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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise December 2020
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Raw & Free : Plant-based Living for Health & Happiness by Sophie SteevensSophie's hugely popular Instagram Raw and Free depicts her plant-based life with her gorgeous family of partner, professional surfer Ricardo Christie, and three young boys. Her cookbook is packed with over 100 delicious, vibrant plant-based, gluten-free and refined-sugar-free recipes that she has devised, and that the whole family enjoys eating. There are easy, family-friendly wholefood recipes for all meals plus great information to help you get started, with material such as kitchen essentials, ingredient staples and lots of easy-to-follow tips for a wholesome, plant-based lifestyle.
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The language your body speaks : self-healing with energy medicine
by Ellen Meredith
"A discussion of the principles of energy healing, a theory of medicine that views diseases as the result of energy imbalances in the human body. The author shows readers how to improve their well-being by becoming attuned to the subtle flow of energy within their own bodies"
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| How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World's Most Inspiring... by Guy RazWhat it is: an inspiring and candid examination of the journeys of successful business founders and the lessons to take away from their stories.
Don't miss: a look at the importance of partnership in a business environment that tends to lionize individuals instead of appreciating teams.
About the author: Long-time NPR contributor Guy Raz has worked on shows like All Things Considered and TED Radio Hour, in addition to the podcast How I Built This, which he began in 2016. |
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What it takes : how I built a $100 million business against the odds
by Raegan Moya-Jones
"The founder of global baby brand aden + anais reveals how she built a $100 million business from her kitchen table. Raegan Moya-Jones never thought of herself as an entrepreneur. She was a wife, a mother, and a full-time corporate cog in her thirties. But she was sick and tired of her micromanaging boss, so she quietly started a company in the wee hours of the morning while her daughters were asleep. She finally quit her 9-5 when her side hustle, boutique baby swaddle brand aden + anais, hit the $1 million mark in revenue.It now generates over $100 million a year in revenue. In this riveting and vulnerable story of all the bumps in the road, What It Takes is Moya-Jones' tell-all and brutally honest advice to entrepreneurs--especially women--about how to succeed despite all odds. It doesn't take an MBA to be your own boss. It takes commitment to an idea you believe in, working your arse off, and the will to learn more. If Moya-Jones, an outspoken Aussie and university drop-out, could build a business from the ground up, anyone can. Moya-Jones digs into topics most entrepreneurs shy away from, even the prickliest of things like mom guilt, butting heads with investors (or co-founders), and what to really do when you're running out of money. The truth is, there's no magic formula to build a business and you don't have to look or act a certain way to be successful. This empowering story from one of today's most fascinating founders will show the hopeful entrepreneur or career changer that she doesn't haveto know it all. This story is about staying true to who you are, trusting your gut, and harnessing your unique talent. Do you have what it takes to jump in?"
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Bitcoin billionaires : a true story of genius, betrayal, and redemption by Ben MezrichBen Mezrich's 2009 bestseller The Accidental Billionaires is the definitive account of Facebook's founding and the basis for the Academy Award-winning film The Social Network. Two of the story's iconic characters are Harvard students Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss: identical twins, Olympic rowers, and foils to Mark Zuckerberg. Bitcoin Billionaires is the story of the brothers' redemption and revenge in the wake of their epic legal battle with Facebook. Planning to start careers as venture capitalists, the brothers quickly discover that no one will take their money after their fight with Zuckerberg. While nursing their wounds in Ibiza, they accidentally run into an eccentric character who tells them about a brand-new idea: cryptocurrency. Immersing themselves in what is then an obscure and sometimes sinister world, they begin to realize "crypto" is, in their own words, "either the next big thing or total bulls--t." There's nothing left to do but make a bet. From the Silk Road to the halls of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bitcoin Billionaires will take us on a wild and surprising ride while illuminating a tantalizing economic future. On November 26, 2017, the Winklevoss brothers became the first bitcoin billionaires. Here's the story of how they got there--as only Ben Mezrich could tell it.
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| The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep by Guy LeschzinerWhat 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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| Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker, PhDWhat 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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