Specialty Books

Country Heart & Soul is a fitting tribute to Country magazine's trailblazing community of readers. It's an amazing collection of the most heartwarming, wise, inspirational and funny reader-written stories of the last 25 years. Best of all, these humorous and heartfelt stories are paired with ALL-NEW photographs from favorite Country photographers that will whisk you up and take you on an emotional journey.

Save hundreds of dollars in home repairs by doing them yourself! It's easy with Family Handyman Whole House Repair Guide by your side. Inside this comprehensive collection, you'll get 300+ expert solutions for every DIYer—beginners and pros! Plus, it's packed with easy-to-follow directions, detailed photos and valuable advice from experienced professionals that will help take the guesswork out of common household repairs.

Whether you're a beginner or a pro, Family Handyman Do-It-Yourself Basics 2019 gives you 130+ projects & tips that show you how to get the job done right…without calling an expensive repairman! Plus, you'll find easy–to–follow directions, detailed photos and valuable expert advice you can trust.

Tackle your biggest storage problems with the biggest organization book from Family Handyman, Ultimate Storage Solutions. Inside you’ll discover 450+ clever projects & tips that will help you manage the mess in one weekend or less!

Master the skills you need to tackle home improvements with Build Your Skills, a hands-on DIY book from Family Handyman magazine. This comprehensive guide gives you the proper tools, techniques and confidence you need to complete any home improvement and repair BY YOURSELF. You’ll find real-world lessons from expert carpenters, plumbers, electricians and more in every home improvement area, simplified for every level of DIYer!

Relive those golden days of classroom fun with School Days! Whether you spent your early years in a one-room country schoolhouse or a redbrick building located in the center of town, you're sure to relish this heartwarming book of memories. The editors of Reminisce, America's No. 1 nostalgia magazine, created this delightful collection of real-life classroom stories, told by the folks who lived them. Turn back the clock as they recall the joys of school dances, lunchroom hijinks, adventurous bus rides, unique uniforms and so much more.

Save time & money on your next DIY project with the year's best fixes, upgrades and more inside Family Handyman Home Improvement. Inside you’ll find home improvement ideas for every level of DIYer—from beginners to pros—and every room of your home, both inside and out! You'll save hundreds of dollars in home improvements by doing them yourself, with results you'll be proud to show off!

Stopping Diabetes in Its Tracks brings you all of the latest diabetes facts, practical tips and strategies in one, convenient book. Broken down into two sections, you’ll first learn about lifestyle changes with “Start Right Now” and then gain hope through discussion of breakthrough medical studies in “Looking Ahead.” You’ll also find a clear, unbiased look at the latest tests, drugs, insulin therapy, surgery, alternative therapy, exercise, and diets that can bring your blood sugar into a normal range.

Keep your brain happy with Mind Stretchers Vol. 1, a fun collection of puzzles and activities that’s perfect entertainment for all ages. Inside you’ll find crosswords, word searches, trivia, logic and numerical games—all designed to inspire and stimulate the mind!

Discover how to keep your home running smoothly, extend the life of your appliances and avoid expensive repair bills with Family Handyman Make It Last! Whether you’re a first-time homeowner or you’ve owned a home for years, trust Make It Last to help you complete maintenance and repair projects correctly & confidently. You’ll also get money-saving advice from the pros on how to double the life of your appliances, restore the efficiency of your heating and cooling system and when to replace rather than repair items.

Go back to the days of star-studded opening nights and edge-of-your-seat radio dramas with That’s Entertainment! This exciting book from Reminisce, America’s favorite nostalgia magazine, is bursting with real-life memories and spellbinding photos showcasing the stories of readers across North America. From broadcasts and baseball to radio and recreation, this keepsake collection revisits the quintessential entertainment highlights of yesteryear.

Swing on in to the 1940s! From inspiring stories of community support and the war effort to crack-you-up tales of childhood fun and Hollywood grandeur, Reminisce Life in the Fantastic ‘40s brings you back to this remarkable decade.

The days of inefficient, archaic, time-consuming, unsafe, and impractical fitness workouts are over. The 60-Second Sweat combines hot fitness trends High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and Metabolic Resistance Training (MRT) into a single efficient and effective training program, with each exercise requiring no more than 60 seconds. It is not a short-term fix, but, rather, a roadmap to the fittest, most confident you. You’ll learn how to attain phenomenal and sustainable fitness safely and realistically...1 minute at a time...

Reader’s Digest Homemade is your guide to saving a small fortune by making everyday household items yourself. Inside you’ll find low-cost, all-natural replacement recipes for more than 700 name-brand products that you buy week in and week out at the supermarket, pharmacy, or discount store. At the same time, you’ll fill your cabinets with fresh, super high-quality products that work or taste great—without all the chemicals and preservatives of store-bought versions.

