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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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| She Proclaims: Our Declaration of Independence from a Man's World by Jennifer PalmieriWhat it is: an impassioned, thought-provoking primer on ways that women can make their mark and advocate for themselves in personal, professional, and political spheres.
Why you might like it: The anecdotes and advice inside are presented in an accessible and inspiring manner and intended to appeal to women from a wide range of backgrounds. |
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Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and...
by Alison Green
What it is: a straightforward advice book collecting 50 difficult workplace situations and explaining how best to navigate them.
Topics include: how to address racist and sexist comments, coworkers taking credit for your ideas, and communicating decisions that you don't agree with.
Who it's for: new hires, new managers, and anyone looking to improve their workplace environment.
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Are U Ok? A Guide to Caring for Your Mental Health: How to Know if You Need Help...
by Kati Morton
What it's about: some of the most commonly asked questions about mental illness, mental health, self-care practices, and asking for help when you need it.
Read it for: the author's tone, which is welcoming, encouraging, and makes a difficult topic seem more approachable.
Author alert: Kati Morton is a licensed family therapist best known for her popular YouTube channel, where she discusses a variety of mental health topics and works to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
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Anxiety and Stress Relief
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| The Anxiety Toolkit: Strategies for Fine-Tuning Your Mind and Moving Past Your Stuck Points by Alice Boyes, PhDWhat it is: a straightforward and accessible guide to anxiety, from its evolutionary advantages to how to manage the negative effects it can have on our minds, bodies, and behavior patterns.
Why you might like it: The advice inside is grounded in clinical research and the author's experience as a cognitive-behavioral therapist, but is presented in digestible sections that make the topic seem more approachable. |
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Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind
by Annaka Harris
What it's about: the science behind consciousness and the many
questions that science raises; what those questions might mean for reality, our relationships, and ourselves.
Who it's for: readers who appreciate a book that might leave them with more questions than they had before reading it; anyone looking for an accessible entry point to a big and complex topic.
You might also like: Subliminal by Leonard Mlodinow, Deviate by Beau Lotto.
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Why Did I Come into This Room? : A Candid Conversation About Aging
by Joan Lunden
The award-winning broadcast journalist and women’s health advocate highlights the laugh-out-loud realities of aging, sharing insights into and personal experiences with such taboo subjects as hot flashes, sex-drive changes and ageism. 150,000 first printing.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Mary Riley Styles Public Library
601 S. Oak St. [Temporary Location]
Falls Church, Virginia 22046
703-248-5030 (TTY 711)www.fallschurchva.gov/library |
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