Details
- 224 pages
- 8 x 10 inches
- 2 colors
- 2 colors paperback
Published by powerHouse
Book description
Do the fast pace and overstimulation of the daily grind leave you feeling like a pet mouse on an exercise wheel? Do you suffer from a) a caffeine addiction b) heart palpitations c) the occasional urge to leave it all behind to meditate on a mountaintop?
You need to hook up, eat right, work out, just get a life, say your friends. We say: get a hobby! As long-term physician Dr. Cohn tells his patients, it’s a well-documented medical fact that a hobby decreases your anxiety, increases your concentration, and boosts your all-around mental and physical health. Refer to This Hobby Can Save Your Life, a rollicking A to Z guide to over one hundred hobbies—from the sublime to the truly ridiculous—that’ll help you select and practice the right leisure-time activity for you.
The book opens with a playful quiz that’ll help you choose the right kind of hobby, based on your aptitude and personality. Then comes the hobbies, with examples of a project for each. From beer brewing, mushroom hunting, and ikebana to historical re-enactment, basketry, and hoarding (and displaying) collectibles of every type, there is a hobby here for everyone. A hobbyist who’s truly in touch with her inner girl scout, author Tina Barghesian serves up a playful mix of resources for budding hobbyists, profiles of wacky practitioners, and sample projects and exercises that’ll help you get your hobby on. So get on that hobbyhorse and ride it into a whole new world of relaxation and good health!
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