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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise February 2021
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| The Cancer Code: A Revolutionary New Understanding of a Medical Mystery by Jason FungWhat it's about: recent research about the causes, treatment, and prevention of cancer, with a focus on metabolic disorders as a contributing factor. Also available in eBook.
About the author: Dr. Jason Fung is a physician whose previous work includes bestsellers The Diabetes Code and The Obesity Code.
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| Social Chemistry: Decoding the Patterns of Human Connection by Marissa KingWhat it's about: science-based strategies for improving your social communication skills and building stronger, more rewarding professional connections.
Topics include: different approaches to network building and real world examples of each, from Vogue editor Anna Wintour (a "convenor") to cellist Yo-Yo Ma (a "broker") to Mad Money host Jim Cramer (an "expansionist").
Read it for: the approachable tone, thorough research, and robust annotations that include plenty of recommendations for further reading. |
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| Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding by Daniel E. LiebermanWhat it is: a comprehensive yet accessible study of exercise through a social lens, which looks at the changing role of physical activity as part of the human experience.
Why you might like it: the engaging writing; the author's ability to condense and simplify complex scientific concept and studies.
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Long-life learning : preparing for jobs that don't even exist yet
by Michelle R. Weise
A visionary guide for the future of learning and work. The book makes the case that learners of the future are going to repeatedly seek out educational opportunities throughout the course of their working lives -- which will no longer have a beginning, middle, and end.
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| Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine MayWhat it's about: the importance of retreat and reflection during trying times and the healing to be found in periods of "hibernation." Also published with the title Wintering How I Learned to Flourish When Life Became Frozen. Also available in eBook
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The Book of Overthinking : How to Stop the Cycle of Worry
by Gwendoline Smith
Based on cognitive behavioural theory, this book will help you in all the key areas of relationships, work and money. The author is a consultant psychologist with a clinic in Auckland. Also available in eBook.
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| Good Morning, Destroyer of Men's Souls: A Memoir of Women, Addiction, and Love by Nina Renata AronWhat it is: the compelling, heartwrenching memoir of the author's tumultuous affair with an addict.
Read it for: the candid writing; the examination of how codependency and enabling behavior are often heavily gendered.
Reviewers say: Good Morning is a "gorgeously narrated memoir of destructive codependency" that will "captivate" readers (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Ordinary Girls: A Memoir by Jaquira DíazWhat it's about: Jaquira Díaz's experiences growing up in an environment of neglect, mental illness, and omnipresent drug abuse. Only available in eBook.
Why you should read it: Despite the heavy topics, this moving story is narrated from a place of empowerment and self-assuredness.
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| Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies That Nearly Killed Me by Erin KharWhat it is: a candid and reflective memoir of childhood trauma, heroin addiction, and rebuilding from both.
Read it for: the author's moving description of how becoming a mother helped her find the strength to get sober.
Reviewers say: "This heartbreaking yet heartwarming memoir puts a human face on the drug crisis and the factors that lead to addiction" (Publishers Weekly). |
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts : Close Encounters With Addiction
by Gabor Maté
In a holistic study, a physician and best-selling author blends science, social policy, treatments and powerful personal stories to chart a new path of recovery for those suffering from addictions and their loved ones. Also available in eBook and e Audio.
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| Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction by Maia SzalavitzWhat it is: a thought-provoking argument in favor of radically reframing our understanding of substance abuse as a disorder with developmental underpinnings. Also available in eBook.
Is it for you? Maia Szalavitz has potentially polarizing criticisms of common recovery strategies like 12-step programs that may not be for everyone.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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