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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise December 2018
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| Run for Your Life: How to Run, Walk, and Move Without Pain or Injury and Achieve a Sense of... by Mark CucuzzellaWhat it is: a well-researched, well-illustrated guide to responsible running, written by a medical doctor who also happens to be an enthusiastic runner himself.
What's inside: discussions of relevant anatomy, biomechanics, common injuries, rehabilitation tips, and nutrition.
Topic of note: how to prepare for running a marathon, how to run safely during pregnancy, and the physiological details of "runner's high." |
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Pick three : you can have it all (just not every day)
by Randi Zuckerberg
What it is: The best-selling author of "Dot Complicated" challenges beliefs about the importance of a "well-balanced" life, drawing on the examples of celebrity clients to argue that the key to success is in learning how to be "well-lopsided."
Reviewers say: An easy-breezy narrative with advice that fits today's lifestyles.
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Easy Vegan Baking : 80 Easy Vegan Recipes - Cookies, Cakes, Pizzas, Breads, and More
by Jerome Eckmeier
What it is: Want tasty vegan, vegetarian, eggless, or dairy-free baked goods and breads? This book is packed with sweet and savory vegan baking recipes that are quick, simple, and delicious.
About the authors: Authors Daniela Lais and Jérôme Eckmeier are longtime vegans with a passion for cooking, teaching you to bake irresistibly good treats such as gooey vegan brownies, light and fluffy vegan pancakes and eggless cakes, or a smooth and creamy vegan "cheesecake."
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| If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? My Adventures in the Art and.... by Alan AldaWhat it's about: Beloved actor Alan Alda presents an amusing and engaging exploration of communication difficulties and some unique, research-based approaches that can help with overcoming them.
Don't miss: this discussion of scientists who specialize in teaching empathy skills to everyone from medical doctors to autistic children.
Author alert: Though best known for his roles on M*A*S*H and The West Wing, Alda also has a well-established history of supporting research in the sciences. |
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| The Rough Patch: Marriage, Midlife, and the Art of Living Together by Daphne De MarneffeWhat it is: an insightful and encouraging take on the realities of marriage in midlife, informed by the author's research, expertise, and experience with clients in her counseling practice.
Topics of note: aging, health, infidelity, parenting, attachment, and what the author calls "milestone obstacles."
Reviewers say: "this will be as useful to care providers and those who study family psychology as it will be to readers seeking a deeper -- and ultimately hopeful -- understanding of their own marriages" (Booklist). |
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| Awkward: the Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome by Ty TashiroWhat it's about: the social significance and personal impact of awkwardness as a concept, including some of its surprising advantages.
Read it for: the upbeat tone, which helps the author explore an uncomfortable topic in an engaging way.
For fans of: Quiet by Susan Cain; The Introvert's Way by Sophia Dembling. |
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| Reclaiming Conversation: the Power of Talk in a Digital Age by Sherry TurkleWhat it is: a thought-provoking inquiry into the ways that technology affects our relationships and communication habits.
But my phone! Although people have been warning about the dangers of technology since Socrates (who argued that writing was bad for memory skills), Sherry Turkle is no technophobe. Instead she argues that we can take advantage of technology, but must be aware of and account for its perils. |
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