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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise October 2020
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| She Proclaims: Our Declaration of Independence from a Man's World by Jennifer PalmieriWhat it is: an impassioned, thought-provoking primer on ways that women can make their mark and advocate for themselves in personal, professional, and political spheres.
Why you might like it: The anecdotes and advice inside are presented in an accessible and inspiring manner and intended to appeal to women from a wide range of backgrounds. |
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Fit Cities: My Quest to Improve the World's Health and Wellness - Including Yours
by Karen K. Lee
What to Expect: The world around us needs to change to save our lives. Working with civic leaders, city planners, and architects, Canadian-born Dr. Lee has been a pioneer in addressing today's leading health problems, such as obesity, heart disease, strokes, cancers, and diabetes.
Why you should read it: Fit Cities is a riveting memoir of that work--the story of how Dr. Lee and her many teams of brilliant collaborators uncovered, and set about eradicating, the causes of a pandemic of unhealthy living. Every step of the way, it offers invaluable advice on how we can all help ourselves to live healthier lives.
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| Sitting Pretty: The View From My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah TaussigWhat it is: a witty and engaging memoir about the author's life as a wheelchair user, with frank discussions of how disability intersects with issues like sex, dating, self-image, relationships, the media, and more.
Why you should read it: Sitting Pretty is a refreshingly candid and welcome voice in the growing body of literature about disability written by disabled people themselves. |
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Anxiety and Stress Relief
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| The Anxiety Toolkit: Strategies for Fine-Tuning Your Mind and Moving Past Your Stuck Points by Alice Boyes, PhDWhat it is: a straightforward and accessible guide to anxiety, from its evolutionary advantages to how to manage the negative effects it can have on our minds, bodies, and behavior patterns.
Why you might like it: The advice inside is grounded in clinical research and the author's experience as a cognitive-behavioral therapist, but is presented in digestible sections that make the topic seem more approachable. |
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| Hi, Anxiety: Life With a Bad Case of Nerves by Kat KinsmanWhat it's about: Inspired by the author's viral article about living with anxiety, this candid memoir expands on her lifelong struggle with depression and anxiety, and the ways it has shaped her personality and sense of self. About the author: Journalist Kat Kinsman is an editor for the magazine Food & Wine and was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2013. |
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Life Admin: How I Learned to Do Less, Do Better, and Live More
by Elizabeth F Emens
What to expect: Life Admin tackles the problem of admin in all its forms. Emens explores how this labor is created, how it affects our lives, and how we might avoid, reduce, and redistribute admin whenever possible—as individuals and as a society.
Is it worth it for you?: Life Admin is the book that will teach us all how to do less of it, and to do it better.
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