shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com January 10, 2017 • Page 7 The Bookworm ‘What Doesn’t Kill Us’ Serves Up Empowering Reading “What Doesn’t Kill Us” by Scott Carney, foreword by Wim Hof; © 2017, Rodale; 240 pages. ——— BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER You might need an extra blanket tonight. Or three, because the temperature doesn’t seem to match your comfort level. Brrrrrrrrr. Yes, it’s winter and yes, the mercury plunges, but that doesn’t mean you like being cold — although, as you’ll see in “What Doesn’t Kill Us” by Scott Carney, cold might be keeping you alive. With very little between him and a snowy wind, had Scott Carney questioned his own sanity on his way to the top of Africa’s highest mountain some months ago, few would have blamed him. Temps dived but there he was, on a purposeful quest. A journalist by trade, Carney was looking for modern-day snake-oil salesmen for a book he was writing when he came across Dutchman Wim Hof, who claimed he could teach people to do simple, but extraordinary, things to increase endurance and productivity. His methods, as a skeptical Carney learned first-hand by signing up for Hof’s course, tapped into that which our ancestors naturally did. Today’s humans live in what Carney says is an “ocean of perpetual comfort.” We don’t have to catch our food or spend much time in extreme climates; conversely, early humans didn’t have the comforts of deli Children’s Choir To Perform Jan. 15 The Yankton Chil- dren’s Choir, the Ensemble-In-Residence at Mount Marty College, will present its winter concert, “A Snowy Night” under the direction of Gage Blaschke, choral director, and Lynne Bye, accompanist, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Yankton. This season, the Children’s Choir consists of the following 20 young singers, grades 3-8 with unchanged voices: Calli Barnes, Aria Beaudette, Carter Dahl, Sophia Dodd, Kieran Herrell, Emma Hershfeldt, Corrigan Johnke, Elise Koller, Ellaina Langeland, Hannah Nelson, Willa Reimler, Eva Reyes. Julia Reyes, Leila Schumacher, Emily Shuey, Josh Stapish, Ryan Stapish, Jaxson Thoms and Paige Westegren. The concert is open to the public with refreshments to follow. Donations welcome. If you have any questions about Yankton Children’s Choir and its schedule, contact Executive Director Dot Stoll, Yankton Children’s Choir, P.O. Box 409, Yankton, SD 57078 or 605-660-1819. WE S LD D S LD S LD S L LD S LD S LD S D S LD S LD S L IT IN THE DS CLASSIFIE Bring more shoppers to your door with locally focused advertising from the experts. Your Ad Here! MV Shopper In Print and Online! Call 665-5884 MV Shopper lunches or down coats. That difference — the hardships they endured, as opposed to the physical comforts we almost demand — has negatively shaped humanity through obesity, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, lost ability to intuit direction, lessened navigational aptitude and other once-innate skills that might be lying dormant but that “we don’t use … very much anymore.” Skills lost—- but Carney was determined to find them again. He followed, then tweaked, Hof’s methods before and after endurance testing in a Colorado laboratory. He tackled an OCR (obstacle course race) to see if it was ‘Board Game Sundays’ At Library Grab a friend and join the staff for some friendly competition each Sunday afternoons in January from 2-4 p.m. at the Yankton Community Library. A variety of old favorites and three new table top games recently added to the library’s collection will be available to explore. “One Night Ultimate Werewolf” is a fast-paced game where everyone gets to play a different role. The players will determine who among them is a werewolf ... hopefully. There’s no elimination and each game lasts about 10 minutes. Three to ten players can participate at a time. as challenging as he’d heard. He stud- “One Night Ultimate Werewolf” is recommended for ages ied how we’re able to control physical 8 and up. “Forbidden Island” features players cast as a team of reflexes, even when we don’t think we can. He trained with 25-pound weights fearless adventurers on a do-or-die mission to capture four sacred treasures from the ruins of a perilous parain a swimming pool, learned breathdise. The teams will have to work together and make ing techniques, checked in with the some pulse-pounding maneuvers, as the island will sink U.S. military, and returned to Hof’s beneath every step. “Forbidden Island” is designed for 2-4 compound. players. Each game lasts about 30 minutes. It is recomWhich is how he ended up on Mt. mended for ages 10 and up. Kilimanjaro, nearly naked and knee“Mascarade” is a fast-paced party game of deceit and deep in snow… hidden identities for 2 to 13 players. It is recommended So could you do it? for ages 10 and up. Every player starts the game with an The answer may be yes — author identity that everybody knows, but soon those identities Scott Carney tells you how — but there are many aptly-placed “don’t try will be moving around the table faster than you can keep track of them. The goal of the game is for players to gain this at home” warnings on the pages the most gold pieces, either by telling the truth, or alterof “What Doesn’t Kill Us.” natively, bluffing. Each round lasts about 30 minutes. There’s a reason for that, actuPlayers of all skill levels are invited to participate. ally: what Carney discovered can be very dangerous if tried improperly or There is no charge. The library will provide a selection of inappropriately. Readers may note, for games or you may bring your own. Call the library at 668-5275 for further information. instance, that nearly all practitioners of the Hof method are men; Carney hints at a reason which, when added to the intriguing first-person accounts and tantalizing possibilities, made me want more gender-balanced investigation. Even so, and that aside, there’s no limit to the sense of swashbuckling adventure, limit-pushing and derringdo you’ll find here. Certainly, this book is for superathletes, but it’s also a great read for sofa slugs who want better health, thrills, and a few pounds gone. If you’re looking for something that will Call 605-665-5884 make you look forward this year by Or Drop By At 319 Walnut St. looking backward, “What Doesn’t Kill Us” won’t leave you cold. Want your business to be seen? Get your display ad here! Want to Downsize Your Gas Guzzler? Find your answer in the Missouri Valley Shopper Classifieds - in print and online! Missouri Valley Shopper 605-665-5884 2012?Ford?Focus?SE? ? 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