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Austria
Austria or (), officially the Republic of Austria (German: ), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers and has a temperate and alpine climate. Austria's terrain is highly mountainous due to the presence of the Alps; only 32% of the country is below , and its highest point is . The majority of the population speaks German, which is also the country's official language. Other local official languages are Croatian, Hungarian and Slovene.
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China
China is seen variously as an ancient civilization extending over a large area in East Asia, a nation and/or a multinational entity.
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DeWitt Wallace
DeWitt Wallace (November 12, 1889 – March 30, 1981), also known as William Roy (full name: William Roy DeWitt Wallace) was a United States magazine publisher. He co-founded ''Reader's Digest'' with his wife Lila Wallace and published the first issue in 1922.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong () is one of two special administrative regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the other being Macau. Situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour. With a land mass of and a population of seven million people, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Hong Kong's population is 95 percent ethnic Chinese and 5 percent from other groups. Hong Kong's Han Chinese majority originate mainly from the cities of Guangzhou and Taishan in the neighbouring Guangdong province.
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Jacqueline Leo
Jacqueline Leo is a magazine editor and media producer.
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Lila Bell Wallace
Lila Bell Wallace (December 25, 1889,
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Mohan Sivanand
Mohan Sivanand is an Indian journalist and artist. He is Editor of the India edition of Reader's Digest.
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Suleiman Frangieh
Suleiman Kabalan Frangieh, last name also spelled Frangié, Franjieh, or Franjiyeh, (15 June 1910 - 23 July 1992) (), was President of Lebanon from 1970 to 1976. During his presidency, the Palestinian-Lebanese war erupted that eventually transformed into a civil war, which raged from 1975 to 1990.
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The Times
The Times is a daily national newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785, when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.
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Wilfred John Funk
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World War I
World War I was a military conflict centered on Europe that began in the summer of 1914. The fighting ended in late 1918. This conflict involved all of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente) and the Central Powers. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. More than 9 million combatants were killed, due largely to great technological advances in firepower without corresponding ones in mobility. It was the second deadliest conflict in history.
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Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic (, ), is the second largest country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations, though Mexico, Colombia and Spain are more populous.
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Australia
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Austria
Austria or (), officially the Republic of Austria (German: ), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers and has a temperate and alpine climate. Austria's terrain is highly mountainous due to the presence of the Alps; only 32% of the country is below , and its highest point is . The majority of the population speaks German, which is also the country's official language. Other local official languages are Croatian, Hungarian and Slovene.
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Belgium
Belgium (, ), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, as well as those of several other major international organizations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of , and it has a population of about 10.8 million people.
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Bosnia
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Brazil
Brazil (; , ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (, ), is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world.
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria ( , Balgariya, ), officially the Republic of Bulgaria (, Republika Balgariya, ), is a country in Southern Europe. Bulgaria borders five other countries: Romania to the north (mostly along the Danube), Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south. The Black Sea defines the extent of the country to the east.
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Canada
Canada () is a country in North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area. Canada's common border with the United States to the south and northwest is the longest in the world.
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Chappaqua, New York
Chappaqua is a hamlet and census-designated place in northern Westchester County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 11,009. Chappaqua is located in the Town of New Castle.
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China
China is seen variously as an ancient civilization extending over a large area in East Asia, a nation and/or a multinational entity.
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Croatia
Croatia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska ), is a country in Central Europe and Southeastern Europe at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain, the Balkans, and the Adriatic Sea. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. Croatia borders Slovenia to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the southeast, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast.
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic ( ; , , short form Česko ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west and northwest, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. The Czech Republic has been a member of NATO since 1999 and of the European Union since 2004. The Czech Republic is also a member of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). As an OSCE participating State, the Czech Republic’s international commitments are subject to monitoring under the mandate of the U.S. Helsinki Commission. From 1 January 2009 to 30 June 2009, the Czech Republic held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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Denmark
Denmark (; , , archaic: ), officially the Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: ) together with Greenland and the Faroe Islands, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea. The country consists of a large peninsula, Jutland (Jylland) and many islands, most notably Zealand (Sjælland), Funen (Fyn), Vendsyssel-Thy (commonly considered a part of Jutland), Lolland, Falster and Bornholm, as well as hundreds of minor islands often referred to as the Danish Archipelago. Denmark has long controlled the approach to the Baltic Sea; before the digging of the Kiel Canal, water passage to the Baltic Sea was possible only through the three channels known as the "Danish straits".
