Better Living Book Club Archive

The mission of the The Better Living Book Club is to read practical and inspirational material that enhances our lives.  As life gets more complicated, we'll focus on readings with suggestions for living more fully with greater joy and less stress

2011

January 5th: The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
February 7th: Positive Energy by Judith Orloff, M.D.
March 7th:  Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier by Robert Emmons Ph.D.
April 4th:  Unclutter Your Life in One Week by Erin R. Doland
May 2nd: Mindful Eating by Jan Bays, M.D.    
June 6th: Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong
July 11th: Twelve by Twelve by William Powers
August 1st: The Exhaustion Cure by Laura Stack
October 3rd: Peace and Plenty: Finding Your Path to Financial Serenity by Sarah Ban Breathnach
November 7th: A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents and Ourselves by Jane Gross 
December 5th: So Stressed: the ultimate stress-relief plan for women by Stephanie McClellan and Beth Hamilton 

2012
January 9th: My Year with Eleanor by Noelle Hancock
February 6th: Trust Your Vibes: Secret Tools for Six-Sensory Living by Sonia Choquette
March 5th: Partnering with Nature: the wild path to reconnecting with the earth by Catriona MacGregor

April 2nd, 7pm - The Orchard: a memoir by Theresa Weir
May 14th, 7pm - The three "only" things: tapping the power of dreams, coincidence & imagination by Robert Moss
June 4th, 7pm - Wisdom Walk: Nine Practices for Creating Peace and Balance from the World's Spiritual Traditions by Sage Bennet.
July meeting canceled
August 6th, 7pm - Emotional vampires: dealing with people who drain you dry by Albert J Bernstein, PH.D.
September 10, 7pm - Kindred spirits: how the remarkable bond between humans and animals can change the way we live by Allen M. Schoen.
October meeting canceled

The Better Living Book Club is hosted by Robin Rushbrook, an Adult Reference Librarian at ELPL.  Read all of the Better Living Book Club blog posts.

Copies of Better Living Book Club books may be obtained through MeLCat (our interlibrary loan service) or by asking at the Reference Desk