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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise April 2019
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Good to Go : How to Eat, Sleep and Rest Like A Champion
by Christie Aschwanden
All athletes from Olympians to weekend warriors must toe the line between training and recovery to maximize the benefits of workouts and reach optimal performance. For the longest time, coaches and training manuals have emphasized training. But now sports science is homing in on an even more fundamental part: recovery.
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The Infection Game : Life Is an Arms Race by Dr. Myhill, SarahResearch now shows that our big killers, from cancers and coronaries to dementias and diabetes, are infection-drive. The Infection Game shows us how we can maximise our defences and martial our weapons so that we are ready to defeat the infectious organisms we encounter every day and in epidemic situations.
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Happy Ever After : Escaping the Myths of the Perfect Life
by Paul Dolan
Professor Paul Dolan draws on groundbreaking research and data to bust the common myths about happiness and show that the path to fulfilment is actually far more unexpected than we thought. He invites us to reappraise our values, free our minds from the 'narrative traps' of conventional wisdom and write our own version of the good life, based on maximising positive, meaningful experiences that can generate new social benefits not least greater tolerance for different ways of life. Happiness isn't what you're told. It's what you do.
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A Life Less Lonely : What We Can All Do to Lead More Connected, Kinder Lives
by Nick Duerden
What's it like when loneliness descends? How does it announce itself, and how do you recognise it? Do you discuss it, or conceal it? From where can you seek help? 'A Life Less Lonely' shares stories of loneliness and social isolation, and looks for ways in which we can help one another to future-proof ourselves against this insidious affliction.
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Who says you can't? You do by Daniel ChidiacOffers a seven step guide to discovering the true self, committing to life, and pushing beyond limits
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The 100 best stocks to buy in 2019
by Peter J Sander
Presents recommendations for one hundred stocks which have a history of beating the stock market average and have positive investment potential based on a variety of investment criteria
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Kindness in leadership
by Gay Haskins
In a global climate of increasing complexity and uncertainty, there have been calls for a more responsible form of leadership in business and society. The relationship between kindness and leadership is therefore a topic of fundamental importance for our well-being as individuals, for the success of our organisations, and for the future of our global community. Kindness in Leadership is one of the first books to explore both the concept and practice of kindness in leadership and consider them in different societal and organisational settings. Its uniqueness lies in combining an innovative mix of personal views from leaders with explorations of organisational philosophies and practices.
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| The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50 by Jonathan RauchA science-based, journalistic examination of the titular "happiness curve," in which people report feelings of dissatisfaction in mid-life but a return to happiness in their later years.
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