April 2020 list by Nanette Alderman
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The 4 Season Solution
by Dallas Hartwig
The “Living Experiment” podcaster and best-selling co-author of The Whole30 outlines a transformative dietary program that explains how to bolster health and energy by eating and living in accordance with the seasons.
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82 Days on Okinawa
by Art Shaw
A 75th-anniversary account of the Battle of Okinawa is told from the first-person perspective of a Bronze Star hero and commander of the Deadeyes unit, which played a crucial role in the surrender of Japanese forces.
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The Baja Cookbook
by David Castro Hussong
Featuring 60 recipes that celebrate the laidback lifestyle found right across the border, the star chef, inspired by his local landscape and his food from the award-winning restaurant Fauna, conducts a wonderful exploration of Baja cuisine.
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The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind
by Jonah Berger
A best-selling marketing professor discusses techniques that can be used to change minds and catalyze change by examining the reasons behind why people resist change and how to help them move forward.
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Disunited Nations
by Peter Zeihan
A geopolitical guru, explaining the winners and losers in the coming global disorder, presents a controversial guidebook, in which he analyzes the emerging shifts and resulting problems and issues that will arise in the next two decades.
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Don't Overthink It
by Anne Bogel
A popular blogger provides actionable strategies to help readers avoid negative thought patterns, streamline decisions they’re often prone to overthink and proactively bring more peace, joy and love into their lives.
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Find Your Path
by Carrie Underwood
The Platinum award-winning music artist outlines common-sense approaches to health and fitness that can be incorporated into a busy schedule, sharing personal meal plans, recipes and weekly workout programs for long-term results.
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The Gift of Forgiveness
by Katherine Schwarzenegger
The daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver shares uplifting advice on the healing potential of forgiveness through the stories of individuals who have endured unimaginable suffering, from abductee Elizabeth Smart to the mother of one of the Columbine shooters.
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How to Be a Conscious Eater
by Sophie Egan
An expert in health, nutrition and sustainability revolutionizes our understanding of food in a way that will change the way we shop, cook and eat, providing us with the essential information to make informed choices amid the chaos and hype of marketing.
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How to be Fine
by Jolenta Greenberg
The hosts of the popular By the Book podcast draw on their active experiments with self-help books to reveal the unexpected ways that some of the advice they followed positively improved their lives.
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John Adams Under Fire
by Dan Abrams
The authors draw on the second American President’s spoken words and trial transcripts in an account of John Adams’s future-risking agreement to represent British soldiers implicated in five colonist murders.
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Leading with Gratitude
by Adrian Robert Gostick
The “apostles of appreciation” introduce eight simple ways managers can show employees that they are valued, supplementing their insights and advice with stories of how many of today’s most successful leaders have successfully incorporated gratitude into their leadership styles.
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Our House Is on Fire: Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis
by Greta Thunberg
Bhen climate activist Greta Thunberg was eleven, her parents Malena and Svante, and her little sister Beata, were facing a crisis in their own home. Greta had stopped eating and speaking, and her mother and father had reconfigured their lives to care for her. Desperate and searching for answers, her parents discovered what was at the heart of Greta's distress: her imperiled future on a rapidly heating planet.
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Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America
by Gerald L. Posner
Traces the rise of the Salker family and the role of opioid addiction and soaring drug prices on healthcare, exposing the deadly consequences of industry corruption and profiteering.
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Recollections of My Nonexistence
by Rebecca Solnit
Describing her formation as a writer and as a feminist in 1980s San Francisco, the author explores the influences around her that gave her a voice that has resonated with and empowered many others.
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Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen
by Dan Heath
The New York Times best-selling author discusses ways to recognize problems before they happen instead of just reacting to them through case studies of companies and individuals who achieved greater success by changing their methods of thinking.
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Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy
by Zazie Todd
A psychologist and respected dog trainer shares the secrets to a happy pooch. Did you know that seemingly noiseless electronics may be upsetting your dog? Or that letting her sniff the breeze is one of the best gifts you can give her? Wag bridges the gap between human and canine by demystifying the inner lives of dogs to share evidence-based advice for making them happy.
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