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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise December 2019
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Pretty Unhealthy : Why Our Obsession With Looking Healthy Is Making Us Sick
by Nikki Stamp
Heart surgeon and health commentator Dr Nikki Stamp unpicks the web of online pseudoscience and urges us to take back our health from the people who don't value it as much as we do. She explores the secret of long-term motivation for healthy diet and exercise, and shares the scientific value of self-kindness for true physical and mental health.
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Lithium : a doctor, a drug, and a breakthrough
by Walter Armin Brown
A practicing psychiatrist and professor at Brown University reveals the remarkable untold story of a miracle drug, the forgotten pioneer who discovered it and the fight to bring lithium to the masses.
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The Ethical Investor's Handbook : How to Grow Your Money Without Wrecking the Earth
by Morten Strange
The Ethical Investor's Handbook offers practical advice on how to build a sustainable green portfolio that reaps handsome returns. There are pitfalls and stranded assets to avoid, but also new opportunities if you know where to find them. Do-gooders, with the right understanding of the issues at hand, can make a good buck!
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The School of Life : An Emotional Education
by The School of Life
One decade ago, Alain de Botton founded The School of Life, an institute dedicated to understanding and improving our emotional intelligence. Now he presents the gathered wisdom of those ten years in a wide-ranging and innovative compendium of emotional intelligence which forms an introduction to The School of Life. Using his trademark mixture of analysis and anecdote, philosophical insight and practical wisdom, he considers how we interact with each and with ourselves, and how we can do so better.
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How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens
by Benedict Carey
Can forgetting be a valuable step in the learning process? Can distractions actually help with studying? In How We Learn, New York Times science reporter Benedict Carey examines these and many other questions that challenge our received models of learning. Drawing on his own experiences as well as a wealth of research on how the brain works, Carey shows how certain activities that supposedly interfere with acquiring knowledge and solving problems may be beneficial for some learners.
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How to Go Plastic Free : Eco Tips for Busy People
by Caroline Jones
Packed with simple and practical ways to start reducing the amount of plastic you use, How to Go Plastic Free will show you how to eliminate plastic from your life, one step at a time.
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| Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind by Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn GregoireAn engaging review of some of the habits and traits shared by notable creatives like Josephine Baker, Shigeru Miyamoto, Frida Kahlo, and Marcel Proust; and how to develop these habits in yourself. Topics include: solitude, sensitivity, imaginative play, and openness to experience. Why you should read it: Grounded in scientific research, the inspiring insights outlined here can benefit readers with a wide variety of professional and personal interests. |
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Embrace your weird : a guided journal for facing your fears and unleashing creativity
by Felicia Day
A workbook for getting motivated, getting inspired, and getting weird. What do I have to offer the world? What if my work doesn't meet others' standards-or my own? How do I combat that nagging fear of failure and just put myself out there? It's time to confront those negative thoughts once and for all, and let your creativity blossom!
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