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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise December 2017
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| Before You Know It: The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do by John BarghAccording to psychology professor and researcher John Bargh, "snap" decisions are often wrong. In accessible, often humorous discussions of how the mind works, he give examples of inexplicable changes in attitude (holding a warm drink can make one feel "warmer" towards other people). He also explains how we can train our minds to override subconscious notions and shape our environment to support more thoughtful decision-making. |
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Walking with Peety : The Dog Who Saved My Life
by Eric O'Grey
An inspirational speaker discusses how he overcame high-risk challenges with obesity and Type-2 diabetes by rescuing an equally at-risk shelter dog who shared his journey of recovery during a transformative year's worth of rehabilitating walks. 100,000 first printing.
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The Secret Life : Three True Stories of the Digital Age
by Andrew O'Hagan
An essayist and novelist presents three essays that explore identity and the Internet, taking readers to the weirder fringes of life in a digital world through the eyes of unforgettable characters who question the reality of selfhood in the digital age.
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| Blue Ocean Shift: Beyond Competing by W. Chan Kim and Renée MauborgneBuilding on their earlier marketing book Blue Ocean Strategy, business professors W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne provide practical methods that any kind of organization can use to move from the constraints of "Red Ocean" (swarming with rivals) markets to wide-open "Blue Ocean" opportunities. Full of real-life examples and presenting five practical steps to "Making a Blue Ocean Shift," this manual will be "empowering to business-minded readers" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do: Raising Self-Assured Children... by Amy MorinPsychotherapist Amy Morin popularized her theory of mental strength through her earlier book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do. In this new volume, she offers parents and other adults a long-term method for rearing mentally strong children. Listing 13 things parents shouldn't do, she explains each prohibition (don't condone a victim mentality; don't expect perfection; don't take shortcuts to avoid discomfort) and provides self-test questions to help adults identify and address problem areas. |
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Happier? : The History of a Cultural Movement That Aspired to Transform America
by Daniel Horowitz
When a cultural movement that began to take shape in the mid-twentieth century erupted into mainstream American culture in the late 1990s, it brought to the fore the idea that it is as important to improve one's own sense of pleasure as it is to manage depression and anxiety. Culturalhistorian Daniel Horowitz's research reveals that this change happened in the context of key events. World War II, the Holocaust, post-war prosperity, the rise of counter-culture, the crises of the 1970s, the presidency of Ronald Reagan, and the prime ministerships of Margaret Thatcher and DavidCameron provided the important context for the development of the field today known as positive psychology. Happier? provides the first history of the origins, development, and impact of the way Americans - and now many around the world - shifted from mental illness to well-being as they pondered the human condition. This change, which came about from the fusing of knowledge drawn from Eastern spiritualtraditions, behavioral economics, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and cognitive psychology, has been led by scholars and academic entrepreneurs, as they wrestled with the implications of political events and forces such as neoliberalism and cultural conservatism, and a public eager forself-improvement. Linking the development of happiness studies and positive psychology with a broad series of social changes, including the emergence of new media and technologies like TED talks, blogs, web sites, and neuroscience, as well as the role of evangelical ministers, Oprah Winfrey's enterprises, and fundingfrom government agencies and private foundations, Horowitz highlights the transfer of specialized knowledge into popular arenas. Along the way he shows how marketing triumphed, transforming academic disciplines and spirituality into saleable products. Ultimately, Happier? illuminates how positivepsychology, one of the most influential academic fields of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, infused American culture with captivating promises for a happier society.
