Additional Book Suggestions Healthy Minds and Wellness • Winfrey, Oprah. What I Know for Sure. Flatiron Books, 2014, 9781250054050, 240 p. Inspirational wisdom shared by the cultural icon as penned for her “O” column throughout years, marked by her retirement from her show, her launch of a television network, her honorary degree from Harvard, and other high-profile milestones. • Harvey, Steve. Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success: Discovering Your Gift and the Way to Life’s Riches. HarperCollins, 2014, 9780062220325, 240 p. Offers advice for achieving success using the gifts one has, and provides a roadmap to help identify those gifts, acknowledge them, and perfect them. • Harris, Dan. 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works—A True Story. HarperCollins, 2014, reprint, 9780062265432, 256 p. After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Nightline anchor Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the strange worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable. • Gladwell, Malcolm. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants. Little, Brown & Company, 2015, 9780316204378, 336 p. This book uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty and the powerful and the dispossessed. • Desai, Panache. Discovering Your Soul Signature: A 33-Day Path to Purpose, Passion & Joy. Random House, 2014, 9780812995589, 272 p. This book offers a thirty-three day set of passages to be read at morning, noon, and night intended to remove the emotional obstacles that keep people from expressing their true selves and living a life of authenticity, purpose, and passion. • Ruiz, Don Miguel. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. Hay House, 1997, 9781878424310, 138 p. Ruiz’s book identifies four self-limiting beliefs that impede one’s experience of freedom, true happiness, and love. • Gladwell, Malcolm. Outliers: The Story of Success. Little, Brown & Co., 2011, 9780316017930, 336 p. Identifies the qualities of successful people, posing theories about the cultural, family, and idiosyncratic factors that shape high achievers, covering such topics as the secrets of software billionaires and why the Beatles earned their fame. • Singer, Michael A. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself. New Harbinger Publications, 2007, 9781572245372, 200 p. Presents advice on ways to free oneself from habitual thoughts, emotions, and energy patterns that limit one’s consciousness. • Brown, Brené. The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to be and Embrace Who You Are. Hazelden Publishing, 2010, 9781592858491, 137 p. An expert of the psychology of shame presents advice on how to overcome paralyzing fears and self-consciousness, and at the same time increase feelings of self-worth, gratitude, and acceptance. • Brown, Brené. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. Penguin Group (USA), Inc., 2012, 9781592407330, 256p. Discusses how to embrace vulnerability in order to live whole, courageous lives, explaining that traits typically regarded as character flaws and weaknesses are actually clear paths to engagement and meaningful connections. • Brown, Brené. I Thought It Was Just Me (but It Isn’t): Making the Journey from “What Will People Think?” to “I Am Enough.” Gotham, 2007, 9781592403356, 336p. An affirming, revealing examination of the painful effects of shame, with new, powerful strategies that promise to transform a woman’s ability to love, parent, work, and build relationships. • Lowe, Cherie. Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever. Tyndale Momentum, 2015, 978-141439- 7207, 256p., paperback. The blogger behind QueenofFree.net credits hard work and faith as the tools that helped her family eliminate a mountain of debt ($127K) in just four years. Her detailed, sensible strategies can help other families get their financial houses in order. • Kondo, Marie. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. Ten Speed Press, 2014, 978-16077-47307, 224p. hardcover. This New York Times best-selling guide to decluttering your home from Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing. • Sciandra, Kate. Mindfulness Habit: Six Weeks to Creating the Habit of Being Present. Llewellyn, 2015, 978-0738741895, 216p., paperback. This short, simple guide to mindfulness offers a six-week program to help you live in the present moment and achieve a calmer and more focused state. • Caspersen, Dana. Changing the Conversation: The 17 Principals of Conflict Resolution. Viking Penguin, 2015, 978-0143-126867, 272p., paperback. This innovative look at conflict resolution will be an eye-opener