The Sugar Savvy Solution is more than a diet. It’s an eye-opening, confidence-building, life-affirming program that literally and scientifically helps remap your brain chemistry to change what you crave and want to eat. It’s a plan that will empower you from the top down and inside out. This one-of-a-kind plan beats obesity where it begins—in your brain. The Sugar Savvy motto: Eat whatever you want, but we will change what you want. Guaranteed!

The first in a new series, this fun book will boost your memory and mental sharpness with a variety of puzzles, word games, logic conundrums, trivia quizzes and more. Featuring favorites like crosswords, word searches, and Sudoku, each volume will also include less-familiar puzzle types to test your logic, spatial and numerical skills along with your knowledge of long-lost bits of history. With more than 250 challenges at varying levels of difficulty, there is sure to be something to delight everyone!

In The Big Fat Truth, you’ll unearth the real reasons you’re overweight (and it’s not because you love food!). Author J.D. Roth will show you how to create your own reality show and shake up your life to do the impossible. Included throughout are inspiring stories, advice, and before-and-after photos from people J.D. has helped to lose weight (both on camera and off), along with quick tips for how to stay accountable and a 30-day plan for putting this advice into action.

With The Best of Birds & Blooms 2016 in hand, you'll have instant access to all the year's best problem solvers from Birds & Blooms magazine. You'll create the "backyard oasis" of your dreams with 200+ helpful gardening and bird-attracting solutions. Inside you’ll find, how-to garden plans, up-close bird and butterfly photos and common-sense advice for attracting more birds and growing bigger blooms.

Conquering Heart Attacks & Strokes arms you with everything you need to combat the potent cardiovascular enemies that make heart attacks and strokes the leading causes of death in North America. You'll learn how to recognize the danger signs, assess your own risk and adjust your lifestyle in easy steps. In some cases, you'll even learn how to reverse existing damage.

Discover where you can save the most money in your home! In Save Energy, Save Money! you’ll find 201 projects, tips and ideas to help you lower your utility bills and make your home more comfortable. Find out how to save money based on the location and condition of your home, your budget and your skill level.

Now, you have the power to change the course of your diabetes with every bite you eat, every walk you take, every pound you lose, and every positive move you make. With the step-by-step advice found in Reader’s Digest Reverse Diabetes, in just 12 weeks you can: Lower your blood sugar by up to 25%, trim inches from your waistline and lose dangerous belly fat and lower the need for diabetes medication. With Reverse Diabetes, you’ll learn how to improve your quality of life and control your blood sugar so that it doesn't control you.

Master the most common DIY skills with Do-It-Yourself Basics. Whether you're a beginner or a pro, this DIY book gives you 120+ projects & tips that show you how to get the job done right…without calling an expensive repairman! Plus, you'll find easy-to-follow directions, detailed photos and valuable advice from the experts you can trust. You'll SAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS by completing projects yourself, with results you'll be proud to show off!

The Survival Doctor's Complete Handbook will take you step by step through the essentials of medical care during a crisis. Perhaps you’ve been stranded by a sudden storm when out camping. Maybe you live alone in a rural area and can’t easily get to a doctor when you hurt your arm. Or you just want to make sure you and your family are prepared to safely weather the next Superstorm Sandy, polar vortex, tornado strike, heat wave, earthquake, or other natural disaster. Whatever your situation and your health needs, The Survival Doctor's Complete Handbook is your must-have medical resource.

Most dads get their best material from their families. And that's what you’ll find here with Dumb Dad Jokes: a collection of riddles, jokes, one-liners, hilarious anecdotes and pointed wit that see families for what they truly are—a chief source of amusement! These family-friendly jokes can be shared across generations, around the dinner table or the camp fire. "Did you hear that NASA has launched several cows into orbit? It was the herd shot around the world!" Truly, there’s something for everyone from age 6 to 106!

Save time & money on your next DIY project with the year's best fixes, upgrades and more inside Family Handyman Best Tips & Projects 2015. Inside you’ll find 300+ projects & tips for every level of DIYer—from beginners to pros—and every room of your home, both inside and out! You'll save hundreds of dollars in home improvements by doing them yourself, with results you'll be proud to show off!

Use Your Words is an entertaining collection from Reader’s Digest that combines the best selection of content from two of the magazine’s most popular columns: Word Power Quizzes and Quotable Quotes. It’s packed with quotes collected from a variety of books, speeches, journals, and articles, plus word quizzes that will help you discover the meaning of unfamiliar words, add new or unusual words to your vocabulary, and help you stay up to date on new words entering the lexicon.

Attracting birds to your backyard just got a little easier. The Ultimate Guide to Birding, brought to you by the editors of Birds & Blooms magazine, shows you how! Filled with expert ideas for creating your own bustling bird haven, it shows the top foods preferred by your favorite winged visitors, how to create a safe environment they’ll want to nest in and the very best plants you can grow to keep them coming back.