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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise June 2020
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Pause : 50 Instant Exercises to Promote Balance and Focus Every Day
by Kim Davies
Rebalance and harmonize your life with 50 easy exercises. Pausing means taking a step back from the busy-ness, allowing yourself a moment to be with the world the way it is. It means reflecting on what is happening, noticing what you are doing and how you are feeling. A pause sounds small and insignificant but, used wisely, it offers a way to reset and renew yourself.
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Frientimacy : how to deepen friendships for lifelong health and happiness
by Shasta Nelson
With the constant connectivity of today's world, it's never been easier to meet people and make new friends-but it's never been harder to form meaningful friendships. In Frientimacy, award-winning speaker Shasta Nelson shows how anyone can form stronger, more meaningful friendships, marked by a level of trust she calls "frientimacy." Shasta explores the ten most common complaints and conflicts facing female friendships today, and lays out strategies for overcoming these pitfalls to create deeper, supportive relationships that last for the long-term.
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| Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World by Vivek H. Murthy, MDWhat it's about: the problem of loneliness as a public health concern, with a look at the ways isolation can negatively impact seemingly unrelated physical conditions like heart disease. About the author: Dr. Vivek H. Murthy served as the Surgeon General of the United States from 2014-2017. |
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| Growing Old: Notes on Aging with Something Like Grace by Elizabeth Marshall ThomasWhat it is: a candid and amusing guide to how to face aging, in both practical terms and with a look at more nebulous topics like time and the nature of memory. Topics include: reflections on hearing loss; keeping up (or not) with technology; the importance of planning ahead despite the temptation to avoid topics like nursing homes and burial. |
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Books You Might Have Missed
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| Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope Into Action by David FajgenbaumWhat it's about: the story of immunologist and former college football player David Fajgenbaum and his attempts to treat the uncommon condition he developed while in medical school (Castleman's Disease) and his continued advocacy of rare disease research. Read it for: the unique insights Fajenbaum has into the medical world from his perspective as both a doctor and a patient. |
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| Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCullochWhat it is: a thought-provoking, conversational look at how the internet has affected human language, both on and offline. Don't miss: the way every generation of adults have despaired over teenage language use; the origin stories of words like "meme" and "lol." |
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| How to Raise a Reader by Pamela Paul and Maria RussoWhat's inside: encouraging, actionable advice on how to cultivate a love of reading in children of all ages. Also included are diverse reading lists organized by age group and surprising insights on the ways digital technology can keep kids engaged in reading. Why you should read it: The authors -- both New York Times book editors -- combine their professional literary knowledge with relatable, first-hand experiences with helping their own children become readers. |
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| Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know... by Tatiana SchlossbergWhat it's about: the less obvious ways our day-to-day lives connect to environmental problems like pollution and climate change, many of which are hiding in plain sight. Topics include: the fashion industry, the environmental impact of corn, and the high human cost of producing lithium ion batteries.
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| No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us by Rachel Louise SnyderWhat it is: a sobering investigation of a heavy subject, told through case studies and including insights on the systemic problems that help perpetuate domestic violence. What makes it unique: the detailed analysis of how domestic abuse affects all aspects of a victim's life; the way it's framed as a public health problem, not a private one. |
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