for the person whose strategy for winning an argument is to yell louder than the other person. Learn to listen carefully and resist the urge to attack and find ways to move forward. • Pattakos, Alex and Elaine Dundon. The Opa! Way: Finding Joy & Meaning in Everyday Life & Work. BenBella Books, 2014, 978-1940363257, 272p. Building their approach around the values of Greek village life and the joyful exclamation “Opa!,” the authors contend that making authentic connections with others is the key to embracing life and finding fulfillment. • Lesowitz, Nina and Mary Beth Sammons. The Grateful Life: The Secret to Happiness, and the Science of Contentment. Cleis Press, 2014, 978-1936740895, 288p. Real-life examples and scientific research confirm the benefits of a grateful attitude on our health, our happiness and even our performance at work. • Murad, Howard. Conquering Cultural Stress: The Ultimate Guide to Anti-Aging and Happiness. Wisdom Waters Press, 2015, 978-1939642059, 192p. The noted skincare authority goes beyond the concerns of dermatology to examine how we deal with stress and what makes us feel younger and happier. • Leaming, Linda. A Field Guide to Happiness: What I Learned in Bhutan About Living, Loving and Waking Up. Hay House, 2014, 978-140-1945091, 256 p. In this funny and engaging “field guide,” Leaming describes how moving from Tennessee to the Buddhist nation of Bhutan forced her to calm down, go with the flow and be who she really is. • Ducey, Jake. The Purpose Principles: How to Draw More Meaning into Your Life. Penguin Group, 2015, 978-0399172649, 256 p. Twenty-two year-old motivational speaker urges his fellow millennials to figure out what their passion is and build a life of purpose. • Bannerman, James . Brain Boot Camp: Secret Strategies to Become Instantly Smarter. Skyhorse Publishing, 2014, 1626364133, 208 p., paperback. Those who think creatively are given a massive advantage—in the workplace and at home—and everyone can do it, with a bit of help. This deceptively simple book will show you how. • Dedopulos, Ted and Matthew Donegan. Brain Fitness Boot Camp: Demanding Mental Assault Course. Carlton Publishing Group, 2013, 978-1847329365, 176 p, paperback. Demanding puzzles are for solvers who relish a challenge. These puzzles test observation, logic, lateral thinking, and number skills. Read for Your Life • Schultz, Patricia. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: 2nd Edition: Completely Revised and Updated with Over 200 New Entries. Workman Publishing Company, 2011, 9780761156864, 1,200 p., paperback. Describes essential places to see from around the world, offering information on what to find at each spot and the best time to visit. • Boxall, Peter. 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Rizzoli, 2010, 9780789320391, 960 p. For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, this newly revised and updated guide book contains a trove of reviews covering a century of memorable writing. • Sheraton, Mimi. 1000 Foods to Eat Before You Die: A Food Lover’s Life List. Workman Publishing Company, 2015, 9780761141686, 1008 p. World’s best tastes, ingredients, dishes, restaurants and experiences that every food lover should know or dream about. • Gaffigan, Jim. Food: A Love Story. Crown Publishing Group, 2014, 9780804140416, 352 p. Stand-up comedian and author Jim Gaffigan gives his fans what they really crave- -hundreds of pages of his thoughts on all things culinary(ish). • Short, Martin. I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend. HarperCollins Publishers, 2014, 9780062309525, 336 p. The actor and comic shares stories from his life that recount his early years with Saturday Night Live, the development of his numerous characters, his family life, and his celebrity friendships. • Fey, Tina. Bossypants. Little, Brown and Company, 2013, paperback, 9780316056892, 272 p. From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon, comedian Tina Fey reveals all, and proves that you’re no one until someone calls you bossy. • Poehler, Amy. Yes, Please. HarperCollins Publishers, 2014, 9780062268341, 352 p. The actress best known for her work on Parks and Recreation and Saturday Night Live reveals personal stories and offers her humorous take on such topics as love, friendship, parenthood, and her relationship with Tina Fey. • Kaling, Mindy. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns). Crown Publishing Group, 2012, 9780307886279, 240 p. The writer and actress shares observations on topics ranging from favorite male archetypes and her hatred of dieting to her relationship with her mother and the haphazard creative process on the show The Office. • Handler, Chelsea. Uganda Be Kidding Me. Grand Central Publishing, 2015, 9781455599714, 272 p. Presents a collection of humorous essays about the talk show host’s life and loves and the state of the world. • Sederis, Amy. I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence. Grand Central Publishing, 2008, reprint, 9780446696777, 304 p. An entertaining book on entertaining from America’s most delightfully unconventional hostess, businesswoman Amy Sedaris. • Sederis, David. Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls. Little, Brown and Company, 2014, 9780316154703, 288 p. Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a disembodied human arm in a taxidermist’s shop, Sedaris takes us on side-splitting travel adventures that are not to be forgotten. • Harris, Neil Patrick. Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography. Crown Publishing Group, 2014, 9780385346993, 304 p. The star of How I Met Your Mother shares his experiences as a child star, Broadway performer, and father in a humorous account creatively designed in the style of the popular interactive adventure series. • Offerman, Nick. Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man’s Fundamentals for Delicious Living. Penguin Group (USA), 2014, reprint, 9780451467096, 352 p. The actor known for roles in such productions as Parks and Recreation shares musings on a range of topics from love and manliness to grooming and eating meat, offering additional discussions of his life before fame and his courtship of his wife, Megan Mullally. Hale and Hearty Habits and Get Moving • Booth, Michael and Jennifer Brown. Eating Dangerously: Why the Government Can’t Keep Your Food Safe . . . and How You Can. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014, 9781442222663, 186 p. Booth and Brown’s eye-opening exposé of the causes of contemporary food crises and the constraints hampering the FDA and USDA includes guidelines for eating safely. • Price, Catherine. Vitamania: Our Obsessive Quest for Nutritional Perfection. Penguin, 2015, 9781594205040, 336 p. Vitamania reveals the surprising story of how our embrace of vitamins led to today’s Wild West of dietary supplements and investigates the complicated psychological relationship we’ve developed with thirteen mysterious chemicals. In so doing, Vitamania both demolishes many of our society’s most cherished myths about nutrition and challenges us to reevaluate our own beliefs. • Jamieson, Alexandra. Women, Food, and Desire: Embrace Your Cravings, Make Peace with Food, Reclaim Your Body. Gallery Books, 2015, 9781476765044, 243 p. Explores women’s cravings--for food, sleep, sex, movement, companionship, inspiration--and teaches readers to listen to their bodies and learn to correctly interpret the signs of imbalance in order to satisfy their needs in a healthful way. • Moriyama, Naomi. Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother’s Tokyo Kitchen. Random House, 2006, reprint, 9780385339988, 288 p. Japanese-born Moriyama reveals the key to the enduring health and beauty of Japanese women. • Guiliano, Mireille. French Women Don’t Get Fat: The Secret of Eating For Pleasure. Knopf, 2007, reprint, 9780375710513, 304 p. In her delightful tale, Mireille Guiliano unlocks the simple secrets of this “French paradox”—how to enjoy food and stay slim and healthy. Hers is a charming, sensible, and powerfully life-affirming view of health and eating for our times. • Petersen, Grant. Eat Bacon, Don’t Jog. Workman, 2014, 978-0761-180548, 240 p., paperback. The author of the bicycling manifesto Just Ride challenges conventional wisdom on eating and exercise in this stripped-down guide to getting strong and lean. Petersen encourages readers to trade long jogs for short bursts of intense activity and ditch that low-fat diet for a low-carb, high-fat eating plan. • Zinczenko, David. Zero Belly Diet: Lose Up to 16 lbs. in 14 Days! Ballantine, 2014, 978-034554-7958, 336 p., hardcover. The co-author of the Eat This, Not That! series delivers a diet-and-exercise plan that promises not only a flatter stomach but also a lower risk of diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s. The solution lies in our fat genes and nine super nutrients. • Zulberg, David. The 5 Skinny Habits: How Ancient Wisdom Can Help You Lose Weight and Change Your Life FOREVER. Rodale Press, 2014, 978-162-3363727, 256 p., hardcover. This book taps the wisdom of the ancients to craft a health plan in which you’ll adopt one new habit each week for five weeks. The new habits, like eating light at one of your three daily meals, are simple but have major transformative potential.