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Biblio File: What to Read Now — October 2024

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October 2024

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Biblio File: What to Read Now — October 2024

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Tough Broad: From Boogie Boarding to Wing Walking—How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age book cover

Tough Broad: From Boogie Boarding to Wing Walking—How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age. Caroline Paul, ’86; Bloomsbury Publishing. Stories and studies show why doing things outside can keep you nimble in your sunset years.

Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York book cover

Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York. Ross Perlin, ’05; Atlantic Monthly Press. A linguistic expert follows the lives of six people who speak languages on the verge of extinction.

Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot book cover

Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot. Matt Abrahams, ’91; Simon Element. Losing your cool in the communication hot seat? Focus on connection, not perfection.

Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health book cover

Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health. Casey Means, ’09, MD ’14, and Calley Means, ’08; Avery. A four-week plan to build a stronger internal scaffold against disease.

Compton in My Soul: A Life in Pursuit of Racial Equality book cover

Compton in My Soul: A Life in Pursuit of Racial Equality. Albert M. Camarillo, professor of history, emeritus; Stanford U. Press. Memories of a storied city rush back to life through the perspective and insight of a native son.

A Great Country: A Novel book cover

A Great Country: A Novel. Shilpi Somaya Gowda, MBA ’96; Mariner Books. After police violence hits home, a quiet immigrant family finds an unexpected strength in speaking out.

Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense book cover

Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense. Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell, and Robert MacCoun, law professor; Little, Brown Spark. Be a rational inquirer with a step-by-step scientific approach to fact-finding and decision-making.

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