Your playlist can change your life : ten proven ways your favorite music can revolutionize your health, memory, organization, alertness, and more

 by Galina Mindlin. This distinctive book comes from the coordinated efforts of Mindlin (psychiatry, Columbia Univ.), Don DuRousseau (executive director, PEAK Neurotraining Solutions), and Joseph Cardillo (Be Like Water: Practical Wisdom from the Martial Arts), who propose that readers can use music to relieve anxiety, increase alertness, feel happier, and sharpen memory. The process involves picking songs you like, taking note of how the songs work, and then using them to create a particular mood or spirit. The authors provide numerous exercises, personal examples, and sample play-lists for specific moods (e.g., getting rid of the blahs, relaxing before tests, and revving up lunch breaks). Although many readers have already found that playing "Johnny B. Goode" can transform washing the kitchen floor into dancing at a night club, this title lends a psychologist's perspective to a common behavior-well worth the purchase. --Library Journal (Check Catalog)