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Immune : How Your Body Defends and Protects You
by Catherine Carver
The human body is like an exceedingly well-fortified castle, defended by billions of soldiers--some live for less than a day, others remember battles for decades, but all are essential in protecting us from disease. This hidden army is our immune system, and without it we could not survive the eternal war between us and our microscopic enemies. Immune explores the incredible arsenal that lives within us--how it knows what to attack and what to defend, and how it kills everything from the common cold to the plague bacterium. We see what happens when the immune system turns on us, and conversely how impossible life is without its protection. We learn how diseases try to evade the immune system, how they exploit vulnerabilities and even subvert it to their own advantage, and we discover how scientists are designing new drugs to harness the power of the system to advance medicine in the 21st century. Some of the topics explored include why are so many people allergic to cats, but so few to hamsters? Do transplants ever reject their new bodies? What is pus? How does your body develop new weapons for new enemies? Why is cancer so hard for our immune system to fight? How does our immune system remember? Why did the 1918 flu pandemic kill mainly young, healthy people? Why did the 2009 swine flu outbreak lead to a spike in sleep disorders? Can we smell someone else's immune system, and does that help us subconsciously decide who we fall in love with? Immune provides an entertaining, intriguing, and accessible account of the body's defenses against disease. Drawing on everything from ancient Egyptian medical texts to cutting-edge medical science, the book takes readers on an adventure packed with weird and wonderful facts about their own defense mechanisms, making this both informative and great fun to read.
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J.k. Lasser's 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks 2018 : Your Complete Guide to Everything Deductible
by Barbara Weltman
A complete list of individual tax relief opportunities J.K. Lasser′s 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks 2018 is the complete and thorough guide to reducing your tax burden. By listing every possible deduction and credit available to individual taxpayers, this book can help you achieve substantial savings on your 2017 tax return. Updated and expanded to cover new and changing tax law, this edition also includes an e-supplement covering the latest developments from Congress and the IRS to keep you fully up-to-date. Stop overpaying and gain peace of mind as you find the answers you need for your specific tax situation. Mine your paperwork for write-off opportunities, and claim your tax breaks correctly; easy-to-follow instructions give you clear guidance through the maze of worksheets to help you reclaim what is legally yours. Echoing cries of "Can I claim...?", "How do I deduct...?", "Where do I find...?" mean it′s tax season again, and America′s most trusted tax advisor is here to take away the stress. Find answers, save money, and streamline the filing process. Examine your records for deduction opportunities Identify each and every deduction for which you qualify Learn about new or updated deductions for your 2017 return See what types of income are tax free Claim correctly, with the appropriate forms and evidence Deductions and credits were put in place precisely to help everyday people like yourself keep more of their hard-earned money--but only if you claim them. Instead of mounting an expedition into impenetrable tax code, let an expert do the legwork for you: J.K. Lasser′s 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks 2018 gives you the straightforward, no-nonsense information you need to stop overpaying and keep more of what′s yours.
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Activating Happiness : A Jump-start Guide to Overcoming Low Motivation, Depression, or Just Feeling Stuck
by Rachel Hershenberg
It s not just big choices that can radically change our lives sometimes it s the small ones. Activating Happiness offers powerful, evidence-based strategies to help you conquer low motivation, nix negative moods, and defeat depression by actively making positive choices in small, everyday moments.If you have depression or just suffer from low mood and lack of motivation, you know that your life isn t going to change with one grand, sweeping gesture. But you can make important decisions every day whether it s getting off the couch and going for a walk, signing up for a course in pottery or screenwriting, or just setting aside some time to meet and chat with a good friend over coffee. These little things won t change your life all at once. But over time, they will shape the way you live and see the world and keep you on a path to wellness.In Activating Happiness, you ll find solid strategies based in behavioral activation and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you break the cycle of avoidance, guilt, shame, and hopelessness that can take hold when you re feeling your lowest. Using this guide, you ll find little, doable ways to show up to your life, get the ball rolling, and start really feeling better, instead of just reassuring others. You ll learn to set healthy goals for your body like eating and sleeping well, as well as healthy goals for your mind. Most importantly, you ll discover how to view your life through the lens of your own deepest values, which will spark a commitment to real, lasting change.The best thing about change is that you can start anywhere. By building a life moment by moment of rewarding behaviors that correspond to your values, you have the recipe for getting and staying well at your fingertips. This book will guide your way.
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