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Life...The Reader's Digest Version
Peggy Northrop
Great Advice, Simply Put
Reader's Digest
August 2011
On Sale: August 18, 2011
176 pages
ISBN: 1606523449
EAN: 9781606523445
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Life... is what you make it Getting the most out of life can be so much easier if you
know the coordinates. Whether you want to take the scenic
route, make a quick detour, or find the simplest shortcut,
there can be no substitute for a good roadmap. Part
instruction manual, part GPS, part beloved confidante,
Life...The Reader's Digest Version brims with smart ideas to
help you navigate those tricky roads you travel each day.
Covering key topics, this handy little guide includes advice
that spans from surprising tips for dealing with a crisis to
surefire suggestions for remembering names. Inside, you'll
discover how to: * Talk your way out of a traffic ticket
* Score the best seats
* Make a great first impression
* Tie a necktie in 7 easy steps
* Be the life of the party ...and there's more. Each of the short-but-sweet topics
delivers a shot of instant advice, distilled as only
Reader's Digest can-a little life lesson that really works.
About the Author
Peggy Northrop is the VP, Global Editor-in-Chief of Reader's
Digest. Peggy Northrop became Editor-in-Chief of Reader's
Digest in November 2007. Under her leadership in 2009, the
reinvented and redesigned Reader's Digest won an American
Society of Magazine Editor's "Ellie" award for General
Excellence the industry's highest honor and the first win in
the magazine's history. In June 2009, Northrop was named
Global Editor-in-Chief, with editorial responsibility for 50
international Reader's Digest editions published in 22
languages. Prior to joining RDA, Northrop was Editor-in-Chief of More
magazine. Under her tenure, the magazine grew to over 1
million circulation and added revenue-generating reader
events, including "Escape with More" and the "Reinvention
Convention." More was named AdAge's 2006 Magazine of the
Year and was recognized with an ASME General Excellence
nomination. Northrop began her career in newspapers, and went on to
serve in senior editorial positions at Health, Vogue,
Glamour, Redbook (Executive Editor), Real Simple (Deputy
Editor), and Organic Style (Editor-in-Chief). For much of
her career, she specialized in health reporting for women;
her work was recognized with numerous industry awards. Northrop has been a regular contributor to The Today Show,
The CBS Early Show and PBS's To The Contrary and was
executive producer of More magazine's Gracie award-winning
radio show, MoreTime. She is Vice President of the Board of
Directors of the American Society of Magazine Editors and
serves as a board member of her family's business, The
Observer Publishing Company, in Washington, PA. Active with
the international humanitarian organization CARE, she earned
a B.A. degree from the University of California, Berkeley,
and now lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband and daughter.
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