Reader 2011 Issue 13 cover

Reader 2011 Issue 13

Rating 4.1
Word count
83K words
Chapters
56

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Summary

For years, Reader magazine has seen the promotion of humanity's finest culture as its duty. It maintains the editorial purpose of 'drawing widely from China and abroad, gathering the essence, inspiring thought and broadening horizons,' and the publishing philosophy that 'choosing Reader means choosing excellent culture.' It seeks the true, the good and the beautiful in human nature and expresses humanistic care. Keeping pace with the times in content and form, it pursues high taste, high quality and fine work, and through the richness and diversity of its form and content it has won the love and support of readers of all ages and all social classes.

Editor's review

Reader 2011 No. 13 embodies its editorial mission—"drawing widely from Chinese and foreign sources, gathering the finest writing, enlightening thought, broadening horizons"—in a well-layered selection: observations and stories from abroad sit alongside domestic writers' portraits of human nature and social life, with a balance between informative content, readability, and emotional resonance. The editors pursue high quality in both content and form without raising the bar too high—most pieces are short, the language is clean, and no special background is needed to finish one, making the issue easy to pick up in spare moments. It is closer to a curated reading list than to a book with a sustained argument: its value lies in pre-screening for the reader, presenting a concentrated set of highly readable texts and, through different authors' perspectives, prompting attention to parts of life often overlooked. For longtime readers it fills gaps; for those just building a reading habit, it is a friendly starting point.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Young readers just building a reading habit who need short pieces for practice
  • Busy professionals who can only read in fragmented time
  • Readers interested in humanities topics who enjoy comparing styles across authors
  • Families who want a household publication that all ages can browse

Not a good fit for

  • Readers seeking in-depth treatment of a single theme and hoping to read thoroughly around one issue
  • Readers who only read literary fiction and have little patience for essays and sketches
  • Readers expecting strong argumentation and debate and who find the tone too mild

Reading tips

  1. Start with pieces whose titles are unfamiliar in the table of contents, rather than only picking familiar authors and missing new voices
  2. Group the articles by theme and read one group at a time, pausing after each group before continuing
  3. Keep a small notebook to record authors or titles you want to read further, making them easy to find later
  4. Reread underlined passages a month later to check whether your judgments have changed

About the publisher

Duzhe Publishing & Media Corp. China · Founded in 2009

Duzhe Publishing & Media Corp. takes Duzhe magazine as its core brand, with publishing directions covering periodicals, books, and textbooks and supplementary teaching materials, among which the Duzhe series of periodicals is its most representative publication. The books in the database are mainly various 2012 issues of Duzhe, such as several issues from No. 14 to No. 24, reflecting the publisher's approach of drawing on the author resources of the Duzhe editorial department and featuring the collected publication of periodical content. In addition to periodical publications, the company is also involved in the publication and distribution of books and textbooks and supplementary teaching materials. However, publicly available information in the database is limited, the common categories are not yet clear, and the representative books are concentrated on issues of Duzhe magazine, making it difficult to fully present its book publishing structure on this basis. Overall, the publisher's characteristic lies in relying on the Duzhe brand to carry out serialized and continuous publishing development around periodical content, with author resources drawn mainly from the Duzhe editorial department and related editorial teams.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 【卷首语】 不学英语
  3. 【目录】
  4. 【文苑】 第三只鸽子的传奇
  5. 【文苑】 奥斯威辛的烛
  6. 【杂谈随感】 在一个时代里缓慢行走
  7. 【杂谈随感】 幸福的按钮
  8. 【人生之旅】 小钱大快乐
  9. 【点滴】 为小事感动
  10. 【原创精品】 荆花的辩证
  11. 【点滴】 背景
  12. 【人物】 李健熙:“三星之魂”
  13. 【点滴】 四大名著的雷人简介
  14. 【历史一页】 解放战争启示录
  15. 【言论】 言论
  16. 【人世间】 不朽的情书
  17. 【两代之间】 刻骨铭心的两件事
  18. 【书林一叶】 你真的那么有远见吗
  19. 【乐活】 在机场如何消磨幸福时光
  20. 【在海外】 生生不息的柏林
  21. 【婚姻家庭】 爱到地老天荒
  22. 【点滴】 时间使人忘记爱情
  23. 【话题】 中国足球原罪
  24. 【杂谈随感】 面试研究生
  25. 【名人轶事】 胡适的言行之妙
  26. 【文苑】 回家
  27. 【幽默小品】 猎熊
  28. 【杂谈随感】 “给力”背后的三次语言冲击波
  29. 【杂谈随感】 天分
  30. 【漫画与幽默】 漫画与幽默
  31. 【人物】 叶公超:最是文人不自由
  32. 【名人轶事】 未雨绸缪的讣告
  33. 【意林】 精明是一种死罪
  34. 【意林】 三分之一
  35. 【意林】 听史铁生讲故事
  36. 【人世间】 你才是我真正的朋友
  37. 【人生之旅】 向美行礼
  38. 【杂谈随感】 比尔·盖茨定律
  39. 【经营之道】 “一只手”揽来大把财富
  40. 【两代之间】 永恒的母亲
  41. 【文苑】 人生铺垫
  42. 【体育之窗】 NBA经典绰号
  43. 【社会之窗】 中国钢琴教育之乱象
  44. 【在海外】 比流泪更重要的事情
  45. 【科海览胜】 关于接吻的16件趣事
  46. 【人世间】 只要你们过得好
  47. 【点滴】 重逢
  48. 【话题】 房价涨没涨,要看怎么比
  49. 【点滴】 鸟妈妈的秘密
  50. 【心理人生】 群体的智慧
  51. 【资料卡】 压力最大和压力最小的工作
  52. 【青年一代】 那些不会倒流的时光
  53. 【回忆】 童年的读书梦
  54. 【文苑】 聂勒的茶
  55. 【人世间】 没有勋章的凯旋
  56. 【点滴】 爱惜

FAQ

Is this issue better for subscribers or for occasional buyers?
Both work. Each issue stands alone, so buying a single copy will not leave you confused for lack of prior context; for subscribers, its value is more like steady companionship, delivering a curated batch of short pieces on schedule and saving the time of choosing articles yourself.
How can I extend the reading so I don't forget it right after finishing?
Pick the three pieces that impressed you most, write down why each moved you, and then follow the authors' names to one or two of their books. Turning scattered reading into a thread makes the memory stronger and helps you discover the themes you truly care about.
Is it suitable for classroom use as a textbook?
Not really as a textbook. It has no exercises, annotations, or systematic knowledge framework, and the pieces are not arranged in a progressive sequence. It can serve as supplementary extracurricular reading to build language sense and broaden horizons; it would be more effective if teachers select pieces and design discussion questions separately.

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The Editorial Department of Readers is the editorial unit of the Readers Magazine Press responsible for editing and publishing Readers. Founded in Lanzhou in March 1981 and sponsored by Readers Publishing & Media Co., Ltd., Readers is known as "a spiritual reader for the Chinese people" and has accumulated a circulation of over 2.1 billion copies. The department handles topic planning, manuscript selection and publication of the magazine. The database contains 262 of its editorial works, with representative issues including Nos. 16 to 23 of 2023. Based on available materials, public information about the department's specific staffing, history and operational details is limited; its profile is mainly presented through the ongoing issues of Readers, through which it has exerted a steady and broad influence on readers by conveying warm stories, humanistic essays and reflections on life.

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