Bedside Reading Labor Day Books
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Follow the Stars Home
by Diane C. McPhail A captivating reimagining of the intrepid woman who – 8 months pregnant and with a toddler in tow – braved violent earthquakes and treacherous waters on the first steamboat voyage to conquer the Mississippi River and redefine America. The acclaimed author of The Seamstress of New Orleans brings to life Lydia Latrobe Roosevelt’s defiant journey of 1811 in this lush, evocative biographical novel for fans of Paula McLain, Gill Paul, Allison Pataki, and stories about extraordinary yet little-known female adventurers… It’s a journey that most deem an insane impossibility. Yet on October 20th, 1811, Lydia Latrobe Roosevelt—daughter of one of the architects of the United States Capitol—fearlessly boards the steamship New Orleans in Pittsburgh. Eight months pregnant and with a toddler in tow, Lydia is fiercely independent despite her youth. She’s also accustomed to defying convention. Against her father’s wishes, she married his much older business colleague, inventor Nicholas Roosevelt—builder of the New Orleans—and spent her honeymoon on a primitive flatboat. But the stakes for this trip are infinitely higher. If Nicholas’s untried steamboat reaches New Orleans, it will serve as a profitable packet ship between that city and Natchez, proving the power of steam as it travels up and down the Mississippi. Success in this venture would revolutionize travel and trade, open the west to expansion, and secure the Roosevelts’ future. Lydia had used her own architectural training to design the flatboat’s interior, including a bedroom, sitting area, and fireplace. The steamship, however, dwarfs the canoes and flatboats on the river. And no amount of power or comfort could shield its passengers from risk. Lydia believes herself ready for all the dangers ahead—growing unrest among native people, disease or injury, and the turbulent Falls of the Ohio, a sixty-foot drop long believed impassable in such a large boat. But there are other challenges in store, impossible to predict as Lydia boards that fall day. Challenges which—if survived—will haunt and transform her, as surely as the journey will alter the course of a nation . . . |
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Conscious Wealth
by Brandon Hatton https://www.youtube.com/@consciouswealth_ An Intentional and Mindful Approach to Wealth For many high-net-worth individuals, achieving substantial wealth can bring unexpected obstacles. While unlimited financial means can provide comfort and lifestyle, this level of wealth can also result in a life that feels empty and estranged. Family conversations around philanthropy, inheritance, and other financial matters can fuel conflict and tension. Managing family money becomes more onerous than actually creating wealth in the first place. Conscious Wealth: Money, Investing, and a Financial Awakening for the Person Who Has It All is for those who realize they have everything they always wanted and discover that it is not enough. Conscious Wealth helps high-performing family leaders transform how they view success. By reframing what wealth means, they can remove what exhausts them and infuse what fulfills them. The Purpose of Money Must Expand as Your Balance Sheet Does Drawing on the lessons learned in his personal and professional life, as well as solid empirical data, author Brandon Hatton, CAP, CRPC provides a clearly illustrated mindset around money and a framework around investments, both of which allow readers to focus on what matters most during their wealth creation and preservation journey. Conscious Wealth is an instructive narrative that offers a humble, intentional, and mindful approach to wealth. You will discover:
Conscious Wealth helps readers achieve not only family communication and healthy personal interactions with money but also a means to greater impact the world through investments and a Conscious Wealth philosophy. Hatton advocates that at the highest levels of Conscious Wealth, the excess money held by some of us can unify the collective us. It can benefit not only ourselves and our children, but those on the other side of town—or earth for that matter—whom we have never met. With a Conscious Wealth mindset, you'll differentiate between being rich and being wealthy, becoming a more effective leader, and enjoying a more satisfying life. |
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In the Garden Behind the Moon
by Alexandra A. Chan Alexandra Chan thinks she has life figured out until, in the Year of the Ram, the death of her father―her last parent―brings her to her knees, an event seemingly foretold in Chinese mythology. A left-brained archaeologist and successful tiger daughter, Chan finds her logical approach to life utterly fails her in the face of this profound grief. Unable to find a way forward, she must either burn to ash or forge herself anew. Slowly, painfully, wondrously, Chan discovers that her father and ancestors have left threads of renewal in the artifacts and stories of their lives. Through a long-lost interview conducted by Roosevelt’s Federal Writers’ Project, a basket of war letters written from the Burmese jungle, a box of photographs, her world travels, and a deepening relationship to her own art, the archaeologist and lifelong rationalist makes her greatest discovery to date: the healing power of enchantment. In an epic story that travels from prerevolution China to the South under Jim Crow, from the Pacific theater of WWII to the black sands of Reynisfjara, Iceland, and beyond, Chan takes us on a universal journey to meaning in the wake of devastating loss, sharing the insights and tools that allowed her to rebuild her life and resurrect her spirit. Part memoir, part lyrical invitation to new ways of seeing and better ways of being in dark times, the book includes beautiful full-color original Chinese brush paintings by the author and fascinating vintage photographs of an unforgettable cast of characters. In the Garden Behind the Moon is a captivating family portrait and an urgent call to awaken to the magic and wonder of daily life. |
