Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise
April 2021

Recent Releases
Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness
by Roy Richard Grinker

What it is: an engaging look at the history of mental illness stigma and how those negative attitudes have shaped treatment over time. 

Read it for: the author's compassionate approach toward mental illness and the story of his own family's role in the history of psychology (his grandfather worked with Sigmund Freud).

Reviewers say: Nobody's Normal is a "highly readable, thoughtful study of how we perceive and talk about mental illness" (Kirkus Reviews).
ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction...
by Edward M. Hallowell MD and John J. Ratey MD

What it's about: understanding and managing ADHD in all stages of life, grounded in the latest available research.

Why you should read it: Both authors have ADHD themselves, giving them personal perspective that's as valuable as their professional work.


Don't miss: the exploration of topics often left out of conversations about ADHD, such at the emotional ramifications of living with the disorder.
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
by Suleika Jaouad

What it's about: the moving and bittersweet story of Suleika Jaouad's battle with leukemia and her journey of emotional recovery after surviving the disease. 

About the author: Jaouad is an Emmy Award-winning documentarian and columnist for the New York Times. 

Reviewers say: "This is a stunning memoir, well-crafted and hard to put down" (Publishers Weekly). 
The Plague Cycle: The Unending War Between Humanity and Infectious Disease
by Charles Kenny

What it is: a timely and well-researched history of the relationship between humanity and disease and how various plagues have shaped society.

Why you should read it: to provide context for the economic, social, and political implications of the current pandemic.

Don't miss: the discussions of non-communicable but still widespread conditions like high blood pressure.
The Price you Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision...
by Ron Lieber

What it's about: planning for the ever-increasing costs of higher education and how things got so expensive to begin with.

About the author: Ron Lieber is the author of The Opposite of Spoiled and writes the column "Your Money" for the New York Times.


Reviewers say: The Price You Pay is "a revealing and useful guide" to funding a college education.
Parenting While Working from Home: A Monthly Guide to Help Parents Balance Their Careers...
by Shari Medini and Karissa Tunis

What it is: a well-timed and approachable guide to balancing the competing responsibilities of work, childcare, and schooling when all three take place at home.

Why you might like it: Potentially overwhelming topics are broken down into digestible pieces that include practical steps to help you get started.

Try this next: The Free-Market Family by Maxine Eichner, which explores how many parents got to this stressful place and what can be done to improve work/life balance in modern society.
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