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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise August 2023
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| Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most by Adam AlterWhat it's about: the periods of personal, professional, and creative stagnation that can keep you stuck in life and how to overcome the inertia that's holding you back.
Why you might like it: The author's advice is practical and presented in a non-judgemental, confidence-boosting tone and contextualized through abundant case studies from all walks of life.
Examples include: painter Claude Monet; Academy Award-winner Brie Larson; and music legend Miles Davis. Digital formats: Available as an eBook and eAudiobook from Libby by OverDrive and always available as an eAudiobook from Hoopla. |
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| Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community by Joy Harden Bradford, PhDWhat it is: a reflective guide to building and sustaining friendships, discovering your strengths and weaknesses as a friend, and strengthening ties within your community to foster healing.
About the author: Dr. Joy Harden Bradford is a licensed clinical psychologist and host of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast.
Reviewers say: "Bradford’s celebration of friendship is moving, backed with psychological depth, and especially welcome in a culture that sometimes downplays nonromantic bonds" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Hot and Bothered: What No One Tells You About Menopause And How to Feel Like... by Jancee DunnWhat's inside: a humorous and candid exploration of menopause, its cultural implications, and research into the latest tools and tips to navigate one of life's biggest changes.
Read it for: the informative interviews with medical professionals; the emphasis placed on dispelling misinformation; the handy appendix of authoritative resources included at the end.
You might also like: The Slow Moon Climbs by Susan P. Mattern; The Menopause Manifesto by Dr. Jen Gunter. Digital formats: Available as an eBook and eAudiobook from Libby by OverDrive. |
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| The Choice Point: The Scientifically Proven Method to Push Past Mental Walls and... by Joanna GroverWhat it's about: making choices, big or small, and how the mind and body participate in that process.
Tips include: journaling to discover what you want most; visualization exercises that engage your senses to make the experience of goal-setting feel real and potentially more achievable.
For fans of: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman; Nudge by Richard H. Thaler. |
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| Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today by Hal HershfieldWhat it is: a well-researched examination of short and long-term thinking and how to make choices that benefit us most in the future.
Read it for: the practical advice, which is presented in a well-organized and engaging format.
Reviewers say: "An encouraging, practical guide for decision-making" (Kirkus Reviews). Digital formats: Available as an eAudiobook from Libby by OverDrive. |
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| All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive by Rainesford StaufferWhat it is: a thoughtful and well-researched exploration of ambition and how our modern understanding of it can harm our self-worth and leave us isolated.
Topics include: the pitfalls of "hustle" culture; the pressure to excel and how it can impact children from a young age; the social inequalities that existing measures for tracking academic achievement can exacerbate.
About the author: Rainesford Stauffer is a journalist who writes the "Work in Progress" column for Teen Vogue and regularly contributes to The Atlantic, The New York Times, and Vox. Digital formats: Available as eAudiobook from Libby by OverDrive. |
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Martial Arts Self-Defense Training
Saturday, August 5,
10:00AM
Northwest Library
Taekwondo will empower you with protection skills by learning numerous blocking, striking, and kicking techniques as well as releases from a variety of grabs and holds.
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Personal Finance Coach
Monday, August 14,
5:00PM
Bethany Library
Meet informally with a financial advisor to learn strategies, tips, and tricks to achieve your financial goals.
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Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
Offers detailed how-to instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Topics include beer and wine making, model building, scrapbooking, gardening, genealogy, and much more. Full text is provided from leading hobby and craft magazines, including Bead & Button, Creative Knitting, FineScale Modeler, Quilter's World, and more.
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Auto Repair Source
Provides step-by-step repair instructions, service bulletins, recall information, wiring diagrams, maintenance tips, and other information for foreign and domestic cars from 1954-present. All of the content in Auto Repair Source has been created by ASE certified technicians.
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Home Improvement Reference Center
Looking to do it yourself? The Home Improvement Reference Center provides detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects.
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Summer Reading Program
Our Summer Reading Program (June 1-July 31) is open to ALL ages, from pre-readers to adults. Registration is open now, so sign up for a chance to win some great prizes this summer!
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