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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise August 2022 |
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Building Happier Kids : Stress-Busting Tools for Parents by Hansa BhargavaIs this you? Kids today are facing unprecedented pressures and their mental health is suffering. As a parent, you may feel burned out and exhausted yourself, and perhaps overwhelmed by the idea of taking on your child's stress. Help is here: Building Happier Kids offers practical, concrete steps you can take to help your kids and yourself! Dr. Bhargava prescribes taking an intentional pause from modern life's nonstop pace to focus on ways you can meaningfully impact your family's emotional well-being. Reviewers say: "Parents looking to dial back on the demands piled on their kids will find this hits the right note" (Publishers Weekly). |
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What it's about: Bergner reveals how the pharmaceutical industry has perpetuated our biological view of the mind and our drug-based assumptions about treatment, despite the shocking price paid by many patients and the problematic evidence of drug efficacy. And he takes us into the pioneering labs of today's preeminent neuroscientists, sharing their remarkably candid reflections and fascinating new theories of treatment. Reviewers say: "An inescapably relevant and resonant journey into the impacts of our limited understanding of the mind" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch: The Joy of Loving Something - Anything - Like Your Life Depends On Itby Tabitha CarvanWhat it is: a reflective and irreverent meditation on the power of our passions to help us get through tough times, express ourselves, and form connections with other devotees of whatever - or whoever - we feel enthusiastic about.
Read it for: the skillful balance of serious observations about topics like motherhood and identity with and a self-aware sense of humor.
Book buzz: This book is a "weird-in-the-best-way account of self-discovery that brims with humor and insight" (Publishers Weekly). |
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What it's about: Unlike most personal finance books that focus on skills and behaviors, Finance for the People asks you to examine your beliefs and experiences around money, blending extremely practical exercises with mindfulness, and including more than 50 illustrations and diagrams to make the concepts accessible (and even fun). With deep insider expertise from years spent in many different corners of the financial industry, Paco de Leon is a friendly, approachable, and wise guide who invites readers to change their relationship with money. Is this for you? This book is for anyone who feels unseen, ignored, or bored to death by the way personal finances are approached and taught, and is ready to go on a journey of self-discovery and step into their financial power. |
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The question: How can we prevent a new pandemic from killing millions of people and devastating the global economy? Can we even hope to accomplish this?
The solution: Bill Gates, the technologist, business leader and philanthropist who founded Microsoft, explains the science of fighting pandemics, discusses the lessons learned from COVID-19 and provides a path forward to preventing another pandemic from taking millions of lives.
Reviewers say: "Passionate but never preachy, Gates delivers an expert, well-reasoned, and robust appeal for the world to unite in averting upcoming pandemics" (Booklist). |
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Embrace Aging : Conquer Your Fears and Enjoy Added Years by Jeannette GuerrasioWhat it's about: Dr. Jeannette Guerrasio empowers people over 50 by guiding them with practical advice for happy, healthy, and independent aging. She focuses on the everyday aspects of aging to help readers understand how their bodies change with age and how best to overcome and adapt to these changes, How does it work? Embracing traditional as well as alternative medicine, Dr. Guerrasio focuses on proven methods and treatments; there are no false promises. Moreover, she generously shares both her own and her patients' experiences. Filled with tips and optimism, the author's warmth and compassion shine through on every page. Reviewers say: "A book full of good and useful words of wisdom" (Booklist). |
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What's inside: The science of why sleep matters and how it changes during the teen years; a synthesis of the research, including tips and strategies to promote healthy sleep habits and help teens avoid poor sleep patterns; an essential primer on technology, and a look at how gender, sexual identity, socioeconomic status, and race and ethnicity can affect teenage sleep. About the author: Lisa L. Lewis, MS, is a freelance journalist who covers the intersection of parenting, public health, and education. She's written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Slate, among others. |
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What you'll learn: You'll learn how your "need to be perfect" can actually hinder your productivity, and keep you from reaching your goals. You'll also learn skills to help you gain distance from negative self-talk and criticism, let go of unhelpful and self-limiting labels such as "success" or "failure," and give yourself and others permission to make mistakes while still honoring your high aspirations. Is this for you? If you're struggling with feelings of anxiety and stress, and suspect your perfectionism may be to blame, this guide will show you how to stop getting in the way of your own success, and live a life guided by your deepest values. |
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Living Untethered : Beyond the Human Predicament by Michael A. SingerWhat it is: The #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Untethered Soul offers this profound, powerful and practical guide in which his spiritual teachings propel you toward a life of liberation, serenity, openness and self-knowledge. What it's about: Living Untethered provides clear guidance for moving beyond the thoughts, feelings, and habits that keep you stuck - so you can heal the pain of the past and let your spirit soar. You'll discover a deeper understanding of where your thoughts and emotions come from, and how they affect your natural energy flow, and you'll find freedom from the psychological scars, or samskaras, that block you and keep you from reaching your highest potential. Reviewers say: "(Singer's) tone is casual and sometimes playful; the text is approachable with examples culled from everyday life, all in service of the book's aim to help readers understand that they are not their thoughts, and learn how to gain liberation from their mind" (Library Journal). |
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What's inside: Weir tackles the tough questions today's young professionals are asking, such as: Can anyone build wealth, no matter where they're starting from? Is it moral for me to want to build wealth? What does it mean to be "rich"? How can I build real wealth as a salaried employee? How can I build wealth for myself and others as an entrepreneur? And more! |
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