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Egypt
Egypt (; , Miṣr, ; Egyptian Arabic: مصر, Maṣr, ; Coptic: , ; Greek: Αίγυπτος, Aiguptos; Egyptian:
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Finland
Finland (pronounced ), officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden on the west, Norway on the north and Russia on the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.
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France
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Germany
Germany (), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (, ), is a country in Western Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The territory of Germany covers 357.021 km2 and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants, it is the most populous member state of the European Union, and home to the third-largest number of international migrants worldwide.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong () is one of two special administrative regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the other being Macau. Situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour. With a land mass of and a population of seven million people, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Hong Kong's population is 95 percent ethnic Chinese and 5 percent from other groups. Hong Kong's Han Chinese majority originate mainly from the cities of Guangzhou and Taishan in the neighbouring Guangdong province.
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Hungary
Hungary ( ), officially the Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság ), is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest. Hungary is a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the Visegrád Group, and is a Schengen state. The official language is Hungarian, the most widely spoken non-Indo-European language in Europe, being part of the Finno-Ugric family.
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India
India (), officially the Republic of India ( ; see also official names of India), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.18 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Mainland India is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east; and it is bordered by Pakistan to the west; Bhutan, the People's Republic of China and Nepal to the north; and Bangladesh and Burma to the east. In the Indian Ocean, mainland India and the Lakshadweep Islands are in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share maritime border with Thailand and the Indonesian island of Sumatra in the Andaman Sea. India has a coastline of .
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Indonesia
Indonesia ( or ), officially the Republic of Indonesia (), is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia comprises 17,508 islands. With a population of around 238 million people, it is the world's fourth most populous country, and has the world's largest population of Muslims. Indonesia is a republic, with an elected legislature and president. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Malaysia. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, Philippines, Australia, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indonesia is a founding member of ASEAN and a member of the G-20 major economies.
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Italy
Italy (; ), officially the Italian Republic (), is a country located in south-central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia — the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea — and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, whilst Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.4 million inhabitants, it is the sixth most populous country in Europe, and the twenty-third most populous in the world.
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Japan
Japan (日本 Nihon or Nippon), officially the State of Japan ( or Nihon-koku), is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin" (because it lies to the east of nearby countries), which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
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Netherlands
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New Zealand
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Norway
Norway (; Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk)), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.8 million. It is one of the most sparsely populated countries in Europe. The majority of the country shares a border to the east with Sweden; its northernmost region is bordered by Finland to the south and Russia to the east; and Denmark lies south of its southern tip across the Skagerrak Strait. The capital city of Norway is Oslo. Norway's extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea, is home to its famous fjords.
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Poland
Poland (), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The total area of Poland is , making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. Poland has a population of over 38 million people, which makes it the 34th most populous country in the world and the sixth most populous member of the European Union, being its most populous Slavic member.
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Portugal
Portugal (, ), officially the Portuguese Republic (; ), is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are also part of Portugal.
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Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.
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Romania
Romania ( ; dated: Rumania; ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, north of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Romania shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova to the northeast, and Bulgaria to the south.
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Russia
Russia (; ), also officially known as the Russian Federation (), is a state in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk and the United States by the Bering Strait. At , Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than a ninth of the Earth's land area. Russia is also the ninth most populous nation with 142 million people. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning 9 time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources. It has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.
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Serbia
Serbia (pronounced: ), officially the Republic of Serbia (), is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central- and Southeastern Europe, covering the southern lowlands of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans. Serbia borders Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; the Republic of Macedonia to the south; and Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the west; its border with Albania is disputed. Serbia's capital city, Belgrade, is among the most populous in Southeastern Europe.
