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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise August 2023
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Please note: This is the final issue of Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise. Some books are available in alternate formats! *denotes an electronic version (audio or ebook) is available now. Please note that digital editions of newer books may be forthcoming! Recent Releases |
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| Read it for: Stanger's warm and enthusiastic tone, which encourages readers to set goals for new journeys and overcome challenges as they blaze new trails.
About the author: Journalist Shelby Stanger hosts the podcast Wild Ideas Worth Living and has contributed to publications like Outside. |
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Praise: "...a masterful exploration of disability... Enriched by its sparkling prose, this is an extraordinary and intellectually rigorous account of adapting to change." (Publishers Weekly)
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| All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive by Rainesford StaufferWhat it is: a thoughtful and well-researched exploration of how our modern standards of ambition can diminish our self-worth.
Topics include: the pitfalls of "hustle" culture; the pressure for children to excel, and the ways that achievement measures can exacerbate existing social inequalities.
About the author: Rainesford Stauffer is a journalist who writes the "Work in Progress" column for Teen Vogue and regularly contributes to The Atlantic, The New York Times, and Vox. |
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| Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most* by Adam AlterWhat it's about: how to overcome periods of personal, professional, and creative stagnation and setback.
Why you might like it: Alter maintains an encouraging and judgement-free tone while interweaving pragmatic advice with diverse case studies,
Case study examples include: painter Claude Monet; Academy Award-winner Brie Larson; and music legend Miles Davis. |
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| Reviewers say: "There’s a lot here for readers who are serious about coming to terms with their body image and willing to do the work to make it happen." (Booklist)
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What's Eating Us: Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety
by Cole Kazdin
What it is: an exposé of America's diet industry and the devastating and deadly disordered eating crisis that it has wrought.
Why you should read it: Kazdin presents medical research and real-life testimony with a compelling style of storytelling that is both humorous and empathetic.
Praise: "Personal and illuminating, subjective yet relatable. With empathy and understanding, Kazdin offers the reader everything they need to better understand this difficult topic." (Bookpage)
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| Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community by Joy Harden Bradford, PhDWhat it is: a reflective guide to building and sustaining friendships, as well as a meditation on how to heal through community bonds.
About the author: Dr. Joy Harden Bradford is a licensed clinical psychologist and host of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast.
Reviewers say: "Bradford’s celebration of friendship is moving, backed with psychological depth, and especially welcome in a culture that sometimes downplays nonromantic bonds." (Publishers Weekly). |
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Wildflower: A Memoir by Aurora JamesWhat it is: the empowering memoir of social activist and CFDA Award-winning fashion designer Aurora James, who was named one of Time's most influential people in 2021 after starting the Fifteen Percent Pledge, which challenges retailers to commit at least 15 percent of their shelf space and spending power to Black businesses. Read it for: an inspiring story of one woman's resilient road to success, with lessons for how to leverage individual power for the greater good. Praise: "With community and sisterhood at its center, Wildflower teaches us that against all odds, we can overcome." (Rupi Kauer, author of Milk and Honey)
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What it is: a succinct and practical guide to writing with clarity, honesty, and conviction, from a bestselling author, writing coach, and teacher. Why you should read it: Clark analyzes exemplary writing samples from a wide variety of sources, highlighting techniques used by journalists, scientists, economists, fact-checkers, and storytellers to engage and inform readers in different contexts. Praise for the author: "Roy Peter Clark is to clear writing what Windex is to glass.” (Neil Brown, president of the Poynter Institute and co-chair of the Pulitzer Prize Board)
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About the author: MacArthur Fellow Marie-Therese Connolly is the founder of the Elder Justice Lab at the University of Southern California. Praise: "A book that deserves wide attention and discussion among aging readers and those who care for them." (Kirkus)
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What's inside: An accessible guide to finance written specifically with BIPOC readers and the economically disenfranchised in mind, which tackles topics like financial literacy, budgeting, fixing your credit score, investing, building generational wealth, and passive income. About the author: A first-generation Haitian-American, Melissa Jean-Baptiste is the founder of Millennial in Debt, a platform dedicated to helping Millennials and Gen Z reframe their relationship with money. Her work is grounded in her own success paying off over $100,000 in student loans and purchasing a home on a teacher's salary.
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Read it for: A fresh take on cognition that serves as an "excellent primer" for on "one of hottest topics in neuroscience at the moment." (New Scientist)
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What it's about: the ways in which our cultural, political, and medical understanding of psychedelics has changed in recent years, and the everyday benefits and limitations these drugs may have.
Topics include: how MDMA and LSD are being used to counter PTSD and depression, and how plant medicines like ayahuasca and peyote are shown to promote feelings of empathy and connection. Praise: "[A] well-researched, impassioned survey... Siebert elegantly combines history, accessible science, case studies, and her own experience… This smart study fascinates." (Publishers Weekly)
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Insights from the World Around Us
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What it is: a humorous and heartfelt memoir of one woman's path to becoming a veterinarian in a field dominated by men, including the lessons she has learned about mortality, humanity, and animal connection along the way. Praise: "[A] spirited homage to domesticated animals and their bond with humans... [Fine's] upbeat style keeps the pages turning." (Publishers Weekly)
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Contact your librarian for more great books! |
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