In the Magazine: Reader's Digest October 2010

Only in America

It’s the home of the brave – and of the brazen. We celebrate the best, the biggest and the most bizarre of the United States

One Wild Idea

Looking for a needle in a haystack? Will enabling people to keep Australian wildlife as pets save endangered species? Or add to animal welfare problems?

Suicide Watchman

Meet the “angel” who has saved scores of lives at a notorious suicide spot

Sound Smart

Avoid grammar gremlins with our guide to good word usage

A beautiful mind

Eat Pray Love’s James Franco has far more to offer than a pretty face

The comeback

Ready to return to a career after years spent raising children?

Halloween

The spookiest party of the year

Going Solo

Adventurer Andrew McAuley set off in a kayak to paddle from New Zealand to Australia. His story is told by his wife

For more on Iceland, including volcano photographs: www.iceland.org/

Books
For more on Peter Robinson and his Chief Inspector Banks series: www.inspectorbanks.com
For more on the Sookie Stackhouse books: www.charlaineharris.com/
For more on Seth Grahame-Smith, find him on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/sethgs or join the Facebook page on Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter go to: www.facebook.com/abrahamlincolnvampirehunter
To see Sebastian Junger talking about the war in Afghanistan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNiR3elmul8
To read or listen to a sample of The Passage: http://www.readthepassage.com.au/

Movies
For the trailer for Salt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ40WlshNwU
For more on Centurion: http://www.centurionmovie.com/
For more on Scott Pilgrim vs The World: http://www.scottpilgrimthemovie.com/

On The Web

Recipes
Salmon and Asparagus Lasagne
Goat's Cheese, Spinach and Pesto Lasagne
Healthiest-Ever Lasagne
Roast pumpkin and asparagus lasagne
Vegetable and Three-cheese Lasagne
Click here for more recipes

Gardening Tips
Enjoy a low-allergy garden
How to take a Cutting
How to Grow Tomatoes
Cool the house and backyard
Click here for many more gardening tips