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Slovakia
The Slovak Republic (short form: Slovakia ; Slovak:, long form ) is a state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is a landlocked country bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The largest city is the capital, Bratislava, and the second largest is Košice. Slovakia is a member state of the European Union, NATO, United Nations, OECD and WTO among others. The official language is Slovak, a member of the Slavic language family.
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Slovenia
Slovenia ( ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (, ), is a country in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy on the west, the Adriatic Sea on the southwest, Croatia on the south and east, Hungary on the northeast, and Austria on the north. The capital and largest city of Slovenia is Ljubljana.
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South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an independent country wholly surrounded by South African territory.
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK, , ) and sometimes referred to simply as Korea, is a state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul. South Korea lies in a temperate climate region with a predominantly mountainous terrain. Its territory covers a total area of 99,392 square kilometers and has a population of .
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Spain
Spain ( ; , ), officially the Kingdom of Spain (), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal.
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Sweden
Sweden (pronounced , ), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: ), is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and water borders with Denmark, Germany, and Poland to the south, and Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia to the east. Sweden is also connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.
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Switzerland
Switzerland (, , , ), officially the Swiss Confederation (Confoederatio Helvetica in Latin, hence its ISO country codes CH and CHE), is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe where it is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
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Thailand
Thailand ( or ; Ratcha Anachak Thai, ), formerly Siam (, ), is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast and Indonesia and India in the Andaman Sea to the southwest.
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Ukraine
Ukraine ( ; , transliterated: , ), with its area of 603,628 km2, is the second largest country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by the Russian Federation to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast respectively.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a country and sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island nation, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border with another sovereign state, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. Great Britain is linked to continental Europe by the Channel Tunnel.
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United States
The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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Stone Reader (2003)
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Google Reader in Plain English
www.google.com - How to use Google Reader to read all your favorite news sites and blogs in one place and share news with friends.
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The Reader
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- Duration: 5:09
- Published: 22 Feb 2009
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- Author: awardmovietrailers
Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com Academy Awards Oscar 2009
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The Reader movie
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- Published: 05 May 2009
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![The Reader - Official Trailer [HD]](http://web.archive.org./web/20111128151416im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/sFd488Dg0KU/0.jpg "The Reader - Official Trailer [HD]")
The Reader - Official Trailer [HD]
Release Date: Dec 10, 2008 Genre: Drama, Romance, Adaptation Cast: Kate Winslet, David Kross, Ralph Fiennes, Jeanette Hain Director: Stephen Daldry Writers: David Hare (screenplay), Bernhard Schlink (book) MPAA Rating: R Studio: The Weinstein Company Plot: THE READER opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn" and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life - this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. THE READER is a story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another.
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"The Reader" - Trailer
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- Duration: 2:30
- Published: 01 Nov 2008
- Uploaded: 13 Nov 2011
- Author: MyspaceTitanic
The New movie with Kate Winslet.
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Google Reader: Getting Started
Room214.com - This 10-minute video tutorial from CaptureTheConversation.com walks you through the basics of how to use this popular free web-based feed reader. You'll learn how to follow what's new on your favorite sites, share cool content, publish a link blog, and more.
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'The Reader' Trailer
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- Duration: 2:21
- Published: 06 Feb 2009
- Uploaded: 14 Nov 2011
- Author: AssociatedPress
Kate Winslet was nominated for her sixth Oscar for her role as a German woman with a terrible secret. Directed by Stephen Daldry.
