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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise February 2019
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The greenprint : plant-based diet, best body, better planet
by Marco Borges
The best-selling author of The 22-Day Revolution and founder of 22 Days Nutrition outlines a plant-based lifestyle plan to bolster the metabolism, reduce inflammation, increase energy and minimize a personal carbon footprint
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| The Inflamed Mind: A Radical New Approach to Depression by Edward BullmoreWhat's inside: a groundbreaking reassessment of the possible causes of clinical depression, based on cutting-edge research into the effects of inflammation on the body and brain. Is it for you? This is best suited for readers of science writing who are looking for an outline of the newest research into clinical depression.
You might also like: The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee and Ordinarily Well by Peter Kramer. |
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Shook one : anxiety playing tricks on me
by Charlamagne Tha God
The New York Times best-selling author of Black Privilege and cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, reveals his blueprint for breaking free from one's fears and anxiety to reach that elusive next level of success
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| Why We Dream: The Transformative Power of Our Nightly Journey by Alice RobbWhat it is: an accessible exploration of the hows and whys of dreaming, what dreams have to do with wellness, and the past, present, and future of scientific research into the topic.
Don't miss: the author's experiences with her own dreams and her experiments with different popular methods of dream examination.
Reviewers say: author Alice Robb "provides an engaging overview of sleep science and effectively argues for its significance" (Publishers Weekly). |
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Landwhale: On Turning Insults into Nicknames, Why Body Image Is Hard, and How Diets Can...
by Jes Baker
What it's about: Body positivity advocate Jes Baker chronicles her journey to self-acceptance in this candid and courageous memoir.
Chapters include: "In Praise of Loud and Fat Women;" "6 Ways to Love Your Body;" "Maybe I'm a Hobbit?"
Reviewers say: "A funny, frank, and thoughtful exploration of how one woman sets a good example of how to live your best life" (Booklist).
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| The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload by Daniel J. LevitinWhat it's about: the "Stone Age" characteristics of the human brain and how the mind manages (or doesn't manage) modern demands and distractions.
Author alert: Daniel J. Levitin is the author of other books about the human brain and the modern age, including This Is Your Brain On Music and Weaponized Lies.
Reviewers say: "Levitin's fascinating tour of the mind helps us better understand the ways we process and structure our experiences" (Publishers Weekly). |
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Attention : dispatches from a land of distraction
by Joshua Cohen
A collection of essays offers sharp social criticism on a wide variety of topics, including politics, literature, art, music, travel, the media, psychology, fictional animals, Aretha Franklin, Edward Snowden, Gordon Lish and the closing of the Ringling Bros. circus.
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| I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time by Laura VanderkamWhat it's about: the common time management strategies of women who have found ways to balance their successful careers with their fulfilling private lives.
Why you might like it: The author's recommendations are built on hard numbers, gathered from a 1000-day study of high-earning women who logged their time hour by hour.
Is it for you? The research is focused exclusively on upper-class women, although the author is upfront about it and about the shortcomings of this approach. |
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