Reader's Digest (August 2022)

128 pages. Features: *Swept away: Within seconds, a car carrying four people on their way to a wedding is swept down a hillside and tumbled into raging flood waters *Can you change your luck?: Is there such a thing as a lucky person, and how can you become one? *Pizza: Usually topped with tomatoes and cheese, this mainstay food began as humble fare on the streets of Naples *Beware the anti-climax: Attaining a cherished goal should make you feel like you've accomplished something, but it may have its downside *Jobs at the top: Repairing towers that soar into the sky, and free falling out of an aeroplane are jobs that are best left to the professionals *Screen pals: Teens from across the globe are connecting virtually to engage in the issues that concern them, build empathy and make positive changes * Laughing matters: Comedy may have evolved with time, but the eagerness of humans for a good belly laugh endures *New help for hearing loss: Vast progress is being made in new hearing aid technology, surgical solutions and drug treatments *The quirks of long-term love: Sometimes a wife has to surrender certain expectations in marriage - like flowery romance *The ancient magic of kites: The joys of swooping a kite through the air is being taken up by a new generation *Clean the things you never do, but should: Adding a few bigger tasks into your everyday routine can produce sparkling results *Ping & Gaston: Two fluffy duckling waddle their messy way into an already chaotic family *Switched: A terrible mistake by nurses in a maternity ward is only discovered some 50 years later- and a small community in a remote area is changed forever by the repercussions