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JULIAN SMITH - I'm Reading a Book
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- Duration: 2:26
- Published: 19 Jan 2011
- Uploaded: 16 Nov 2011
- Author: juliansmith87
iTunes: itunes.apple.com Free Ringtone: www.myxer.com Follow me on Twitter! twitter.com Add me on Facebook! facebook.com Directed & DPd by: Julian Smith Camera Operators: Julian Smith & Justin Johns ( justinjohns.com ) Music Composed & Produced by Julian Smith CAST: Cop: Mike Galardo Julian Smith: Himself "Muh Girl": Sarah Smith Little Boy: Isaac Blanks ( tinyurl.com ) Bagpiper: Max Gillespie ( losangelesbagpiper.com ) EXTRAS Johnny Kocourek Josh Holt Mike Leach Mahari Blanks Chris Rogness Kirsten Kelly SPECIAL THANKS TO: Mike Frantantoni Josh Holt Justin Johns Mike Leach Holly Blanks Chris Rogness Kirsten Kelly JulianSmith.tv © 2011 Julian Smith Productions
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'The Reader'
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- Duration: 1:07
- Published: 12 Dec 2008
- Uploaded: 14 Nov 2011
- Author: WSJDigitalNetwork
To see more clips, go to www.wsj.com/video. Watch a scene from "The Reader", starring Kate Winslet and David Kross. Video courtesy of the Weinstein Company. (Dec. 11)
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Electric Company Easy Reader Song
From one of the early seasons, Morgan Freeman and Rita Moreno get their song on. A similar tune was used later as "One Word Comes After Another", with the same basic concept. I have to admit, this ultra hippie Easy reader was always my favorite..
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Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS 600 Video Review
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- Duration: 10:00
- Published: 25 Aug 2009
- Uploaded: 02 Nov 2011
- Author: MobileTechReview
A video review of the new Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 ebook reader with comparison to Sony PRS-505 and Amazon Kindle DX. Read our full review at: www.mobiletechreview.com
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2.5 year old Reading/ baby sign language graduate!
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- Duration: 3:19
- Published: 11 May 2008
- Uploaded: 13 Nov 2011
- Author: SmartHandsCA
ANNOUNCING our new MSH Baby Sign Language Dictionary iPhone App: mysmarthands.com www.mysmarthands.com http Fireese was a signing baby and is now a signing toddler. Fireese has learned how to sign the alphabet. Some letters are a little tricky but she is good for an almost 2 and a half year old girl. For more info and videos visit: www.mysmarthands.com Joinour baby sign language FACEBOOK group where you can post questions and get great resources www.facebook.com For parents; learn how to sign with your baby videos: www.mysmarthands.com or babies and children I recommend Signing Time videos, flashcards and books. You can access these by going to www.mysmarthands.com And finally for an amazing information site on baby sign language visit: www.learnbabysigning.com
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2008 Best Actress - Kate Winslet - The Reader
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- Duration: 0:59
- Published: 30 Jan 2009
- Uploaded: 31 Oct 2011
- Author: katewinsletcinema
The Reader (USA/UK/2008) - Hanna (Kate Winslet), is on trial for Nazi war-crimes in 1965.
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Sony Reader Daily Edition PRS-900 Video Review
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- Duration: 13:30
- Published: 30 Dec 2009
- Uploaded: 31 Oct 2011
- Author: MobileTechReview
A video review of the Sony Reader Daily Edition PRS-900 ebook reader. The Daily Edition has wirless, a touch screen and 1.6 gigs storage. It supports ePUB books from Sony's store and other online ebook stores that sell ePUB format. It can read newspapers, magazine, library ebooks and PDFs. Read our full review at: www.mobiletechreview.com
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"Everybody Poops" - a bad lip reading of the Black Eyed Peas
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- Duration: 3:14
- Published: 29 Mar 2011
- Uploaded: 16 Nov 2011
- Author: BadLipReading
