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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise December 2018
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Refinery29 money diaries : everything you ever wanted to know about your finances... and everyone else's
by Lindsey Stanberry
What it's about: Financial advice from the experts at Refinery29 helps modern young women understand why budgets are garbage and what they should do instead, providing tips to painlessly repay loans, start an emergency fund and stop living paycheck to paycheck.
Reviewers say: "The addictively voyeuristic yet introspective nature of these diaries is sure to help women everywhere better understand their spending and saving behaviors." (Library Journal)
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| Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya ChemalyWhat it's about: Media critic Soraya Chemaly's experiences with expressing her own rage; the issues she believes that are frustrating modern women; tools women can use to harness their anger to positive ends.
Don't miss: Chemaly's analysis of the unique challenges of this issue for women of color.
Is it for you? Chemaly's own rage is forged in the fires of modern feminism and the MeToo movement, and she pulls no punches while urging women not to bottle up their emotions. |
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The next millionaire next door : enduring strategies for building wealth
by Thomas J Stanley
What it's about: Twenty years after Thomas J. Stanley's groundbreaking work on self-made affluence, he and his daughter examine the changes in specific decisions, behaviors and characteristics, along with consumption, budgeting, careers and investing that have changed wealth-building in more recent years.
Start at the beginning: 1996's The Millionaire Next Door is still considered a classic and still available to check out at the library.
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| Run for Your Life: How to Run, Walk, and Move Without Pain or Injury and Achieve a Sense of... by Mark CucuzzellaWhat it is: a well-researched, well-illustrated guide to responsible running, written by a medical doctor who also happens to be an enthusiastic runner himself.
What's inside: discussions of relevant anatomy, biomechanics, common injuries, rehabilitation tips, and nutrition.
Topic of note: how to prepare for running a marathon, how to run safely during pregnancy, and the physiological details of "runner's high." |
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Gaslighting : recognize manipulative and emotionally abusive people-and break free
by Stephanie Sarkis
What it's about: Gaslighters use a series of manipulation and distraction tactics to distort the truth--from lying, controlling, withholding, and more--making their victims question their own reality. Dr. Sarkis delves into the psychology behind it, devoting chapters to specific scenarios, such as gaslighting in dating, in relationships, at work, and in families.
Reviewerss say: This is "a succinct, useful self-help guide to responding to an all-too-common but underdiscussed personality type." (PW)
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| Heart: a History by Sandeep JauharWhat it's about: the complex history of our understanding of and relationship with this most essential of bodily organs.
Read it for: the author's compelling personal connections to and reflections on heart disease.
Did you know? The first documented successful open-heart procedure was performed in 1893 by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, an African American surgeon. |
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| Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp and John ZeratskyWhat's inside: simple yet effective methods for becoming more aware of "where all the time goes" and strategies for managing it more efficiently.
Why you might like it: The authors made a point of trying all of their recommendations on themselves first, tweaking their own schedules and work habits so they would have first-hand knowledge of what was truly manageable and effective.
Reviewers say: "readers are sure to glean insights from this powerful book" (Booklist). |
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| Empowered Boundaries: Speaking Truth, Setting Boundaries, and Inspiring Social... by Cristien StormWhat it is: a thoughtful and detailed overview of the importance of personal boundaries and advice on how to set and enforce them.
Techniques include: the "broken record," the "reflective loop," and "freeze-framing."
Topics of note: the fear many people have of communicating their needs; the difficulties of enforcing boundaries as a member of a marginalized population. |
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