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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise August 2019
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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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| Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind by Annaka HarrisWhat it's about: the science behind consciousness and the many questions that science raises; what those questions might mean for reality, our relationships, and ourselves.
Who it's for: readers who appreciate a book that might leave them with more questions than they had before reading it; anyone looking for an accessible entry point to a big and complex topic.
You might also like: Subliminal by Leonard Mlodinow, Deviate by Beau Lotto. |
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| Marriageology: The Art and Science of Staying Together by Belinda LuscombeWhat it is: an evidence-based and engaging dive into how to stay together and the benefits of healthy long-term partnership -- not just emotionally but also on your health and finances.
Topics include: relationship familiarity, learning to argue, infidelity, how (and when) to look into marriage counseling.
About the author: Award-winning journalist Belinda Luscombe has been an editor at large at TIME Magazine since 2008, where she writes the weekly "10 Questions" column. |
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Code blue : inside America's medical industrial comple
by Mike Magee
What it is: The Health Commentary blogger exposes the practices of the Medical Industrial Complex network of big business, academic medicine, patient-advocacy organizations, hospitals and government that have made America's healthcare system the highest-costing, but poorest performing among major developed nations.
About the author: Mike Magee, MD, is a medical historian and journalist on faculty at Presidents College at the University of Hartford. He began as a country doctor in western New England. He is the editor of the blog HealthCommentary.org.
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| Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic by Matt McCarthyWhat it's about: the troubling problem of antibiotic resistant bacteria, with a review of the history of antibiotics and the obstacles that researchers face in developing new treatments.
Why you should read it: Although the topic is sobering and the situation dire, the author presents his analysis with compassion and leaves readers with plenty of reasons to have hope.
Read this next: I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong, Immunity by Luba Vikhanski. |
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The good vices : from beer to sex, the surprising truth about what's actually good for you
by Harry Ofgang
What it is: A tearing down of decades of myth and prejudice to reveal how some of our guilty pleasures are not only okay, but actually good for our health. Research suggests that moderate exercisers can be at least as healthy as, and sometimes even healthier than, those who exercise excessively. The secret to many good vices is enjoying them in moderation. And perhaps the very best thing you can do when you're busy and stressed is to set aside time for your favorite good vice"
About the authors: Prominent naturopathic physician Dr. Harry Ofgang, a medical practitioner of 35 years, studied medicine at the University of Perugia before graduating from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland.
Health journalist Erik Ofgang writes on health, science, food, and travel. He has taught journalism at Quinnipiac University, Mercy College, and Western Connecticut State University's MFA program.
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| On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard by Jennifer PastiloffWhat it's about: Jennifer Pastiloff's journey from being an insecure survivor of childhood trauma in a dead-end job to becoming a noted yoga instructor and successful public speaker.
Don't miss: Pastiloff's candid conversation about how she overcame the shame she had internalized while losing her hearing at age 20.
Reviewers say: "readers feeling stuck in their lives will devour this inspiring story" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World by Jamil ZakiWhat it is: an impassioned, thought-provoking, and well-researched rallying cry for empathy, which Stanford psychology professor Jamil Zaki argues is disappearing in modern society.
Why you should read it: Zaki's research undermines the common misconception that empathy is an inherent trait rather than a learnable skill.
Try this next: I Feel You by Cris Beam, Social Empathy by Elizabeth Segal. |
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