Available on iTunes: itunes.apple.com Shirts now available at badlipreading.spreadshirt.com LYRICS Poop Poop Poop Poop Poop Poop I can't think when i gotta poop Poop Poop Poop Poop (Poop!) Poop Poop No eye contact! I'll beat you down! 'Cause you know that that's not scary Hero! You'll never find a human that steals school supplies And if you do Let me know who (who) And I'll beat him down. I like to poop poop out the bad vibes That's right, I'm the best one. And when we do a show I always start with this And then usually around five I'll lay down and Then I poop poop poop on the floor! Piano. Everybody poops And if they don't they're an android And should be destroyed. I forgot to break the mirrors And the spaceship soared away Why not tell me they left? You gotta flush the toilet Yeah, see that's right Professional baby I'm gonna find a chicken fight Then gonna go poo poo Mama told me she wrote me a note She forgot that I'm a soft machine man Looks like we got a big mean dookie on deck And I hate those greenish potatoes with them soggy fish sticks! When I'm on the pot after working for hours Watch out down there When i'm dumping my log Everybody poops And if they don't they're an android And should be destroyed. I be regular, bitches Everybody poops And if they don't they're an android And should be destroyed. Yeah I'm going downtown Gotta get me some tissue Fergie used it all up 'Cause she got bowel issues Yeah, she ain't no android You can take my word I'm-IIII-I'm <b>...</b>
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"Russian Unicorn" — a bad lip reading of Michael Bublé
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- Duration: 4:27
- Published: 12 Jul 2011
- Uploaded: 16 Nov 2011
- Author: BadLipReading
iTUNES LINK: tinyurl.com Original video here: tinyurl.com If that link is blocked, try this one: youtu.be Watch Michael Bublé share his thoughts on "Russian Unicorn": www.youtube.com Lyrics are below (but you can also turn on the captions by clicking the CC button below the video.) RUSSIAN UNICORN I'ma blast your brains Talking full-on sex I got a porcupine called "Zazoom" He leaves his scent on people's graves (Why is Zazoom always around so many graves?) I had a cold one time, then I licked myself Why don't y'all just float off Now you're useless I need a woman with a Benz looking to lose it I ate the cookie then I gave it back to Benny There she go Now watch me flow Oh, the night is young Now baby we could shoot a Russian unicorn We'll probably do it on the couch While my roomie's out hiking So take if off and bite your tongue And hope my roommate don't come home A "Hot Pocket" for twenty cents is a steal any day of the week I wanna shave that mustache and then have gelato We're here for too long We gotta run, ok? And trick those monsters so that they don't shoot my left nut. I know you ain't a bitch, cuz girl you kill it I pee-peed in your glove and soon you'll start to smell it If your body's a secret girl then you about to spill it When I count to three dismount Oh, the night is young Now baby we could shoot a Russian unicorn We'll probably do it on the couch While my roomie's out hiking So take if off and bite your tongue I think that I ought to confess I drink <b>...</b>
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"Morning Dew" — a bad lip reading of Bruno Mars, feat. Lady Gaga and Jay-Z
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- Duration: 4:11
- Published: 09 Aug 2011
- Uploaded: 16 Nov 2011
- Author: BadLipReading
Available on itunes: tinyurl.com LYRICS BELOW: Shirts available at badlipreading.spreadshirt.com Lyrics are below (but you can also turn on the captions by clicking the CC button below the video.) Original Bruno video here youtu.be Original Gaga video here: youtu.be Original Jay-Z video here: youtu.be MORNING DEW That dope fiend wanted to strip naked and think Now she's rolling like a pimp, yeah Gonna send flowers to all my foes Drive a Mexican cab to the store Stink and sweat out the juice we got in there I'm damp for the easy muffin What it is, I'm a night trauma life guard Chicken never hurt me I'm a good flavor top dog See me on my float in my bronze tuxedo Stop me at the club, I'm Han, you're Greedo Keep wanting your morning dew You're my pizza man, my pizza man I like spastic golden toys Keep wanting your morning dew This huge pizza's made with cheese and broccoli You got a trophy when you won that thing Aunt Sharona hates a puppet Don't freak if your XBOX ain't a pay phone Don't ever make a sick child thick toast Tonight after wine I'ma knock you in the head, and then Grande taco If I had a furry pet monkey right here Then I'd take him out to Shady Pine and get a cold beer Keep wanting your morning dew You're my pizza man, my pizza man I like spastic golden toys Keep wanting your morning dew This huge pizza's made with cheese and broccoli One time I drew a pink ice castle with a Green hot dog and three light snacks I'ma teach y'all how to scrape out the sink drain <b>...</b>
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What Is RSS?
