Readers Digest Timeless Favorites: Enduring Classics from Americas Favorite Magazine

A collection of heartwarming, thrilling, surprising and hilarious stories selected from nearly a century of Readers Digest magazine.Certain tales stick in our memories and remain timeless as the years march on-and they shine like never before in this compilation from Readers Digest. Our editors have carefully selected narratives readers have adored throughout the past century; humorous slices of life in decades past, captivating tales of survival against the odds, sweet stories about cherished animal companions and side-splitting commentaries on everyday annoyances. Each remains as resonant and meaningful today as it was when it first appeared in the pages of Readers Digest magazine, such as:A mans chance meeting with Einstein at a chamber music performance, and anothers encounter with Hemingway A harrowing account of a courageous skydiving instructors determination to save an unconscious diver A womans first-person tale of remaining awake as she received a brain operationIn addition, the book features bonus material never before published in the magazine, along with full-color illustrations and inspiring quotes.