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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise February 2019
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| The Inflamed Mind: A Radical New Approach to Depression by Edward BullmoreWhat's inside: a groundbreaking reassessment of the possible causes of clinical depression, based on cutting-edge research into the effects of inflammation on the body and brain. Is it for you? This is best suited for readers of science writing who are looking for an outline of the newest research into clinical depression.
You might also like: The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee and Ordinarily Well by Peter Kramer. |
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The Abundance Project: 40 Days to More Wealth, Health, Love, and Happiness
by Derek Rydall
A step-by-step guide to design and create abundance in any area of life, including money, time, love, creativity, and more. The Abundance Project breaks you out of the unsustainable buying/consuming loop created by the mindset that fulfillment comes from outside ourselves. The Abundance Project is a way of living that turns life from transactional to transformational.
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Parenting Children With Mental Health Challenges: A Guide to Life With Emotionally Complex Kids
by Deborah Vlock
Parenting Children with Mental Health Challenges: A Guide to Life with Emotionally Complex Kids offers overwhelmed readers guidance, solidarity, and hope. The author, a “mental-health mom” who’s survived indignity, exhaustion, and the heartbreak of loving a child with multiple mental-health disorders, writes with frankness and occasional humor about the hardest parenting job on earth. Addressing the many hurdles children and families must face, including life on the home front, school, friendships and relationships, and more, the book shows readers that they’re not alone—and they are stronger than they think.
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Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction
by Chris Bailey
Drawing on the most recent research on attention, a groundbreaking resource shows readers how to manage their attention to get things done, become more creative and live a meaningful life in an increasingly chaotic world. Includes diagrams and charts. By the author of The Productivity Project.
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Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
What's inside: simple yet effective methods for becoming more aware of "where all the time goes" and strategies for managing it more efficiently.
Why you might like it: The authors made a point of trying all of their recommendations on themselves first, tweaking their own schedules and work habits so they would have first-hand knowledge of what was truly manageable and effective.
Reviewers say: "readers are sure to glean insights from this powerful book" (Booklist).
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Clear the Clutter, Find Happiness: One-Minute Tips for Decluttering and Refreshing...
by Donna Smallin
If you want to deal with your clutter but find the prospect overwhelming, Clear the Clutter, Find Happiness might be just what you need. Author Donna Smallin's reassuring tone encourages you to believe that you can set manageable goals and accomplish them. From seven-minute decluttering sessions (repeated daily) to more ambitious closet-clearing methods, she covers all kinds of household organizational challenges, sprinkling motivational quotes liberally between the pages full of hints and ideas. The book's small format makes it easy to glance through for a happiness-inducing discovery about tackling a project or gradually conquering the Mt. Everest of miscellany.
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| I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time by Laura VanderkamWhat it's about: the common time management strategies of women who have found ways to balance their successful careers with their fulfilling private lives.
Why you might like it: The author's recommendations are built on hard numbers, gathered from a 1000-day study of high-earning women who logged their time hour by hour.
Is it for you? The research is focused exclusively on upper-class women, although the author is upfront about it and about the shortcomings of this approach. |
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Needle Arts League
Thursdays, 5:30 pm
Library Meeting Room
The Needle Arts League of Michigan City promotes all forms of needle arts. Membership is open to anyone interested in needle arts such as crochet, needlepoint, cross-stitch, crewel, tatting and other hand stitching. All skill levels and ages are welcome. An exchange of skills and materials is encouraged. For information, call 219-873-3049.
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Mindfulness Light for the Reluctant User
Sunday, February 10, 2:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
In this session, Margie Williams, PhD, RN, will focus on the practice of mindfulness in simple ways. In this interactive session, you will be introduced to relaxing and healing mindfulness techniques and will experience new ways to relax, reduce stress and improve your focus. No prior experience needed!
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Great Decisions
Monday, February 11, 6:30 pm
Library Meeting Room
The foreign policy discussion program Great Decisions returns to the library for a 21st season. The discussion this session is Global Migration. For more information, call 873-3049. Reading material is available at the circulation desk.
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Business & Investing Resources
Find information and library resources on investing, starting and operating a business, business skills & training, forms, economic data, and grants & financing. Also includes contact information for local/national organizations.
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Job Search & Career Info
Find resources to help you get a job, create a resume, file for unemployment, or improve your work skills.
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Health Source: Consumer Edition
A collection of more than 300 consumer health periodicals, including American Fitness, Better Nutrition, Fit Pregnancy, Harvard Health Letter, HealthFacts, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Vegetarian Times, and many others. Also includes current health-related pamphlets, health reference books, Clinical Reference Systems reports (in English and Spanish) and Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary. Log in with your library card number.
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Axis 360 eBooks
Find popular fiction, non-fiction, and picture e-books and e-audiobooks for children, teens, and adults! It's simple--just download the app on your device, search for "Michigan City Public Library", and log in with your library card number and PIN.
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Library Catalog
Look up books and other materials, place items on hold, and more.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Michigan City Public Library 100 E. 4th Street Michigan City, Indiana 46360 219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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