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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise December 2020
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What it is: An activist, speaker and philanthropist offers a memoir wrapped in a wake-up call that reveals how women can reclaim their true, untamed selves by breaking free of the restrictive expectations and cultural conditioning that leaves them feeling dissatisfied and lost.
Why you might like it: Soulful, forceful and tender, Untamed is both an intimate memoir and a galvanizing wake-up call for women to live fully.
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Known as “The Iceman,” the record-holder of feats of endurance and exposure shares his method of revealing human potential and increasing capacity for strength, health and happiness through harnessing the elements of Cold, Breathing and Mindset.
Why you might like it: You will be immersed in Wim’s inspiring personal journey while learning how to improve your health, endurance,and mindset.
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What it is: The motivational coach and best-selling author of You Are a Badass shares illustrative case studies to outline a step-by-step, 21-day guide for overcoming self-sabotaging behaviors while cultivating habits that support healthy priorities and personal goals.
Why you might like it: Badass Habits is a eureka-sparking, easy-to-digest look at how our habits make us who we are.
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Why you might like it: Eat Smarter will empower you and make you feel inspired about your food choices.
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| What it is: a thoughtful and moving collection of short essays on loss, longing, and using creativity to help with bouncing back after difficult life experiences.
Why you might like it: Although the essays address serious topics like miscarriage and postpartum depression, the book maintains an inspiring tone throughout.
Reviewers say: "Simple yet profound insights and advice to return to in times of confusion or loss" (Kirkus Reviews).
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| Nodding Off: The Science of Sleep from Cradle to Grave by Alice GregoryWhat it's about: This comprehensive explanation of the ins and outs of sleep covers a wide array of topics, from sleep disorders to genetics to simple advice on how improve your own relationship with bedtime.
What sets it apart: Nodding Off is arranged by age group, including a large section focusing on the sleep patterns of young adults (whereas most books on the topic tend to cover either children or adults over 25). |
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| What it is: a science-based yet still accessible review of the neuroscience of sleep, with a focus on sleep disorder case studies from the author's medical career.
Read it for: the outline of each patient's plan of care, which gives readers a look at the full road to recovery and not just an open-ended list of suggestions.
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| What it is: an engaging and conversational attempt to answer the most scientifically elusive question about sleep.
Topics include: how relatively recent our understanding of the mechanics of sleep truly is; what sleep deprivation can do to the mind and body; how modern society's relationship with time makes everyone get less sleep than they need. |
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| The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep Is Broken and How to Fix It by W. Chris Winter, MDWhat it's about: the most common sleep problems and what can be done to manage them by changing your habits around food, exercise, lighting, and time management.
Don't miss: the tips for how people (like shift workers) who might not be able to make radical changes to their sleep habits can modify small things that will still have an impact. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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