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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise August 2019
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What you'll find: an antidote to the pressure for perfection on new parents (and the multiple, contradictory definitions of "perfect"), data-driven answers to the minefield of questions parents have after bringing a new baby home, and guides to thinking through difficult decisions like discipline and returning to work. Reviewers say: "Parents new and old will find reassurance in this commonsense approach." (Publisher's Weekly)
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Marriageology: The Art and Science of Staying Together
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Belinda Luscombe
What it is: an evidence-based and engaging dive into how to stay together and the benefits of healthy long-term partnership -- not just emotionally but also on your health and finances.
Topics include: relationship familiarity, learning to argue, infidelity, how (and when) to look into marriage counseling.
About the author: Award-winning journalist Belinda Luscombe has been an editor at large at TIME Magazine since 2008, where she writes the weekly "10 Questions" column.
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Don't miss: more than thirty stress-free routines and advice on how to care for your skin from the inside out. Who it's for: people with dry skin, people with oily skin, people with combination skin, people with aging skin, people preparing for a big event, people seeking to calm a breakout, people traveling on a long flight, people having a spa day at home, people who wear a lot of makeup, people who never wear meakup – everyone!
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| Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life by Louise AronsonWhat it is: a thoughtful, comprehensive exploration of aging, from medical concerns to identity issues to depictions of the elderly in pop culture.
Why you should read it: Aging eventually comes for us all, but it also affects our families, our economies, and our wider societies.
For fans of: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande, Spring Chicken by Bill Gifford. |
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| Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David EpsteinWhat it is: a persuasive and thought-provoking vindication of the jack-of-all-trades; a review of the circuitous paths to success taken by notable (if distractible) athletes, inventors, and creators.
Featuring: author J.K. Rowling, Game Boy inventor Gunpei Yokoi, tennis champion Roger Federer.
Did you know? Legendary musician Duke Ellington quickly gave up on music as a child in favor of drawing and sports, only lured back by the emergence of jazz. |
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| Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind by Annaka HarrisWhat it's about: the science behind consciousness and the many questions that science raises; what those questions might mean for reality, our relationships, and ourselves.
Who it's for: readers who appreciate a book that might leave them with more questions than they had before reading it; anyone looking for an accessible entry point to a big and complex topic.
You might also like: Subliminal by Leonard Mlodinow, Deviate by Beau Lotto. |
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| Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic by Matt McCarthyWhat it's about: the troubling problem of antibiotic resistant bacteria, with a review of the history of antibiotics and the obstacles that researchers face in developing new treatments.
Why you should read it: Although the topic is sobering and the situation dire, the author presents his analysis with compassion and leaves readers with plenty of reasons to have hope.
Read this next: I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong, Immunity by Luba Vikhanski. |
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| The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World by Jamil ZakiWhat it is: an impassioned, thought-provoking, and well-researched rallying cry for empathy, which Stanford psychology professor Jamil Zaki argues is disappearing in modern society.
Why you should read it: Zaki's research undermines the common misconception that empathy is an inherent trait rather than a learnable skill.
Try this next: I Feel You by Cris Beam, Social Empathy by Elizabeth Segal. |
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Demarest Free Public Library |
90 Hardenburgh Ave. |
Demarest, New Jersey 07627 |
(201) 768-8714 |
demarestlibrary.org |
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