Readers 2012 Issue 9

Editorial Department of ReadersDuzhe Publishing & Media Corp. · ChinaFeb 2015

4.0

Word count: 81K words
Chapters: 66

Editor's review

This volume is the collected edition of Reader, No. 9, 2012. Adjacent issues from the same year share a broadly similar editorial taste: short prose, character sketches, life essays, and reports from abroad, with clean writing and restrained emotion rather than novelty for its own sake. Compared with a single issue, the collected edition is easier to read in concentrated sittings and makes the editor's care in pairing pieces more visible—weightier and lighter selections alternate, so the whole does not feel oppressive. Its strength is durability: take it down after six months on the shelf and most pieces still hold up, losing nothing with the passage of time. It works well as a baseline for daily reading, a palate cleanser after a difficult book; it also suits a household shelf, where a guest can open it at random and read a page or two.

Who it's for

A good fit for

ordinary readers who treat reading as a daily habit and need a steady supply of material
people with demanding schedules who can spare only ten or fifteen minutes for a few pages
household readers who want a book at home suitable for all ages
readers who enjoy short nonfiction and profiles and prefer them to long fiction

Not a good fit for

readers who want a complete long-form story in one sitting and care about plot momentum
readers seeking a reference work with verified sources and detailed annotations
readers drawn to bold arguments and strongly polemical writing

Reading tips

Read section by section, taking only two or three pieces from one section at a time
When you find an author or subject you like, note the title and look for similar pieces
Carry it in your bag on business trips or travels and finish a whole piece while waiting
Use it as a transition after a difficult book; two or three pieces are enough to reset your reading mood

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.

版权信息
【卷首语】古代妈妈的一封信
【目录】
【文苑】明媚
【心理人生】日子不是租来的
【文苑】身体一艘船
【书林一叶】排骨萝卜汤
【文苑】仇恨
【杂谈随感】合理生活
【心理人生】二分之一的智慧
【原创精品】救助犬的最后“遗言”
【社会之窗】那些孩子
【杂谈随感】彼尔的胜利
【人物】一百年前的领导干部
【名人轶事】见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话
【乐活】别丢了坎蒂德
【风情录】 2012美国宝宝的自白
【幽默小品】所谓人生
【人世间】第326个学生
【意林】人生如寄
【意林】老鼠与花瓶
【意林】迷悟之间
【意林】老爷去庙里喝茶
【话题】鸵鸟的哭泣：奢侈品背后的动物工业流水线
【心理人生】别人没那么在意你
【言论】言论
【文苑】优雅的秘密
【婚姻家庭】右起第二位
【点滴】诗人
【杂谈随感】老校长
【两代之间】当你以为我未留意的时候
【点滴】理科生眼中的宋词
【人世间】生命的面积
【两代之间】姿势
【婚姻家庭】两枚针穿起两个枣
【人生之旅】初恋那道深印痕
【漫画与幽默】漫画与幽默
【文苑】大老板
【名人轶事】非常话语
【青年一代】 “NBA灰姑娘”林书豪
【在海外】善待落魄的人
【点滴】林书豪给我们上的10堂课
【杂谈随感】感谢上帝，这没有发生……
【历史一页】 1937：北大清华的最后一课
【经营之道】中国式契约
【点滴】大学
【杂谈随感】彬彬有礼不等于心地善良
【知识】隐权力
【社会之窗】勇敢的父亲
【两代之间】那一串血的殷红
【点滴】微小说
【话与画】幸福一点点
【书林一叶】糕点
【资料卡】资料卡
【文化茶座】婉容的早餐
【人与自然】敬天
【两代之间】用一生读懂母亲
【他山石】英国，傻瓜式的智慧
【资料卡】美国最富有的1%是何方神圣
【趣味科学】不许给孩子取怪名
【生活之友】幸福伴侣的黄金差
【文苑】恋人
【生活之友】几项能够增进情侣亲密与信任的小游戏
【点滴】在移动中哭泣
【互动】微博互动
【点滴】君唱臣随

FAQ

Is the collected edition different from a single issue?

The main content is the same; the difference lies mainly in binding and keeping. The collected edition is thicker, easier to keep on a shelf for repeated reading, and less likely to come apart; a single issue is lighter and easier to carry. For casual browsing the difference is small—choose according to how you store books.

Will reading in fragments leave me lost?

Generally not. The articles stand alone with no continuity between them, so you can start on any page without losing comprehension. That structure actually suits fragmented time: each piece is a complete small unit, and being interrupted costs little—just open it again next time.

Is it suitable as a gift for elders?

Fairly suitable. The selections lean toward human warmth and life experience, the writing is not obscure, and the type size and layout suit long reading, so older readers usually take to it well. If their interests lie in a specific area, such as health or history, pair it with a book on that subject.

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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.