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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise August 2019
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| Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of... by Dr. Amy BlackstoneWhat it's about: the author's decision not to have children of her own and the social significance of the increasing numbers of adults making the same choice.
Read it for: the impassioned (and occasionally humorous) presentation of the author's analysis, which is backed up by thorough research.
About the author: Dr. Amy Blackstone is a professor of sociology at the University of Maine who also runs the popular blog We're Not Having a Baby! |
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Craftfulness: Mend Yourself by Making Things
by Rosemary Davidson and Arzu Tahsin
What it is: a refreshing take on the concept of mindfulness practice, grounded in the value of creativity.
Who it's for: anyone who finds traditional meditation techniques too passive; crafters seeking new appreciation of their hobbies.
Reviewers say: "concise insights into the beauty and importance of creating" (Booklist).
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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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Feeding You Lies: How to Unravel the Food Industry's Playbook and Reclaim Your Health
by Vani Hari
What it's about: Vani Hari, aka The Food Babe, discusses how nutrition research is manipulated by experts funded by food companies, the tricks food companies use to make their food addictive, and why labels like "all natural" and "non-GMO" aren't what they seem and how to identify the healthiest food.
See also: Vani Hari's earlier book, The Food Babe Way: Break Free from the Hidden Toxins in Your Food and Lose Weight, Look Years Younger, and Get Healthy in Just 21 Days, is also available at the library.
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Everyday Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth--and How You Can Too
by Chris Hogan
About the author: Chris Hogan is abest-selling author and host of The Chris Hogan Show. A popular and dynamic speaker on the topics of personal finance, retirement and leadership, he helps people across the country develop successful strategies to manage their money.
What's inside: Chris and the Ramsey research team surveyed over 10,000 US millionaires, discovering how these high-net-worth people reached their financial status. He shares the tools that helped these millionaires achieve their status without inheriting a bunch of money or having a high-paying job.
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Ketofast: Rejuvenate Your Health with a Step-By-Step Guide to Timing Your Ketogenic Meals
by Joseph Mercola
What it's about: The alternative medicine proponent and best-selling author of The No-Grain Diet presents a guide to using the principles of ketogenic eating and cyclical meal planning to treat disease, promote weight loss and optimize health.
Short, doable fasts, when strategically timed, are an incredibly powerful metabolic intervention, dovetailing perfectly with a ketogenic diet to activate the body's fat-burning mode.
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The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know
by David Jay Miklowitz
What's inside: Bipolar disorder is a lifelong challenge--but it doesn't have to rule your life. Find the science-based information and proven strategies for managing your illness that you need in the revised third edition of this guide.
Learn specific steps to cope with mood episodes, reduce recurrences, avoid misdiagnosis, get the most out of treatment, resolve family conflicts, and make lifestyle changes to stay well.
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Financial Freedom: A Proven Path to All the Money You Will Ever Need
by Grant Sabatier
About the author: In 2010, 24-year old Grant Sabatier woke up to find he had $2.26 in his bank account. By age 30, he had reached financial independence. Along the way he uncovered that most of the accepted wisdom about money, work, and retirement is either incorrect or incomplete.
What's inside: A step-by-step path to make more money in less time, so you have more time for the things you love. Sabatier offers surprising, counter-intuitive advice on topics such as how to create profitable side hustles that you can turn into passive income streams or full-time businesses, negotiate more out of your employer, create a simple money-making portfolio, and think creatively about making money.
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Angels Among Us
Wednesday, August 7, 3:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
As we celebrate summer’s waning, join Ange Benz on a journey of sharing the wonder of our angels. For more information, contact Ange at 219-874-3754.
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City-Wide Back to School Rally
Thursday, August 8, 3:00 - 7:00 pm
Elston Gill Field
Stop by the library table at the Back to School City Rally at Gill Field. Get information about library cards and upcoming programs for kids. Pick up a free pencil and bookmark!
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Duneland Stamp Club
Thursday, August 8, 4:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
The Duneland Stamp Club meets the second Thursday of each month. New members are welcome.
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Movies in Washington Park: The House with a Clock in its Walls
Friday, August 16, Dusk
North Pointe Pavilion, Washington Park
The Michigan City Parks and Recreation Department and the library collaborate for summer Movies in Washington Park. The August showing is The House with a Clock in its Walls. The movie will begin at dusk. Ten-year-old Lewis goes to live with his oddball uncle in a creaky old house that contains a mysterious `tick tock’ noise. He soon learns that Uncle Jonathan and his feisty neighbour, Mrs. Zimmerman, are powerful practitioners of the magic arts. The movie will be shown in North Pointe Pavilion.
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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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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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Alt HealthWatch
Alt HealthWatch™ focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers libraries full-text articles for 200 international, and often peer-reviewed, journals and reports.
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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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MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from the National Institute of Health and other government agencies/health related organizations to answer health questions.
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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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