Caroline Paul's 'Lost Cat' is a heartfelt and humorous memoir about her cat Tibia's disappearance and subsequent return. The book follows Caroline and her partner Wendy MacNaughton as they use various methods to uncover Tibia's secret life. It explores themes of love, obsession, and the bond between humans and pets.
Caroline Paul's memoir, 'Fighting Fire', offers a unique perspective on her experiences as one of the first women to join the San Francisco Fire Department. The book explores her personal journey, the challenges she faced, and her growth in a male-dominated profession. It provides insights into the life of a metropolitan firefighter and Paul's own path of self-discovery.
In The Gutsy Girl, Caroline Paul shares her own adventures and those of other girls and women from throughout history to inspire a new generation. The book is filled with activities, Wendy MacNaughton's illustrations, and practical advice on planning adventures, goal setting, and risk-taking. It encourages girls to develop a zest for challenges and a healthy relationship to risk, making it a modern manifesto for bravery, perseverance, and breaking the tyranny of perfection.
Voicing Change is a culmination of Rich Roll's eight-year journey of interviewing unique thinkers and visionaries on his acclaimed podcast. The book distills the collective wisdom from these conversations into thoughtful essays and first-person wisdom, focusing on themes of intentional living, life lessons, and enduring inspiration.
Dr. Becca Levy presents her innovative research demonstrating how age beliefs can significantly impact physical and mental health. The book highlights that negative age stereotypes can become self-fulfilling prophecies, while positive age beliefs can lead to improved cognitive function, better health outcomes, and an extended life expectancy. Levy provides practical strategies for reshaping age beliefs and advocates for a more age-just society.
In 'Tough Broad,' Caroline Paul delves into the reasons why women are often discouraged from adventuring as they age and challenges this societal norm. The book is divided into four sections: Spirit, Body, Brain, and Heart, and features stories of women engaging in various outdoor activities such as boogie boarding, wing walking, scuba diving, and birdwatching. Paul combines personal anecdotes with scientific research to highlight the physical and emotional benefits of outdoor adventures for women in their older years, showing that aging is no barrier to a dynamic and fulfilling life.
Finding Ultra recounts Rich Roll’s remarkable journey from an out-of-shape, mid-life couch potato to one of the world’s top ultrarunners. The book chronicles his battle with alcoholism, his transformation into an elite endurance athlete, and his adoption of a plant-based lifestyle. It includes his experiences in the elite Ultraman competition and the EPIC5, five Ironman-distance triathlons completed in less than a week on different Hawaiian islands. The revised and updated edition provides practical tools, practices, and strategies for optimal performance, longevity, and wellness, making it a guide for anyone seeking to transform their life through self-discovery and a healthier lifestyle.
In 'Why We Swim,' Bonnie Tsui examines the multifaceted relationship humans have with water. The book is propelled by stories of Olympic champions, a Baghdad swim club, modern-day Japanese samurai swimmers, and an Icelandic fisherman who survived a six-hour swim after a shipwreck. Tsui, a swimmer herself, investigates what it is about water that seduces us and why we return to it repeatedly. She explores the therapeutic, communal, and transformative aspects of swimming, drawing from personal experiences, historical contexts, and scientific insights. The book is a cultural history of humankind’s relationship with bodies of water, highlighting the benefits and dangers of swimming and its impact on human behavior and well-being.
Caroline Paul, a bestselling author, ex-firefighter, and adventurer, is here with her latest book “Tough Broad,” which explores how nature redefines aging.
This conversation explores the insidious cultural messaging about aging, especially for women, and how nature supports the five pillars of healthy longevity: community, novelty, purpose, health, and a positive mindset about aging itself.
Caroline shares exhilarating stories of women defying expectations—from septuagenarian boogie boarders to a BASE-jumping grandmother—and recounts her wing-walking experience, demonstrating the transformative power of awe in later life.
This exchange is a call to adventure and awe to anyone interested in embracing age with wonder and purpose. Enjoy!
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