Gerry Callahan

No matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matters if you're not breathing properly. There is nothing more essential to our health and well-being than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. The answers aren't found in pulmonology labs, as we might expect, but in the muddy digs of ancient burial sites, secret Soviet facilities, New Jersey choir schools, and the smoggy streets of S�o Paulo. Nestor tracks down men and women exploring the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices like Pranayama, Sudarshan Kriya, and Tummo and teams up with pulmonary tinkerers to scientifically test long-held beliefs about how we breathe. Modern research is showing us that making even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale can jump-start athletic performance; rejuvenate internal organs; halt snoring, asthma, and autoimmune disease; and even straighten scoliotic spines. None of this should be possible, and yet it is. Drawing on thousands of years of medical texts and recent cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry, and human physiology, Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. You will never breathe the same again.

Survivor of ten Nazi concentration camps creates the New England Holocaust Memorial and reflects on his experiences in this "devastating...inspirational" memoir (The Today Show). From enduring inconceivable cruelty to receiving compassion from caring fellow prisoners, the author learned the human capacity to rise above even the bleakest circumstances. He devoted himself to underprivileged youth and spearheaded the creation of the Memorial, inspiring a new generation to forge a more compassionate world.

This poignant true story by Adam Schefter, one of the biggest names in sports media, is not just about the 9/11 tragedy, but also the days after, when life had to go on. It follows the story of Sharri Maio Schefter, who lost her husband on that fateful day, and how she and her family found hope and happiness in the midst of grief. The book also offers a glimpse into the personal life of Adam Schefter, and how he reconciles being a sports reporter with being a real person with a family. This is a touching and emotional read that transcends sports and delves into the raw emotions of life.