This is a short tutorial brought to you by PBriscoe.com. It explains briefly what RSS is and how to use Google Reader to read your RSS subscriptions
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The Reader - Movie Trailer
xclusive trailer for the movie "The Reader" - starring Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Karoline Herfurth, & Hannah Herzsprung. SYNOPSES: When he falls ill on his way home from school, 15 year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. The two begin an unexpected and passionate affair only for Hanna to suddenly and inexplicably disappear. Eight years later, Michael, now a young law student observing Nazi war trials, meets his former lover again, under very different circumstances. Hanna is on trial for a hideous crime, and as she refuses to defend herself, Michael gradually realizes his boyhood love may be guarding a secret she considers to be more shameful than murder. RELEASE DATE: December 12th, 2008 The Weinstein Company (c) NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGMENT INTENDED!! JUST TRYING TO PROMOTE THIS AWESOME MOVIE!!
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Bernhard Schlink author of 'The Reader' on Q TV
www.youtube.com/qtv German author Bernhard Schlink sits down with CBC Q host Jian Ghomeshi. The book became the first book by a German to make the New York Times Best seller list. It's adaptation to film received five Academy Award nominations and won Kate Winslet the Oscar for best actress.
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Learn to Speed Read!
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- Duration: 3:38
- Published: 09 Feb 2007
- Uploaded: 15 Nov 2011
- Author: MathCrazyTutoring
Here Kris explains the principles of Speed Reading, and gives you a few exercises to try. Visit krismadden.com for more information.
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Eddi Reader - Allelujah - Live At The Basement
Broadcast from The Basement, Sydney on ABC, Australia - Nov 2006.
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John Martyn with Eddi Reader - He Got All The Whiskey
From Transatlantic Sessions series 2 (1998) song: Bobby Charles bass: Danny Thompson weissenborn: Jerry Douglas mandolin: Russ Bareneberg percussion: Tommy Hayes
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| image file | Reader's Digest cover, May 2011.jpg |
|---|---|
| editor | Peggy Northrop |
| editor title | Editor-in-chief |
| circulation | 7.1 million |
| company | The Reader's Digest Association |
| founder | DeWitt and Lila Bell Wallace |
| firstdate | |
| country | United States |
| based | New York, New York |
| website | rd.com |
| issn | 0034-0375 }} |
Reader's Digest, a general interest family magazine, published 10 times annually. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, its headquarters is now in New York City. It was founded in 1922, by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace. For many years, Reader's Digest was the best-selling consumer magazine in the United States, losing the distinction in 2009 to Better Homes and Gardens. According to Mediamark Research, it reaches more readers with household incomes of $100,000+ than Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and Inc. combined.
Global editions of Reader's Digest reach an additional 40 million people in more than 70 countries, with 50 editions in 21 languages. It has a global circulation of 17 million, making it the largest paid circulation magazine in the world. It is also published in Braille, digital, audio, and a version in large type called Reader's Digest Large Print. The magazine is compact, with its pages roughly half the size of most American magazines'. Hence, in the summer of 2005, the U.S. edition adopted the slogan, "America in your pocket." In January 2008, it was changed to "Life well shared."
History
Inception and growth
The magazine was started by Dewitt Wallace, while recovering from shrapnel wounds received in World War I. Wallace had the idea to gather a sampling of favorite articles on many subjects from various monthly magazines, sometimes condensing and rewriting them, and to combine them into one magazine. Since its inception, Reader's Digest has maintained a conservative and anti-communist perspective on political and social issues. The Wallaces initially hoped the journal could provide $5,000 of net income. Mr. Wallace’s continuing correct assessment of what the potential mass-market audience wanted to read led to rapid growth. By 1929, the magazine had 290,000 subscribers and had a gross income of $900,000 a year. The first international edition was published in the United Kingdom in 1938 and was sold at 2 shillings. By the 40th anniversary of Reader’s Digest, there were 40 international editions, in 13 languages and Braille, and it was the largest-circulating journal in Canada, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Peru and other countries, with a total international circulation of 23 million.
