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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise August 2020
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Empty: A Memoir by Susan Burton What it is: a compelling and reflective chronicle of the author's struggles with and continued recovery from disordered eating.
Read it for: the emotionally affecting stories of family dysfunction and cycles of addiction.
About the author: journalist and documentary producer Susan Burton is a long-time editor of This American Life. | | Life is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age by Bruce Feiler What it's about: the impact of unanticipated life change events (job loss, death of a loved one, etc.) and the importance of learning how to respond to them.
Why you should read it: The advice is presented in easy-to-digest sections and written in an approachable, relaxed style.
You might also like: The Power of Moments by Chip Heath and Women Rowing North by Mary Pipher. | | Grand: A Grandparent's Wisdom for a Happy Life by Charles Johnson What it is: a moving, stylistically complex reflection on life stages and the artistic process, written as advice to the author's grandson but filled with observations we can all benefit from.
Author alert: MacArthur fellow, scholar, and political cartoonist Charles Johnson also wrote the novel Middle Passage, which won the National Book Award in 1990. | |
Fast carbs, slow carbs : the simple truth about food, weight, and disease
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David A. Kessler
"The American body is plagued by obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. In Fast Carbs, Slow Carbs, the follow up to his bestselling book The End of Overeating, Dr. David A. Kessler explains how we can reduce heart disease, keep weight off, and reduce chronic disease"
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How to eat : all your food and diet questions answered
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Mark Bittman
Inspired by their viral hit article on Grub Street, a bestselling author and a physician/health expert answer questions about fat, carbs and protein, sharing their clear-no-nonsense perspective on food and diet. 75,000 first printing.
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The Small Guide to Alzheimer's Disease
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M.D. Small, Gary
Drawing on cutting edge science as well as the latest prevention and treatment strategies, a New York Times best-selling author and expert on neuroscience, memory, Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia provides a comprehensive overview of Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia and related disorders.
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Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg, PhD What it's about: the scientific underpinnings of habit formation, with insights about how to manage your expectations, motivations, and emotional responses.
Why you might like it: The advice presented here is well-grounded in research but is written in an inspiring tone and broken down into practical, approachable steps. | | When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink What it is: an accessible and thought-provoking look at how time (and our perception of it) impacts us in unexpected psychological, biological, and economic ways.
Topics include: how the time of day might affect the decisions we make; the wide-ranging ripple effects of afternoon energy drops; how to best harness the power of your own circadian rhythm.
Want a taste? "If you want to measure the world’s emotional state, to find a mood ring large enough to encircle the globe, you could do worse than Twitter." | | Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do by Eve Rodsky What it's about: the unequal expectations faced by many working women and how they spend their "free" time, with a focus on common disparities in household labor and ways to shrink the gap.
Why you should read it: with the rapid increase of people working from home, these issues could not be more important or timely.
Reviewers say: Fair Play is "potentially revolutionary" and gives readers "the right combination of venting and commiserating balanced by practical solutions" (Booklist). | | Work Simply: Embracing the Power of Your Personal Productivity Style by Carson Tate What it is: a no-nonsense guide to managing your time, changing your mindset toward getting work done, and building work habits that stick.
What sets it apart: the focus on customizing your approach to productivity; the author's willingness to engage with less commonly discussed obstacles like guilt and shame.
Includes: a 28-question Productivity Style Assessment, to help you determine your productivity type (Prioritizer, Visualizer, Arranger, or Planner) and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each. | |
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