Reader's Digest (January 2022)

128 pages. Features: *The squire of footrot flats: The zany cartoon characters of farmer Wal Footrot and his sheepdog The Dog Spring to life through Murray Ball's skillful pen*Awake through a brain operation: For surgeons to be able to perform this delicate procedure, the patient has to be alert and fully conscious *The mystery of Minnie: What is behind the mysterious events that hold a small community together? *"Don't look down": The heart-stopping ordeal of 21 miners trapped in a broken cage 1100 metres below the surface *My adventures with a paint brush: The great British statesman found painting to be a source of delight *Surgery in marble: Piece by painstaking piece, how Michelangelo's priceless Pieta was restored after the statue was vandalised *Dodie's Darling Dalmatians: A writer's love for large spotted dogs with boundless energy led to a classic Disney film *When Krakatoa blew up: An Indonesian volcano explodes sending shock waves around the world *A string of blue beads: A younger girl's gift selection brings hope and the chance to make a fresh start to a grieving and lonely man *At last, tyres without tubes : The story of an engineer who was determined to developed tubeless tyres, making punctures and deflating less likely *Crawling in the paddy fields: Hard work as a young boy taught the author and his brothers the meaning of "You reap what you sow" *Try the orange peel approach: If your facade is slipping around other people-take a deep breath and relax *Bonus read: My penniless journey: Most of us won't leave home without money-never mind set out on a 27-day-long walk relying on other people to feed and house you.