The first "Word Power" column of the magazine was published in the January 1945 edition. The author's name, Wilfred J. Funk, was disclosed in the February 1945 issue. In December 1952 the magazine published "Cancer by the Carton", a series of articles that linked smoking with lung cancer. This first brought the dangers of smoking to public attention which, up to then, had ignored the health threats.
From 2002 through 2006, Reader's Digest conducted a vocabulary competition in schools throughout the United States called Reader's Digest National Word Power Challenge (NWPC). In 2007, the magazine said it had decided not to have the competition for the 2007–2008 school year, "but rather to use the time to evaluate the program in every respect, including scope, mission, and model for implementation."
In 2006, the magazine published three more local-language editions in Slovenia, Croatia and Romania. In October 2007, the Digest expanded in Serbia. The magazine's licensee in Italy stopped publishing in December 2007. The magazine launched in The People's Republic of China in 2008.
For 2010, the U.S. edition of the magazine planned to decrease its circulation to 5.5 million, from 8 million, to publish 10 times a year rather than 12, and to increase digital offerings. It also planned to reduce its number of celebrity profiles and how-to features, and increase the number of inspiring spiritual stories and stories about the military.
Business organization and ownership
The magazine's parent company, The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (RDA), became a publicly traded corporation in 1990. RDA has reported a net loss each year since 2005. In March 2007, Ripplewood Holdings LLC led a consortium of private equity investors who bought the company through a leveraged buy-out for US$2.8 billion, financed primarily by the issuance of US$2.2 billion of debt. Ripplewood invested $275 million of its own money, and had partners including Rothschild Bank of Zurich and GoldenTree Asset Management of New York. The private equity deal tripled the association's interest payments, to $148 million a year.On 24 August 2009 RDA announced it had filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy court a pre-arranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy, in order to continue operations, and to restructure the $2.2 billion debt undertaken by the leveraged buy-out transaction. The company emerged from bankruptcy with the lenders exchanging debt for equity, and Ripplewood's entire equity investment was extinguished.
In April 2010, the UK arm was sold to its management. It has a licensing deal with the US company to continue publishing the UK edition.
In the US the company cut the number of issues it published a year from 12 to 10 last year. It also cut its circulation guarantee for advertisers to 5.5 million copies from 8 million.
Sweepstakes agreement
In 2001, 32 states attorneys general reached agreements with the company and other sweepstakes operators to settle allegations that they tricked the elderly into buying products because they were a "guaranteed winner" of a lottery. The settlement required the companies to expand the type size of notices in the packaging that no purchase is necessary to play the sweepstakes, and to:# Establish a "Do Not Contact List" and refrain from soliciting any future "high-activity" customers unless and until Reader's Digest actually makes contact with that customer and determines that the customer is not buying because he or she thinks that the purchase will improve his or her chances of winning. # Send letters to individuals who spend more than $1,000 in a six-month period telling them that they are not required to make purchases to win the sweepstakes, that making a purchase will not improve their chances of winning and that, in fact, all entries have the same chance to win whether or not the entry is accompanied by a purchase.
The agreement appeared to adversely affect Reader's Digest circulation in the U.S. Its 1970s peak circulation was 17 million U.S. subscribers.
Direct marketing
RDA offers many mail-order products included with "sweepstakes" or contests. U.S. Reader's Digest and the company's other U.S. magazines do not use sweepstakes in their direct mail promotions.
Criticism
Reader's Digest in the UK has been criticised by the Trading Standards Institute for preying on the elderly and vulnerable with misleading bulk mailings that claim the recipient is guaranteed a large cash prize and advising them not to discuss this with anyone else. Following their complaint, an investigation was launched by the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA investigation upheld the complaint, ruling that the Reader's Digest mailing was irresponsible, misleading (particularly for the elderly) and had breached three clauses of the CAP code. Reader's Digest were told not to use this mailing again.
International editions
Although Reader's Digest was founded in the U.S., its international editions have made it the best-selling monthly magazine in the world. The magazine's worldwide circulation including all editions has reached 17 million copies and 70 million readers.Reader's Digest is currently published in 52 editions and 35 languages and is available in over 100 countries, including Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, and the People's Republic of China in 2008.
