
Why You Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica – The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds
By John Powell
It’s hard to imagine a world without music. The music we hear and love creates the soundtracks of our memories – the melodies of our lives. It has the power to soothe, excite, engage and enliven us – and can even relieve pain. Musisc plays a commanding role in our emotional, intellectual and physical lives.
In Why You Love Music, author John Powell, scientist and musician, delves into decades
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January 02, 2017

Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
By Amy Cuddy
We have all faced moments when we have felt powerless to project the confidence and commanding presence a stressful situation demanded, whether for a job interview, a performance or presentation. Too often we have walked away from the situation wishing for a do over.
In Presence, Harvard professor Amy Cuddy instructs us in how we can access our personal power without the need to embark on a spiritual quest
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January 02, 2017

Kid’s Corner: Dragons Love Tacos
By Adam Rubin and Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri
This New York Times bestseller, delights kids of all ages with it’s deliciously funny take on how to coax dragons to your party and what can happen when you do.
If you want dragons at your party, serve tacos of course! Everybody should know that tacos are dragons’ favorite snack. But go easy on the hot salsa. Give a dragon extra spicy salsa and
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January 02, 2017

Kids’ Corner: Journey’s End
By Rachel Hawkins
When Nolie Standhope, set out for a summer with her scientist father in the Scottish village of Journey’s End, little did she know it would turn out to be a season of magic and mystery. But the tiny hamlet’s name might have portended the events that would unfold. At the center of the drama is the Boundary – the mysterious fog bank lurking offshore that Nolie’s father had
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November 21, 2016