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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise December 2021
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10 rules for resilience : mental toughness for families
by Joe De Sena
The founder of the Spartan Race and the New York Times best-selling author of Spartan Up outlines 10 principles for building “True Resilience” to approach overwhelming situations and challenges in a way that increases growth and strength. 100,000 first printing.
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Brain Rules for Work : The Science of Thinking Smarter in the Office and at Home
by John Medina
Having written New York Times bestselling works Brain Rules, Brain Rules for Baby and Brain Rules for Aging Well, Dr. Medina turns his expertise towards the professional world, guiding us through what brain science and evolutionary biology have to say about topics from office space and work/life balance to power dynamics and work interactions in the time of COVID-19.
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Lyme disease in Canada : the tick-borne epidemic you need to know about--now!
by Brian Owens
Author Brian Owens looks at the conflicts that exist in recognizing, diagnosing and treating Lyme disease, and the failed human vaccine. He tells the stories of the politicians and patient advocates who have worked to raise awareness of the disease in Canada and covers the latest developments in science and medicine.
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Masters of scale : Surprising Truths from the World's Most Successful Entrepreneurs
by Reid Hoffman
Behind the scenes in Silicon Valley, Reid Hoffman (founder of LinkedIn, investor at Greylock) is a sought-after advisor to heads of companies and heads of state. On his podcast Masters of Scale, he sits down with an all-star list of visionary founders and leaders, digging into the surprising strategies that power their growth. In this book, he draws on their most riveting, revealing stories-as well his own experience as a founder and investor-to distill the secrets behind the most extraordinary successes of our times.
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The Sweet Spot : The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning
by Paul Bloom
We are not natural hedonists--a good life involves more than pleasure. People seek lives of meaning and significance; we aspire to rich relationships and satisfying pursuits, and this requires some amount of struggle, anxiety, and loss. Brilliantly argued, witty, and humane, Paul Bloom shows how a life without chosen suffering would be empty--and worse than that, boring.
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Zen and the art of saving the planet
by Nhãát Hòanh
Filled with powerful examples of engaged action he himself has undertaken, one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today shares his wisdom on how to be the change we want to see in the world.
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