Its international editions account for about 50% of the magazine's trade volume. In each market, local editors commission or purchase articles for their own market and share content with US and other editions. The selected articles are then translated by local translators and the translations edited by the local editors to make them match the "well-educated informal" style of the American edition.
Over the 87 years, the company has published editions in various languages in different countries, or for different regions.
Usually these editions started out as translations of the US version of the magazine, but over time many non-US editions became unique, providing local material more germane to local readers. Local editions that still publish the bulk of the American Reader's Digest are usually titled with a qualifier, such as the Portuguese edition, Seleções do Reader's Digest (Selections from Reader's Digest), or the Swedish edition, Reader's Digest Det Bästa (The Best of Reader's Digest).
The list is sorted by year of first publication. Some countries had editions but no longer do; for example, the Danish version of Reader's Digest (Det Bedste) ceased publication in 2005 and was replaced by the Swedish version (Reader's Digest Det Bästa); as a result the Swedish edition covers stories about both countries (but written solely in Swedish). The Italian version (Selezione) ran for 60 years until it was shut down in 2007, and the Japanese edition ran from September 1946 until February 1986.
Arabic editions
The first Reader's Digest publication in the Arab World was printed in Egypt in September 1943. The license was eventually terminated.The second effort and the first Reader's Digest franchise agreement was negotiated through the efforts of Frederick Pittera, in 1976, an American entrepreneur, who sold the idea to Lebanon's former Foreign Minister, Dr. Lucien Dahdah, then son-in-law of Suleiman Frangieh, President of Lebanon. Dahdah partnered with Ghassan Al Tueni, (former Lebanon Ambassador to the United Nations, and publisher of Al Nahar newspaper, Beirut), in publishing Reader's Digest in the Arabic language. It was printed in Cairo for distribution throughout the Arab world under title Al- Mukhtar. In format, Al-Mukhtar was the same as the U.S. edition with 75% of the editorial content. Dr. Philip Hitti, Chairman of Princeton University's Department of Oriental Languages and a team of Arabic advisers counseled on what would be of interest to Arabic readers. The publication of Al-Mukhtar was terminated by Reader's Digest in April 1993.
Canadian edition
The Canadian edition first appeared in February 1948, and today the vast majority of it is Canadian content. All major articles in the August 2005 edition and most of the minor articles were selected from locally-produced articles that matched the Digest style. There is usually at least one major American article in most issues."Life's Like That" is the Canadian name of "Life in These United States." All other titles are taken from the American publication. Recent "That's Outrageous" articles have been using editorials from the Calgary Sun.
Under new management—the new editor is Robert Goyette—the Canadian edition continues to publish.
Indian edition
The Indian edition was first published in 1954. Its circulation then was 40,000 copies. Today, the magazine is published in India by Living Media India Ltd., and sold over 600,000 copies monthly in 2008. It prints Indian and international articles.The Indian Reader's Digest was owned for many years by the Tata Group of companies. Reader's Digest first entered India in 1954. It is currently owned by the Living Media Group. According to the Indian Readership Survey Round II of 2009, the readership for Reader's Digest is 3.94 million, second only to India Today at 5.62 million.
The Indian edition is controlled by the India Today Group; the Chief Executive Officer is Ashish Bagga. The Digest Editor is Mohan Sivanand.
Books
Reader's Digest publishes bi-monthly a series of softcover anthology books called Reader's Digest Select Editions (previously known as Reader's Digest Condensed Books). During the 1970s, there was also a Reader's Digest Press which published full-length, original works of non-fiction.
Editors
#Lila Bell Wallace and DeWitt Wallace (1922–1964) #Hobart D. Lewis (1964–1976) #Edward T. Thompson (1976–1984) #Kenneth O. Gilmore (1984–1990) #Kenneth Tomlinson (1990–1996) #Christopher Willcox (1996–2000) #Eric Schrier (2000–2001) #Jacqueline Leo (2001–2007) #Peggy Northrop (2007–present)
See also
Notes
References
External links
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