Reader's Digest -- August 2011

Selected articles from the August 2011 Reader's Digest that I though were worth passing on.  In a few cases, Reader's Digest didn't put the articles on their website (or Google couldn't find it) but I found other places that had the articles.  Not sure the links are legal and will probably be shut down before too long, but here they are anyhow.

• Four Reasons You Need a Vacation
• How To Get Your Boss Fired
• What Drowning Really Looks Like (iPad eBooks)
• Eight Quiet Signs of Someone Drowning
• Grading the Better Business Bureau
• How Safe is Our Water Really?
• America's Hero Pets
• Kicked to the Curb (iPad eBooks)
• The Best Medicine (iPad eBooks)

In other news, Reader's Digest will be offering an iPad version of the magazine soon for only $14 a year.  Far cheaper than the $25-30 they want for renewals.  (Hint: Ignore renewal notices until they get desperate and send the $10/year renewal -- then cross out "1 year" and write in "5 years" and send them a check for $50.  They'll honor it and you'll get it at a great rate for a long time.)