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Home, Garden, and DIY May 2019
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Own It: Make Your Anxiety Work For You
by Caroline Foran
What it's about: Anxiety transforms from a crutch into an ally with this empowering self-help guide to mastering fear Caroline Foran is not here to “cure” your anxiety. When crippling panic attacks upended her job, her health, and her life, she tried everything. She found that there’s no such thing as a stress-free life . . . but, armed with the right tool kit, she could live with anxiety, and not spend her days running away from it. Drawing on her lived experience, plus insights from mental-health professionals, Caroline will help you ditch your fear and anxiety—and own it!
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The Longevity Paradox: How To Die Young At A Ripe Old Age
by Steven R Gundry
What it's about: The best-selling author of The Plant Paradox identifies links to age-related ailments and gut bacteria, outlining strategies for maintaining optimal life quality throughout the senior years by supporting the body's age-vulnerable microbiome.
You may also like: Prime Time by Jane Fonda. Advise on life from an Oscar-winning actress, fitness expert and political activist.
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Backyard Guide To The Night Sky
by Andrew Fazekas
What's inside: An extensively illustrated reference for beginner-level stargazing enthusiasts covers basic principles without using complicated scientific language, providing star charts and tables that list key facts in an easy-to-understand format
Want more?: Be sure to join us for the Star Party on July 19th for Astronomical food and hands-on fun for everyone while learning about the sky.
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Nanaville : Adventures in Grandparenting
by Anna Quindlen
What it's about: The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and best-selling author of Object Lessons and the memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, presents a heartwarming ode to grandparenthood that celebrates her transitioning family roles and her bonds with her grandchildren.
Want More: The Independence Public Library has more great nonfiction from Anna Quindlen (as well as her fiction novels), stop in or search our catalog to keep reading.
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| The Less Is More Garden: Big Ideas for Designing Your Small Yard by Susan MorrisonWhy you should read it: It takes a lifestyle-based approach to garden design that'll help aspiring gardeners turn their modest-sized yards into personalized spaces.
What's inside: inspiring color photographs, thoughtful questions, and suggestions for livable, low-maintenance designs using appropriate plants, furniture, and hardscaping. |
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Less Fret, More Faith : An 11-week Action Plan to Overcome Anxiety
by Max Lucado
What it's about: This 64-page booklet features practical steps from Max Lucado to help readers overcome anxiety. Eleven weekly reminders in all, each segment includes a Scripture verse for meditation, and a prayer to reframe anxious thoughts.
Want More?: Checkout Anxious For Nothing, also from Max Lucado. An expanded guide to tackling anxiety through faith.
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
by Marie Kond
What's inside: A guide to cleaning and organizing a living space, discussing best methods for decluttering and the impact that an organized home can have on mood and physical and mental health
Book Club Alert: This is the Book Discussion title for July 2019 at the independence Public Library. Join the discussion on July 22, 2019 at 6:30 pm in the Community Room.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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