Death and Dieting
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Books on happiness, heaven, and heft continue to find new
readers.
The perennial question about the existence of an afterlife is tackled once
again in The Hand on the Mirror: A True Story of Life Beyond Death,
by Janis Heaphy Durham, a former newspaper publisher whose life was
dramatically changed by the death of her husband. Durham’s book gets
an initial megaprinting, as does Better Than Before: Mastering the
Habits of Our Everyday Lives, by Gretchen Rubin, who established a
bestselling track record with The Happiness Project. Rubin examines the formation of habits with an eye toward forming good ones. One especially
good habit to cultivate is the titular quality of Resilience: Hard-Won
Wisdom for Living a Better Life, by Eric Greitens, a former Navy SEAL
who now works with veterans.
Among this season’s health and fitness books, a common theme is “sick
and tired” (though not of diet books, evidently). This Is Why You’re
Sick and Tired (and How to Look and Feel Amazing), by Jackie
Warner, personal trainer to celebrities, offers a three-week reboot for an
energy-sapping lifestyle. Or readers may want to wise up and follow their
gut instinct. Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and
Protect Your Brain for Life, by David Perlmutter, with Kristin Loberg,
links gut bacteria to the brain, two preoccupations of many recent titles in
the H & F category. RealAge founder and Cleveland Clinic physician
Michael Roizen gets another shot at bestsellerdom with This Is Your
Do-Over: The 7 Secrets to Losing Weight, Living Longer, and
Getting a Second Chance at the Life You Want. Real science is let
loose on health-wrecking culprits in the American diet in The Dorito
Effect: Why All Food Is Becoming Junk Food—and What We Can
Do About It, by journalist Mark Schatzker.
Home and hobbies is a remarkably trashy category this season. Make
Garbage Great: The TerraCycle Family Guide to a Zero-Waste
Lifestyle, by Tom Szaky and Albe Zakes challenges people to recycle and
upcycle, and to generally avoid trashcycling. Millennial homesteaders will
likely find inspiration in The Nourishing Homestead: One Back-to-the-Land Family’s Plan for Cultivating Soil, Skills, and Spirit, by Ben
Hewitt and Penny Hewitt. But before heading out to the homestead, it
might be a good idea to review the skills described in Homemakers: A
Domestic Handbook for a New Generation, by Brit Morin.
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