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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise June 2018
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| The Lyme Solution: A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Auto-Immune Response and... by Darin IngelsWhat it is: a patient-focused book exploring treatment options for Lyme Disease -- including lifestyle changes and supplements -- that are outside the scope of the Center for Disease Control's guidelines.
About the author: Darin Ingels is a naturopathic physician and a Lyme Disease patient.
Further reading: Readers looking for a more science-based book may want to try Conquering Lyme Disease by Brian Fallon and Jennifer Sotsky.
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How to Raise Kind Kids : And Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain
by Thomas Lickona
Dr. Thomas Lickona ... shares with parents the vital tools they need to bring peace and foster cooperation at home. Kindness doesn't stand on its own. It needs a supporting cast of other essential virtues--like courage, self-control, respect, and gratitude. With concrete examples drawn from the many families Dr. Lickona has worked with over the years and clear tips you can act on tonight, learn how to give and get respect, hold family meetings to tackle persistent problems, discipline in a way that builds character, and improve the dynamic of your relationship with your children while putting them on the path toa happier and more fulfilling life.
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Focus on: Technology and Digital Literacy
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| Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster Future by Joi Ito and Jeff HoweWhat it's about: In this "user's manual to the twenty-first century" (Kirkus Reviews), Joi Ito and Jeff Howe of the MIT Media Lab present an accessible framework for how to make sense of -- and adapt to -- evolving technologies and trends that eclipse traditional productivity methods.
Is it for you? Readers interested in exploring how technological innovations impact business practices will appreciate this "provocative gem" (Publishers Weekly).
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| The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe... by Kevin D. Mitnick with Robert VamosiWhat it is: a practical step-by-step guide to protecting your privacy online.
Did you know? Author Kevin D. Mitnick, a cybersecurity expert, spent three years evading the FBI for his hacking abilities, an experience he recounts in his memoir Ghost in the Wires.
Reviewers say: "A highly useful handbook for how not to be seen --online, anyway" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age by Catherine Steiner-Adair with Teresa H. Barker What it's about: This sympathetic study offers insights to help strengthen family relationships in the face of parents' overreliance on -- and childrens' overexposure to -- technology.
About the author: Catherine Steiner-Adair utilizes real-life examples from her work as a clinical psychologist and family therapist.
Reviewers say: "Should be required reading for all parents" (Publishers Weekly). |
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