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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise October 2020
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| The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom by L.S. Dugdale, MDWhat it's about: perspectives on death and dying throughout history, from the ancient world to the Black Death to our modern, medicalized framework around these issues.
Reviewers say: This "probing analysis" (Publishers Weekly) is an "inspiring manual for living one's days fully and dying well" (Library Journal). |
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Twenty Years of Life : Why the Poor Die Earlier and How to Challenge Inequity
by Suzanne Bohan
What it's about: In Twenty Years of Life, Suzanne Bohan exposes the flip side of the American dream: your health is largely determined by your zip code. The strain of living in a poor neighborhood, with subpar schools, lack of parks, fear of violence, and few to no healthy food options is literally taking years off people's lives. The difference in life expectancy between rich and poor neighborhoods can be as much as twenty years.
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Anxiety and Stress Relief
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| Hi, Anxiety: Life With a Bad Case of Nerves by Kat KinsmanThis is an downloadable eBook on CMRLS.Freading.com.
What it's about: Inspired by the author's viral article about living with anxiety, this candid memoir expands on her lifelong struggle with depression and anxiety, and the ways it has shaped her personality and sense of self. About the author: Journalist Kat Kinsman is an editor for the magazine Food & Wine and was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2013. |
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| $9 Therapy: Semi-Capitalist Solutions to Your Emotional Problems by Megan Reid and Nick Greene
This is an downloadable eBook on CMRLS.Freading.com.What it is: an irreverent assortment of affordable ways to practice mental and emotional self-care, with a focus on learning to relish life's simple pleasures.
Why you might like it: Besides the tongue-in-cheek tone, the recommendations presented here are approachable, easily implemented, and can be done in whatever order the reader chooses. |
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And then they stopped talking to me : making sense of middle school
by Judith Warner
What it is: "The French have a name for the uniquely hellish years between elementary school and high school: "l'âge ingrat" or "The Ugly Age." Characterized by a perfect storm of developmental changes-physical, psychological, and social-the middle-school years are a time of great distress for parents and children alike, marked by hurt, isolation, exclusion, competition, anxiety, and often outright cruelty. Why you might like it: This is a compassionate guide which draws on student testimonies and professional insights to counsel parents on how to help middle-school children thrive.
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Unafraid : living with courage and hope in uncertain times
by Adam Hamilton
What it is: The book argues that Americans are more fearful now than at any other time in history, and draws on research, real-life examples, and the Bible to present ways that readers can combat the many fears they face in their own lives.
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Don't panic : taking control of anxiety attacks
by Robert R. Wilson
Why you might like it: This offers a self-help program for relieving panic attacks during an episode or on short notice, through breathing exercises, meditations, and muscle relaxation.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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