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Mind Full? Try reading, for adults, from Multcolib

Research shows that reading can reduce stress, enhance concentration, boost empathy and spark creativity. As a bonus, kids who see adults reading are much more likely to become readers themselves. Here are some suggestions if you'd like to explore reading for focus, inspiration and as an exercise in mindfulness.

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17 items

  • The Art of Mindful Reading

    Embracing the Wisdom of Words

    Berthoud, Ella,
    Book, 2019London : Leaping Hare Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2019. — 028.9 B542a 2019
  • The Curious Reader

    a Literary Miscellany of Novels & Novelists

    Book, 2021San Rafael, California : WeldonOwen, [2021] — 028.9 C9755c 2021
  • Book, 2023New York, NY : Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2023. — 808.3 S6846h 2023
  • How a Poem Moves

    a Field Guide for Readers of Poetry

    Sol, Adam, 1969-
    Book, 2019Toronto, Ontario, Canada : ECW Press, [2019] — 808.1 S6841h 2019
  • Book, 2021San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books LLC, [2021] — 028 H294b 2021
  • Reader, Come Home

    the Reading Brain in a Digital World

    Wolf, Maryanne,
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] — 418.4019 W854r 2018
  • Gather Me

    a Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me

    Edim, Glory, 1982-
    Book, 2024New York : Ballantine Books, [2024] — BIO 028.8 EDIM 2024
  • Read Dangerously

    the Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times

    Nafisi, Azar
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2022] — 809 N146r 2022
  • Read Until You Understand

    the Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature

    Griffin, Farah Jasmine,
    Book, 2021New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, 2021. — 810.9896 G8514r 2021
  • Proust and the Squid

    the Story and Science of the Reading Brain

    Wolf, Maryanne
    Book, 2007New York, NY : HarperCollins, ©2007. — 612.82 W854p 2007
  • The Novel Cure

    From Abandonment to Zestlessness : 751 Books to Cure What Ails You

    Berthoud, Ella,
    Book, 2013New York : The Penguin Press, 2013. — 809.39353 B542n 2013
  • Book, 2022[New York] : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022] — 418.4 C3525h 2022
  • Great Short Books

    a Year of Reading--briefly

    Davis, Kenneth C.,
    Book, 2022New York : Scribner, [2022] — 011.73 D2628g 2022
  • Reading Like a Writer

    a Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them

    Prose, Francine, 1947-
    Book, 2006New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, [2006] — 808.02 P966r 2006
  • The Art of Stillness

    Adventures in Going Nowhere

    Iyer, Pico,
    Book, 2014New York : TED Books/Simon & Schuster, 2014. — 302.231 I97a 2014
  • Wild Things

    the Joy of Reading Children's Literature as An Adult

    Handy, Bruce,
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2017. — 809.89282 H23696w 2017