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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise April 2018
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How luck happens : using the science of luck to transform work, love, and life
by Janice Kaplan
The best-selling author of The Gratitude Diaries and an Oxford Rhodes Scholar examine the science that is popularly regarded as luck to reveal how celebrities achieved their stardom and how everyday people can use strategic techniques to tip the scales in favor of their relationships, career, health and family life.
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| Mommy Burnout: How to Reclaim Your Life and Raise Healthier Children in the Process by Sheryl ZieglerMommy Burnout is a reassuring guide to help mitigate mental and physical exhaustion in mothers (though it's primarily aimed at heterosexual middle-class women).Child psychologist and mother of three Sheryl Ziegler draws upon her professional and personal experiences to provide a variety of perspectives for both stay-at-home and working moms, as well as case studies from her practice.
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| The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed by Temple Grandin and Richard Panek Celebrated animal science professor Temple Grandin discusses how technological advancements in neuroscience have contributed to the study of autism. Grandin's clear writing style and optimistic outlook make the technical subject matter understandable even if you don't have a scientific background.
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| The Autism Revolution: Whole-Body Strategies for Making Life All It Can Be by Martha Herbert and Karen WeintraubThe Autism Revolution is an in-depth and unorthodox examination of the diagnosis and treatments of autism.Renowned neurologist Martha Herbert rejects the view that autism is solely a genetically determined disorder, emphasizing the impact of environmental factors, diet, and stress on the brain.
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| Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism by Naoki HigashidaIn this captivating memoir, Naoki Higashida, a man with nonverbal autism, expressively conveys the frustration of relying on a keyboard to communicate with others. Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 is a follow-up to the international phenomenon The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism, which Higashida wrote as a teenager. |
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In a different key : the story of autism
by John Donvan
The story of the discovery of autism and the first child diagnosed with the disorder draws on extensive research to trace how understandings about the condition have evolved through eight decades and how it has affected families in different historical periods.
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| Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve SilbermanAward-winning journalist Steve Silberman explores the science, history, and politics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in this thoroughly researched and authoritative guide. Silberman's engaging, narrative writing style is suitable for science enthusiasts and general readers alike. |
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