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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise February 2018 |
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| Your Score: An Insider's Secrets to Understanding, Controlling. and... by Anthony Davenport with Matthew RudyWhat it is: a straightforward, nuts-and-bolts guide to understanding the mystifying world of consumer credit and your credit score, including what to do in the case of fraud and identity theft and how to navigate divorce, financing a new home, or handling school loans.
Why you might like it: Though author Anthony Davenport is an industry insider, he writes in an accessible style -- “readers will feel like Davenport is sitting right next to them” (Booklist).
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| The Mindful Way to a Good Night's Sleep by Tzivia GoverWhat it's about: improving your quality of sleep with the use of meditation, yoga, and journaling.
Why you might like it: This insightful, step-by-step guide to enhanced zzzz’s is also beautifully designed, gentle, and calming.
About the author: No stranger to bad sleep herself, Tzivia Gover's now a certified dream therapist, the director of the Institute of Dream Studies, and the host of a weekly radio spot. |
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| Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship With Food by Rachel HerzWhat it is: a science-based examination of the psychology of eating. This is not a diet book; rather, it’s a look at the complex relationship between food consumption and our senses.
Why you might like it: Author Rachel Herz excels at explaining complex scientific ideas and theories in an engaging, fun way, tackling topics such as how listening to music (or watching TV) can alter the experience of eating.
Further reading: Check out How We Eat by Leon Rappoport. |
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| Inventing Joy: Dare to Build a Brave & Creative Life by Joy Mangano with Alex TresniowskiWhat it is: an inspirational look at how cultivating a can-do attitude and positive life outlook will help you achieve business and personal success.
Why you might like it: In addition to her blueprint for building a joyful life, author and entrepreneur Joy Mangano (from the Home Shopping Network) shares her thoroughly entertaining rags-to-riches life story.
Book buzz: Mangano’s story is also charted in the award-winning 2015 biographical film Joy, starring Jennifer Lawrence. |
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How healing works : get well and stay well using your hidden power to heal
by Wayne B Jonas
What it is: a revolutionary new way to approach injury, illness, and wellness.
About the author: Dr. Wayne Jonas, a practicing family physician and professor of medicine of medicine at Georgetown University, who offers insight from his 40 years of research and patient care.
What sets it apart: Dr. Jonas's advice will change how we consume health care, enabling us to be more in control of our recovery and lasting wellness.
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Focus on: Addiction and Recovery
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| The 30 Day Sobriety Solution: How to Cut Back or Quit Drinking... by Jack Canfield and Dave AndrewsWhat it is: a unique month-long program that can help you limit or stop drinking at home without attending support groups or going to rehab.
About the authors: Jack Canfield created the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series; Dave Andrews is a recovering alcoholic – and an addiction recovery expert. Together they developed this 5-step empowerment program, which includes instructions on what to do each day of the 30-day journey.
What sets it apart: Straightforward and sincere, this guide offers help and inspiration to those in need. |
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Gratitude & trust : six affirmations that will change your life
by Paul Williams
An alcoholic Hall of Fame songwriter and a teetotaling film and television screenwriter demonstrate how classic recovery principles can help non-addicts find contentment and happiness, explaining how to apply addiction therapies to challenges unrelated to alcohol or drugs. 75,000 first printing.
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| Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol by Ann Dowsett JohnstonWhat it is: an eye-opening look at the rise of risky drinking by women and teenage girls since the beginning of the feminist movement.
Why you might like it: Canadian author Ann Dowsett Johnston combines research into topics like the health effects of drinking, the trend of “drunkorexia,” and marketing ploys by alcoholic beverage companies with her own compelling personal story of turning to drink as a working mother in the 1970s.
Further reading: For additional personal stories about women and drinking, check out the anthology Drinking Diaries. |
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| Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster by Kristen JohnstonWhat it is: Emmy-award winning actress Kristen Johnston (3rd Rock from the Sun) shares her professional highs and her staggering personal lows -- including alcohol and prescription pill addiction.
Why you might like it: Johnston is as appealing on the page as she is on the small screen, using a brash, honest, and bawdy tone to relay the details of her acting career and recovery from addiction.
Further reading: For more celebrity addiction memoirs, check out Russell Brand’s Recovery or Carrie Fisher’s Wishful Drinking. |
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The everything self-hypnosis book : learn to use your mental power to take control of your life
by Rene A. Bastarache
Getting that promotion at work or losing those last five pounds can be a struggle, but goals like these can be accomplished - with self-hypnosis Whatever obstacles you want to overcome or goals you aim to achieve, this book can help you do it. With this informative resource, you will learn to: break bad habits like nail biting; ease severe pain, such as from migraines or labor during childbirth; ensure confidence and success in business and personal matters; quit smoking for good; lose weight and keep it off; improve memory retention; and reduce stress - in relationships, at home, and at work; and more.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Contra Costa County Library
777 Arnold Drive, Suite 210 | Martinez, California 94553 | 800-984-4636
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ccclib.org
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