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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise October 2021 |
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| Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanWhat it's about: Approaching time management with a wide-angle lens, (beyond to-do lists and schedules) in the shadow of the finite span of a human life.
Why you should read it: Although thinking about time this way can make things seem dire (the title refers to the number of weeks in an 80-year life), author Oliver Burkeman presents his advice for prioritizing what really matters in a reassuring tone. |
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| I Live a Life Like Yours by Jan GrueWhat it's about: This moving and candid mix of memoir and essay collection reflects on the author's mental and physical health history, delving into topics such as childhood trauma, disability, and living a fulfilling life with spinal muscular atrophy.
About the author: Norwegian writer Jan Grue teaches at the University of Oslo and has published fiction, nonfiction, academic criticism, and children's literature. |
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| How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes: Science-Based Strategies for Better Parenting... by Melinda Wenner MoyerWhat it's about: The challenges of raising children to have a positive impact on the world around them.
Don't miss: The recommendations for creating a healthy climate at home to counter the many outside influences children have access to in the digital age, especially around issues of racism, sexism, and online bullying.
About the author: Award-winning journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer is a contributing editor at Scientific American and primarily covers scientific topics for the New York Times, Nature, Mother Jones, and Slate. |
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| Love After 50: How to Find It, Enjoy It, and Keep It by Francine RussoWhat it is: a candid and insightful guide to finding love later in life, and the unique benefits and challenges that come with romantic relationships at this life stage.
Topics include: healing from past trauma, expectations around sex, and practical advice about the technological side of modern dating.
Reviewers say: "For those looking to start a healthy relationship in their later years, this is invaluable" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Committed: Dispatches from a Psychiatrist in Training by Adam Stern, M.D.What it's about: the lessons about mental health that Dr. Adam Stern learned from both his patients and his fellow overworked, sleep-deprived colleagues during his medical residency.
Read it for: the candid and compassionate way Dr. Stern relates the compelling stories of people he helped and the people who helped him during that difficult time.
You might also like: In Shock by Rana Awdish; The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper. |
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