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The career guide for creative and unconventional people
By Carol Eikleberry, Carrie Pinsky. 2015
Fourth edition of guidebook to career decision-making for creatively minded people. Covers identifying skill strengths and weaknesses, likely occupational tracks,…
infusing traditional careers with creative traits, satisfying alternatives, and targeting and developing a desired career. Includes entries describing 281 potential occupations. 2015Musicophilia: tales of music and the brain
By Oliver Sacks. 2008
By observing the individual experiences of patients, musicians, and ordinary people, neurologist and author Sacks investigates the way music affects…
the human brain. Describes conditions such as musical seizures and hallucinations and musicogenic epilepsy. Also explores the calming effects of sound. 2007A tour of bones: facing fear and looking for life
By Denise Inge. 2014
Academic recounts her experience living in a home that was located above an ancient charnel house--a vault where skeletal remains…
are stored. Describes using the opportunity to confront fears of death as she dealt with cancer, and discusses her travels to other charnel houses in Europe. 2014Examines the decline of popular mobilizations against privilege, wealth, and power in the United States since the Gilded Age. Fraser…
argues that these early cornerstones of American democracy have given way to self-serving corporate fables of freedom and the politics of fear. Some violence and some strong language. 2015American-born Buddhist lama describes the concept of inter-meditation--allowing one to "see through the illusion of separation"--and ways to achieve it.…
Discusses learning to see from another's perspective, being kinder to ourselves and the greater world, connecting with our families, and more. 2015If you feel too much: thoughts on things found and lost and hoped for
By Jamie Tworkowski. 2015
In 2006, the author wrote an essay online that went viral about a friend's struggle with drug addiction and depression.…
It led to his starting a suicide-prevention organization called To Write Love on Her Arms. This collection of essays offers encouragement to those suffering from depression. 2015Shadow work: the unpaid, unseen jobs that fill your day
By Craig Lambert. 2015
A former Harvard Magazine editor examines unpaid tasks that people perform on behalf of businesses and organizations, often without even…
realizing it. Lambert contends that this trend is fueled by advancing technology and skyrocketing personnel costs, and argues that it results in personalized consumption, social leveling, and the weakening of communities. 2015Find the good: unexpected life lessons from a small-town obituary writer
By Heather Lende. 2015
Lende learned a lot during her years writing obituaries for the paper in her small Alaskan hometown. The job and…
the people in her community taught her the importance of finding the good things in a person's life, both big and small. 2015Big magic: creative living beyond fear
By Elizabeth Gilbert. 2015
A guide to creativity from the author of Eat, Pray, Love (BR 21243). Encourages anyone who ever wanted to write,…
paint, or do anything creative to let go of fear and be inspired. Shares approaches and attitudes that could help people lead more creative lives. 2015Upside: the new science of post-traumatic growth
By Jim Rendon. 2015
A journalist studies the idea of personal growth following trauma. He puts forward psychological studies showing that, while post-traumatic stress…
disorder (PTSD) can cause immense emotional distress, with the right kind of support survivors can emerge stronger and more focused. 2015Popular: a memoir : vintage wisdom for a modern geek
By Maya Van Wagenen. 2014
Teen author reflects on her unique social experiment: spend her eighth-grade year following a 1950s popularity guide, written by former…
teen model Betty Cornell. Provides real-life results and assessment of what it means to be popular. Some strong language. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2014The work: my search for a life that matters
By Wes Moore. 2014
Author of The Other Wes Moore (DB 71647) further examines his rise from disadvantaged inner-city Baltimore childhood to Rhodes scholarship,…
service in Afghanistan, and success on Wall Street. Reflects on how these experiences shaped his work as a motivational speaker and community advocate. 2014The social climber's bible: a book of manners, practical tips, and spiritual advice for the upwardly mobile
By Dirk Wittenborn, Jazz Johnson. 2014
Wittenborn, author and producer of the Emmy-nominated documentary Born Rich, and his niece Johnson, an heir to the Johnson &…
Johnson fortune, humorously detail situations and appropriate responses for those who are aspiring to move up in the social strata. 2014Better than before: mastering the habits of our everyday lives
By Gretchen Rubin. 2015
Author of The Happiness Project (BR 18710) maintains that the habits we develop can be the key to happiness and…
productivity. She discusses how to set good habits and change those that are not beneficial. 2015The world beyond your head: on becoming an individual in an age of distraction
By Matthew B. Crawford, Matthew B Crawford. 2015
Crawford argues that, in a world increasingly beset with distractions, it requires focused attention to become an individual. He looks…
at a variety of people from all walks of life who are capable of intense concentration and shows how it gains them autonomy. 2015The evil hours: a biography of post-traumatic stress disorder
By David J. Morris, David J Morris. 2015
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is now the fourth most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorder. A former Marine, Morris draws from his…
war experiences in Iraq, as well as historical examples, to provide an overview of the psychological costs of war and the current state of treatment options. Some strong language. 2015Spinster: making a life of one's own
By Kate Bolick. 2015
Bolick, a contributing editor to The Atlantic, explains the ways she came to accept what modern spinsterhood meant to her.…
Describes her research into the lives of Maeve Brennan, Neith Boyce, Edith Wharton, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2015The art of stillness: adventures in going nowhere (Ted Bks.)
By Pico Iyer. 2014
Journalist and travel writer Iyer talks about the benefits of disconnecting, staying put, and being still. Taking examples as widely…
disparate as Gandhi and Proust, he reveals how stillness can spark creativity and relieve stress. 2014Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking
By Susan Cain. 2013
Author explores introversion from a cultural point of view. Posits that as many as half of Americans are introverts, even…
as society promotes what she calls the "extrovert ideal." Examines the differences between the two personality types. Suggests ways to nurture "quiet" children. 2012Historian David Sehat examines how individuals from all political walks turn to the Founding Fathers to defend and determine political…
policy. He discusses his concerns with using potentially outdated context for contemporary issues and points out how divided the Fathers were, even amongst themselves, on many issues. 2015