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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise October 2019
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The optimist's telescope : thinking ahead in a reckless age
by Bina Venkataraman
A Harvard and MIT global policy director and advisor to the Obama White House draws on myriad disciplines to explain why people typically do not plan for their futures, outlining counterintuitive approaches to making decisions that prove beneficial over time.
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| Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines by Jonathan MooneyWhat it is: a thought-provoking and inspiring call to radically shift the way we perceive learning disabilities and the people diagnosed with them, written from the perspective of an adult with dyslexia and ADHD.
What sets it apart: Besides the author's insider perspective, Normal Sucks also goes beyond the usual focus on the behavioral impacts of neurodiversity to explain the emotional fallout of living in a society not equipped to understand people like him. |
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The undying : pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care
by Anne Boyer
The award-winning author of Garments Against Women presents a meditation on pain and economics that draws on her experiences as a single parent with a catastrophic illness to explore emerging ideas about mortality and the gendered politics of healthcare.
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| Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris and Jeff Warren, with Carlye AdlerWhat it is: a practical, low-pressure guide to fitting meditation into your life, even if you don't think you have the time, space, skill, or patience for it -- or are just skeptical of the benefits.
Myths busted: that meditation requires a serious attitude, large time commitment, and a dedicated space.
Author alert: Host of Nightline and co-host of Good Morning America, journalist Dan Harris previously published the book 10% Happier. |
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Understanding loved ones who are hurting
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