These Books Break the Cycle by Franco Vitella If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that much of what we were doing needs improvement. From how we live our lives to how we care for others, large swathes of society are revaluating their purpose and mission. If you need a path forward to break the cycle you’re currently stuck in, these books, all available from the Toledo Lucas County Public Library, can be your start. The F*ck It Diet: Eating Should Be Easy by Caroline Dooner The pandemic has changed our relationship with food. From shortages, food insecurity, and just plain comfort eating, now can be a time to reevaluate our relationship with food and how we obtain it. Dooner argues for a healthy approach to eating that does not involve on again/off again dieting and makes the case for a realistic approach to eating. Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person by Anna Mehler Paperny Experts predict a looming mental health crisis due to the pandemic and let’s be honest – it’s not like things were easy beforehand. Mehler Paperny examines her own attempts at suicide and the inadequate mental health infrastructure that is available to us all. This an open and brutally honest firstview of navigating one’s mental state. Policing the Black Man This anthology of essays by various authors strikes at the key elements that make up the Black Lives Matter movement, examining a justice system that in many ways is stacked against African-American boys and men. Uncounted: The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America by Gilda R. Daniels Daniels, who served as Deputy Chief in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights division, shows how attempts at voter suppression change over time and makes the case that a purposeful strategy of deception is attempting to undermine American democracy. Page 7
8 Publizr Home