,700 all-new, proven and ingenious ways to restore, replace, repair, or revive practically everything in and around your home or to pamper yourself or entertain the kids. You’ll save time and money making do with what you’ve already got, and never again will you have to buy specialized cleaning products that are costly and often toxic to the environment. Based on the very best tips and tricks from carpenters, chefs, herbalists, landscapers and many other experts, you’ll learn how to get things done quickly, cheaper and easier. This collection of extraordinary ideas provides a Pages: 384 smart, money-saving approach Size: 7 3/4" x 1 0 " to life that is downright turn, and ISBN: 978-1-60652-021-5 guaranteed to be a resource RD Code: 0904 you’ll turn to again and again!
In this original best seller in the series, find over 2,300 ingenious ways to use more than 200 everyday household products saving you precious time and money, to restore, replace, repair or revive practically everything in and around your home. From adhesive tape to zippers, from duct tape to WD-40, discover clever, practical uses for stuff already in your cupboards -- for cleaning, cooking the garden, and so much more!
Retail: $21.95, Softcover
Pages: 384 Size: 7 3/4" x 1 0 " ISBN: 978-0-7621-0649-3 RD Code: 0669 Retail: $17.95, Softcover
Did you know that mint can repel ants, flies, mice and moths? And that garlic can seriously lower your cholesterol? From planting and harvesting to cooking and storing, discover the magic, versatility, health benefits and the joy and pleasure of growing your own herbs. Lavishly illustrated with more than 1,000 photos and illustrations, you’ll find fascinating information on their history, cultivation, propagation, and harvesting along with a wealth of great ideas for using herbs every day in a variety of ways. You’ll discover how and why each herb works including savvy tips and simple formulas for maximizing their powers. And, since herbs are known for alleviating common ailments, you will find out which herb to use to treat various common complaints. Bursting with instructions to spice up your Pages: 400 meals, create decorative crafts, Size: 8 3/8" x 1 0 7/8" healthcare products, insect ISBN: 978-1-55475-006-1 repellents, cosmetics, cleaning RD Code: 0901 agents, and much more! Retail: $44.95, Hardcover
Homemade
Pages: 400 Size: 7 3/4" x 1 0 " ISBN: 978-0-88850-858-4 RD Code: 0703 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
Did you know that you can easily save up to 95% off retail prices on everyday items when you make them yourself? With the help of this amazing title, from peanut butter to dishwasher detergent, discover the secret recipes to more than 700 all-natural replacements for namebrand products! Find out how simple it is to make your own low-cost, super high-quality products that really work or taste great without all the chemicals and preservatives found in store-bought items. And, “think green” – each formula uses ingredients that are gentler and less damaging to the environment. A must-have title to alternative everyday products!
Consumer Guides • Reference
More Extraordinary Uses For Ordinary Things
Reader’s Digest Webster’s Canadian Dictionary and Thesaurus Completely Revised and Updated Second Edition
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Reference
Best of the Backlist Where Did Pluto Go?
Most Scenic Drives in America
INCLUDES A BONUS PLANISPHERE!
Did you know that only a short while ago, quasars, pulsars, and dark energy didn’t exist? At least, science hadn’t yet “discovered” their existence. And that a single question “What is a planet?” sparked a furious debate that resulted in a “new” solar system that suggests there are 12 planets instead of the accepted notion of only 9. Presented in clear, easy-to-understand language, through this remarkable book, you’ll discover first-hand the 21st century perspective of our Sun, its planets and their moons along with the latest research and technology being used to study and define the mysteries of space. By comparing cutting-edge research and up-todate technology with traditional beliefs and how ancient astronomers made sense of the heavens, you’ll learn in a detailed overview of the Solar System: How to read the Pages: 160 night sky, Constellations and the Size: 9 1/4" x 9 1/4" Zodiac, and much more. Includes ISBN: 978-0-7621-0977-7 more than 200 spectacular RD Code: 0812 full-color photos and a stunning Retail: $34.95, Hardcover gatefold of the galaxies.
The Story of Science Power, Proof and Passion See Page 15
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Superstitions
Do you know why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky? Or why we knock on wood? Bursting with over 1,000 superstitions and folklore beliefs from around the world, find all the answers as to “how” many long-standing, long-believed superstitions actually came about. Beautifully illustrated, this extensively researched collection focuses on important aspects of our lives from home and work to money, health, and relationships. Find out how superstitions evolved, which ones are still current, why some things, such as black cats, are lucky in one Pages: 256 culture and unlucky Size: 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" in another. ISBN: 978-0-7621-0922-7 Exhilarating and entertaining! RD Code: 0821
Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
Discover the latest tourist information, up-to-date maps, website links, and more! Each of the 120 information-packed drives, carefully reviewed by state tourism offices, and, where necessary, specially redrawn for this volume. Find 1,000's of fascinating facts about wildlife, annual festivals, plus suggestions for side trips along each route. Designed for flexibility travel the whole route, circle a loop, or head straight for a scenic overlook. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, this spectacular reference is bursting with over 400 photos. Discover the most scenic road whether embarking on a tour of a region, to a familiar destination, or simply out for a day trip close to Pages: 400 home – easily find the Size: 9 7/8" x 9 7/8" perfect trip with this unique, ISBN: 978-0-7621-0580-9 all-inclusive planner.
