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“Psycho” Norman Bates Alfred Hitchcock’s murderous motel proprietor is scary enough, but he’s perhaps more fright- ening when yo ...

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Reading isn’t just filling your head—it’s nourishing it. The latest science on the magic of books. By Marc Peyser 122 march 2019 ...

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Mixed-Up Months Though March comes third in our modern calendar, the Roman calendar originally had only ten months, running from ...

Reader’s Digest (ISSN 0034-0375) (USPS 865-820), (CPM Agreement# 40031457), Vol. 193, No. 1148, March 2019. © 2019. Published mo ...

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