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The Energy of Success
by Rebecca Ahmed Increase your positive energy at work―and help your team do the same In The Energy of Success, award-winning energy expert Rebecca Ahmed reveals precisely how to shift your physical, emotional, and mental potential through proven, easy-to-use strategies you can start using today. When you learn to shift your own and your team's energy (even if you are not in charge!), you will immediately increase their joy and enthusiasm, transform your workplace, and infuse positivity into your workplace…for everyone. In the book, you'll find five energetic success principles and practical steps you can take immediately to improve your life and the positive influence you can have on the people around you. You'll also discover:
Perfect for employees of all levels, The Energy of Success is a must-read resource for professionals everywhere who hope to change and improve their energy to unlock new levels of success and happiness. |
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30 Summers More
by Dwayne J. Clark Lessons for Longevity The inspiration for 30 Summers More came in part from Dwayne Clark’s oversight of the care for more than 60,000 amazing human beings as CEO of Aegis Living, which has more than 30 senior living facilities in the Western United States. His unique senior living communities have been widely recognized for their excellence of care to residents and employees alike, by receiving a wide variety of awards including: • Best of Assisted Living Design • The Family Business Growth Award • Top 50 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor • CALA Elevate Award • Top 15 Places to Work with the Best Work/Life Balance • Best Retirement Facility by 425 Magazine (three years in a row) 30 Summers More is full of the latest health and wellness research that includes bite-sized actions necessary for living our best life as we move into our senior years. • THE SCIENCE OF AGING, AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR OUR HEALTH • HOW TO CLEAN YOUR BRAIN AND RESTORE YOUR BODY WITH QUALITY SLEEP • THE “MICRO-HABITS” NECESSARY FOR LIVING OUR BEST LIFE AS WE AGE • THE RIGHT FOODS TO RESET YOUR METABOLISM, CRAVINGS, AND GUT HEALTH • HOW TO FIND REAL HAPPINESS BY NURTURING YOUR PURPOSE Clark’s hope for readers is that they take many, or a few, of the insights he offers inside these pages to help make their own lives exceptional, no matter their age. |
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To Rescue A Witch
by Lisa A. Traugott It’s 1739. An abused girl accused of witchcraft must be rescued by a man married to an actual witch. William MacLeod, a fierce Scottish lawyer, takes on a daunting task—rescue young Annaliese from her tormentors in Virginia Colony and deliver her to her aristocratic father in London. But lurking in the shadows are enemies eager to expose MacLeod’s wife, Fiona, as a witch with a dark secret. Their journey takes an unexpected turn when their ship wrecks, and Annaliese’s “Devil marks” trigger suspicion. Tension peaks when MacLeod must become Annaliese’s unwavering protector in a witch trial, where Fiona’s clairvoyance and a murder are unveiled. To Rescue a Witch navigates a spellbinding narrative that blends history, magic, and the unyielding resilience of the human spirit. |
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Being You… Because Everyone Else is Taken!
by Janis Altman Journal your way to finding your authentic self and true life's purpose with guidance from a life coach, relationship expert, and psychotherapist with over two decades of experience Being You... Because Everyone Else is Taken! is an interactive workbook that offers practical guidance on getting in touch with your strengths and weaknesses and connecting with others in a more genuine way. It explores the challenges and rewards of living as your true self, and provides readers with tools to build stronger, more fulfilling relationships. The previous edition, Being Naked, has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new stories and experiences from dozens of Janis Altman's clients and friends, as well as reflections on how events such as the pandemic and our increased dependency on technology have altered the way in which we interact and are in relationship with others and with ourselves. Every reader will find something that resonates with them and offers insight into their own relationships and personal growth via journaling prompts, visualization and manifestation techniques, and other practical and prescriptive methods that Altman has learned in her 25 years helping countless individuals and families. |