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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise December 2019
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| Eyes to the Wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance by Ady BarkanWhat it is: An inspiring and incisive memoir, which details the author's diagnosis of ALS at age 32 and how his physical decline created a sense of urgency in his work life and encouraged him to reflect on his legacy.
About the author: First-time author Ady Barkan is a lawyer best known for his work in politics as an advocate for progressive causes.
Why you should read it: Barkan's candor, determination, and sense of hope will be moving to readers of all political persuasions. |
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Best self : be you, only better
by Mike Bayer
A well-known life coach, personal-development coach, addiction specialist and soon-to-be Dr. Phil Show regular provides a program to help readers examine where their lives are now and determine who they want to be. 200,000 first printing
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The second mountain : the quest for a moral life
by David Brooks
Presents an exploration of the qualities of a meaningful life, drawing on inspirational examples to offer advice about personal philosophies, a vocation, faith, relationships, and community life
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The 10 best questions for surviving breast cancer [electronic resource] : the script you need to take control of your health
by Dede Bonner
Drawing on cutting-edge research and original interviews -- including with former surgeon general C. Everett Koop, bestselling author Dr. Susan Love, well-known breast cancer survivors like Betty Rollin, and experts at the top cancer-care centers in the world -- The 10 Best Questions<U+2122> for Surviving Breast Cancer is a guide you'll take with you into your doctor's office and keep close to you through every step of your treatment and recovery. In addition to the medical questions, you'll also learn what you need to ask your friends, colleagues, and loved ones so that the rest of your life doesn't take a backseat to your diagnosis. With a wealth of resources and up-to-the-minute information, The 10 Best Questions<U+2122> for Surviving Breast Cancer shows you how to move past a scary diagnosis and use the power of questions to become your own best advocate for your emotional, mental, physical, and financial health
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| The Big Thing: How to Complete Your Creative Project Even if You're a Lazy, Self-Doubting... by Phyllis KorkkiWhat it’s about: the value of creativity and pushing through the many, many obstacles to pursuing it in modern life.
Read it for: The author’s relatability, as she explains how to tackle procrastination with examples from her experience writing this very book.
Try these next: Twyla Tharp's The Creative Habit for advice on prioritizing your creative work; It’s Great to Suck at Something by Karen Rinaldi if you struggle with self-doubt and perfectionism. |
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Idiot brain : what your head is really up to
by Dean Burnett
The popular Guardian blogger presents an upbeat tour of the human psyche and how it is related to the mysterious workings of the brain, exploring subjects ranging from egocentricity and superstition to insomnia and blackouts while exposing the many mistakes that have been made in humanity's effort to better understand the mind.
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