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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise February 2021
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Education Without Debt : Giving Back and Paying It Forward
by Scott MacDonald
What it's about: "The real-life impact of crushing levels of student debt on borrowers and what can be done to fix this crisis."
What's inside: "Weaving together stories of debt-impaired lives with stories of personal success achieved with the essential help of financial aid, MacDonald reveals the devastating personal and societal impact of the debt problem and offers possible solutions. He explores the efforts of colleges and private philanthropists to make education affordable and relates his own experience of funding financial aid for need-eligible students at five universities."
Who it's for: "Anyone concerned about the rising cost of education and what to do about this critical policy and societal issue"(from Hoopla).
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The How Not to Diet Cookbook
by Michael Greger
What it's about: How to make mindful eating part of a healthy lifestyle, outlining satisfying, science-based options that promote weight loss without high expense or counting calories.
Topics include: Seventeen ingredients for an ideal weight-loss diet; The daily dozen diet; Green light for weight loss; Twenty-one tweaks to accelerate weight loss; Over 100 Recipe ideas for Soups & Salads, Legumes & Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, and Breakfast options; Kitchen Staples; Cooking Charts.
For Fans of: Greger's bestselling first book How Not to Die, available along with a digital version of How Not to Diet on Sunflower eLibrary.
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Making Space : How to Live Happier by Setting Boundaries That Work for You
by Jayne Hardy
What it is: "A practical guide to creating healthy boundaries that protect our physical, emotional, and digital spaces".
Why read it?: "When we have healthy boundaries, we create a space between us and all else, where we feel safe, clear, and confident in who we are and what we want and need. Our boundaries-the limits we place on what we will and won't tolerate-define our routines, habits, choices, parenting, jobs, relationships; everything," (from Hoopla).
Also available as an audiobook.
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Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age
by Sanjay Gupta
What it's about: "The Emmy Award-winning CNN chief medical correspondent and best-selling author of Chasing Life draws on cutting-edge scientific research to outline strategies for protecting brain function and maintaining cognitive health at any age."
What's inside: "Keep Sharp debunks common myths about aging and cognitive decline, explores whether there's a "best" diet or exercise regimen for the brain, and explains whether it's healthier to play video games that test memory and processing speed, or to engage in more social interaction."
Topics Include: Brain disease, particularly Alzheimer's; a personalized twelve-week program featuring practical strategies to strengthen your brain; How to care for a partner in cognitive decline.
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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."
Why you might like it: Katherine May pulls thoughtful observations from a wide variety of sources like mythology and the natural world which could provide solace during periods of isolation and upheaval.
Want a taste? "When everything is broken, everything is also up for grabs. That’s the gift of winter: it’s irresistible. Change will happen in its wake, whether we like it or not." |
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Rewired : a bold new approach to addiction and recovery
by Erica Spiegelman
What it is: "A new, breakthrough approach to fighting addiction and self-damaging behavior by acknowledging our personal power to bring ourselves back from the brink. . .Usable in conjunction with or in place of 12-step programs, Rewired allows for a more holistic approach, helping to create a personalized treatment plan that is right for you." Each section in Rewired includes: "Personal anecdotes from the author’s own struggles with alcoholism and addiction; Inspiring true success stories of patients overcoming their addictions; Questions to engage you into finding what is missing from your recovery; Positive affirmations and intentions to guide and motivate" (from Sunflower).
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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.
Why you should read it: Despite the heavy topics, this moving story is narrated from a place of empowerment and self-assuredness.
For fans of: other well-rendered memoirs about the adverse experiences of women of color like Roxane Gay's Hunger or When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago. |
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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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Never enough : the Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction
by Judith Grisel
What it's about: A leading behavioral scientist and recovered addict presents an authoritative guide to understanding drug addiction that offers clear explanations of brain science and illustrative personal stories to reveal how addiction happens and what can be done about it.
What's inside: "One by one, Grisel shows how different drugs act on the brain, the kind of experiential effects they generate, and the specific reasons why each is so hard to kick."
Read it for: "a better understanding of the brain's critical contributions to addictive behavior, and will help inform a more rational, coherent, and compassionate response to the epidemic in our homes and communities" (from publisher description).
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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.
Is it for you? Maia Szalavitz has potentially polarizing criticisms of common recovery strategies like 12-step programs that may not be for everyone.
Want a taste? "About here's where I'm supposed to tell you that I'm different, that I wasn't your 'typical addict.' The American media repeatedly assures us that such an addict certainly isn't white, female, educated, or middle class. But I'm not going to do that." |
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