New Non-Fiction for Your Night Stand
For those of us who would rather read a book of facts, not fiction, these new non-fiction releases might be worth looking at.
Best Political Book To Prepare You For Election 2016…
Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Basketball legend and cultural commentator Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores the heart of issues that affect Americans today, from race and economic inequality to the business of sports and the media’s influence on society. Abdul-Jabbar, the 7-foot-2 center who was named the NBA’s MVP a record six times, has become an extraordinary author and shrewd observer of America’s history and present culture. He has a passion for looking at American character and achievement—both the good and the bad—and for exploring the ways we can all make ourselves better. In his newest book, Writings on the Wall, he explores the way America today is sharply divided along many cultural lines and suggests how we can bridge the gaps. Abdul-Jabbar uses his unique blend of erudition and authentic experience in these all-new essays on challenges faced by future generations of Americans, the country’s seemingly irreconcilable partisan warfare, and his own experiences as an athlete, African American, and Muslim.
Best Healing And Self-care Book…
Yoga’s Healing Power: Looking Inward for Change, Growth, and Peace by Ally Hamilton. Join popular teacher and blogger Ally Hamilton as she explores the eight limbs of yoga practice that are integral to the healing process. Facing yourself and doing the work to heal takes bravery and strength, but it’s absolutely possible. Yoga’s Healing Power shows you how to overcome patterns that aren’t serving you and find sustained peace.
Must Read For Parents Of Kids Who Play Sports…
Lasting Impact: One Team, One Season. What Happens When our sons Play Football by Kostya Kennedy. Kostya Kennedy provides an eye-opening exposé into the 2014 season of the New Rochelle, New York Huguenots’ football team. While reporting closely on one high school team, Kennedy, a New York Times best-selling author and former Sports Illustrated editor, casts a much wider net reflecting on some of the biggest news headlines of the year: head trauma and fatalities, chronic bullying in the locker room, and domestic violence rampant in the NFL. Lasting Impact is a riveting, character-driven narrative that addresses the issues in a national conversation, even as its own story drives to conclusion, Kennedy successfully integrates facts and statistics into a compelling storyline with poignant, personal accounts and even some play-by-play action. While the reader will be rooting for Coach D and his 2014 Huguenot Team they will also be pondering Kennedy’s opening question “Would you let your son play high school football?”
For dreamers everywhere…
Power Your Happy: Work Hard, Play Nice, and Build Your Dream Life by Lisa Sugar (available for pre-order). Sugar, the founder of PopSugar, has an amazing job. She spends her days creating content about pop culture, must-have handbags and makeup, healthy recipes, and Instagram-worthy sweets. She manages an enormously successful, growing company with employees who love what they do. And her life is just as great at home. She and her husband have three daughters and she’s the number one soccer mom who loves reading bedtime stories every night. How did she do it? By figuring out what her dream job was, taking risks, and believing in herself. And now she wants to motivate others to do the same. She wants to show them how to live colorful, interesting lives where every second counts. She’ll do so by sharing her personal and business story. Lisa knows that creating your dream job requires hard work, patience, and experience. She’ll give advice, in big and small ways, about exactly how to do that, from starting a company to ditching a relationship that isn’t working to becoming a fabulous boss. And with the great, accessible writing style that has made PopSugar such a hit, she’ll make it fun!