RD Code: 0622 Retail: $39.95, Hardcover
Unseen World Question: Is there an afterlife? Is there a parallel world that we can’t see? Explore the answers in this timely volume that brings together the many facets of the paranormal world. You’ll examine everything from reincarnation and déjà vu to auras and apparitions, along with detailed explanations of the methods and means of contacting spirits, plus delve into UFO’s, Stonehenge, and mystical Beasts. You’re expertly guided Pages: 272 through a wide spectrum of mysterious events from psychic Size: 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" healing, parapsychology, telephathy, ghost hunters, and ISBN: 978-0-7621-0887-9 much more. A riveting collection! RD Code: 0783 Retail: $34.95, Hardcover
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Reader’s Digest 2010
A A Certain “Je Ne Sais Quoi”................................19, 29 Acrylic Secrets ...................................................12, 31 All-New, All-Natural Approach to Beating Diabetes ......................................................22
B Backyard Grilling .......................................................25 Best Health: Women’s Health Encyclopedia..................7 Best Weekend Projects .............................................32 Birds in Your Backyard ..............................................33 Book of North American Birds ...................................33 Busy Family Cookbook, The .......................................25
C Cake Mix Creations...................................................27 Canadian Illustrated Guide to Green Gardening, The ...............................................34 Casseroles, Slow Cooker & Soups .............................26 Children’s Songbook .................................................16 Classics, The............................................................28 Complete Beading Set, The .......................................31 Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual .................................32 Complete Guitar Course, The NEW IN SOFTCOVER!.............................16 Complete Illustrated Book of Herbs, The ....................35 Complete Pastel Set, The..........................................31 Cookies....................................................................27 Cooking for Isaiah NEW! .............................................8 Creative Watercolour Artist ........................................31 Crops in Pots ...........................................................34
D Desserts..................................................................27 Digital SLR From Click to Print ...................................30 Dinner on a Dime......................................................24 Dream Backyards .....................................................32 Dreams & Nightmares NEW! .....................................17
E E=MC 2 NEW! ...........................................................18 Earth Essential Atlas ..................................................3 Easy as Pi ..........................................................18, 29 Easy Everyday Favorites AllRecipes.com.......................9 Essential Stitch Collection, The..................................13 Eat to Beat Diabetes...................................................8 Everyday Arthritis Solution.....................................7, 22 Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things.......................35
F Food Cures...............................................................23 Foods That Harm Foods That Heal .............................23 Freezer Pleasers Cookbook .......................................25
G Grandparent’s Book of Shared Memories, The............30 Great Potato Cookbook, The NEW!...............................9 Grill It!......................................................................25 Grow Your Own Drugs................................................21 Guilt Free Cooking ....................................................27
H Homemade...............................................................35 How to Do Just About Anything on a Computer .........................................................30 How to Paint Watercolor Flowers NEW! .......................12
I i before e (except after c) ..........................................28 I Used to Know That .................................................28
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30 Minutes a Day to a Healthy Heart.........................23 30-Minute Cookbook .................................................26 101 Ways to Improve Your Memory........................6, 23 1,519 All-Natural All-Amazing Gardening Secrets.........34 1,801 Home Remedies .............................................22
Jumped, Fell, or Pushed? ..........................................14 Just 5 Things............................................................27
K Knitter’s Yarn Palette, The.........................................13 Know Your Cat .........................................................33 Know Your Dog .........................................................33
L Laughter the Best Medicine.......................................19 Long Life Prescription NEW! ........................................4
M Magic Foods.............................................................22 Market Fresh Cookbook, The .....................................10 Merry Christmas Songbook .......................................16 Modern Mediterranean Cooking NEW! ........................10 More Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things ........................................................35 Most Scenic Drives in America, The ...........................36 My Grammar and I…Or Should That Be Me?...............28 My Story ..................................................................30
N Nature’s Great Events...............................................15 Neurobics NEW! .........................................................6 New Slow Cooker, The...............................................26 North American Wine Routes.....................................21
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Index • Notes
Reader’s Digest 2010 O Off the Beaten Path ..................................................11 Organic Gardening for the 21st Century .....................34 Our Canada : Picture Perfect .....................................11 Our Family Archive ....................................................30
P Perennials ................................................................34 Perfect Puppy, The....................................................33
Q Quick & Easy Loom Knitting Set.................................31 Quick Food ...............................................................25
R Reader’s Digest Guide to Eye Care ..............................4 Reader’s Digest Guide to Skin Care .............................5 Reader’s Digest Keyboard Course, The ......................16 Reader’s Digest Webster’s Canadian Dictionary and Thesaurus NEW! ..................................3
S Save $20,000 with a Nail .........................................32 Simple & Delicious Cookbook ....................................24 Simple & Delicious Cookbook Vol. 2 ..........................24 Sleep to Be Sexy, Smart and Slim .............................17 Spilling the Beans on the Cat’s Pajamas NEW!...........19 Storage & Shelving Solutions.....................................32 Story of Science, The NEW! ......................................15 Super Salads............................................................10 Superstitions ............................................................36
T Traditional Kitchen Wisdom: Back to Basics ..............24
V Vegetarian ................................................................22
W Where Did Pluto Go?.................................................36
Y You Know You’re Middle Aged When… .......................29 You Know You’re Over the Hill When... .......................29 Your Dog Interpreter ..................................................33 Your Health: What Works, What Doesn’t NEW! ....................................................5
U Ultimate Soup Cookbook, The....................................26 Ultimate Sourcebook of Knitting and Crochet Stitches, The................................................31 Under the Covers and Between the Sheets.................29 Unseen World ...........................................................36 Unsolved Crimes NEW! .............................................14
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