My husband and I listened to Unbreakable(ish) over a couple of road trips, and I lost count of how many times we hit pause to talk about something Ali Ingersoll just said.
Ali was paralyzed from the chest down in her mid-20s, but her childhood on Cat Island could be its own movie. She was raised to be fiercely independent and to explore everything, which made me a little sad about how many kids today never get the chance to wander. Then there’s playing games with Michael Jackson as a kid. And the Playboy Mansion. You’ll think it’s fiction. I’ve talked with Ali, and her family vouched for all of it at her book launch.
We also learned how much the healthcare system asks of people with paralysis, and we kept coming back to how lucky she was to have the means to get what she needed, when so many people don’t.
Get the audio. Ali reads it herself, which takes real effort when breathing makes long stretches of talking hard.
Since finishing it, I notice accessibility everywhere: restaurants, theaters, venues, public bathrooms. Like how high the paper towels are, and whether someone in a wheelchair could reach them.
Read it if: you want to laugh, cry, and see the world from a few feet lower than you’re used to.
Caribbean lifestyle. Wilderness adventures. Jail in China. A shallow dive that changed everything
In Unbreakable(ish), Ali Ingersoll takes you on a wild, hilarious, and deeply real ride through a life that broke multiple times—then got rebuilt stronger until one minute, she was traveling the world—the next, she was paralyzed from the chest down, directing her own emergency rescue and questioning everything she thought she knew.
This isn’t just her story. It’s fuel for yours.
If you’ve ever felt stuck, knocked off course, or like your life doesn’t look the way you planned, this book is for you. It’s about finding…
I have 29 pages of Kindle highlights from Inner Propaganda, and I still pull them up to reread something Owen Fitzpatrick said.
Here’s how I know a book makes my top three: I can’t wait for my husband to get home from work so I can tell him what I just learned. This was one.
Fitzpatrick walks through the biases we all carry and the different kinds of truth: objective, shared, emotional, and desired. That framework explained a lot for me. I finally understood why people double down when they learn they’re wrong, and how groupthink walks smart people into situations that are dangerous and inexplicable.
Read it if: you want to understand the human mind, how you talk to yourself, and how you build the opinions and beliefs you’d defend to the end.
Right now, your brain is selling you a story about who you are, what's true, and what you should believe. And you're buying it, even when it sabotages your success. In Inner Propaganda, psychologist Owen Fitzpatrick reveals the internal persuasion system shaping your thoughts, your decisions, and your reality. After decades studying external propaganda, from witnessing first-hand modern influence operations in North Korea, Afghanistan, and Washington D.C., to analysing the incredible double agent who helped change the outcome of World War II, Fitzpatrick reached a startling conclusion: The same tactics that sway nations also operate inside each of us. Your…
What makes a good fiction book? For me, it’s staying up way too late in bed because I have to know what happens in the next chapter. We Were Liars was that book.
A wealthy family, a private island, and one summer nobody will talk about. That’s all you get from me. Anything more is a spoiler, and in this book the spoiler matters.
Read it if: you want a story you’ll finish faster than you planned, and you’re fine being tired at work the next day.
The TikTok phenomenon and #1 New York Times bestseller.
A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends-the Liars-whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth.
We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and Printz Award honouree E. Lockhart.
Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.
Don't miss FAMILY OF LIARS, the thrilling prequel to We Were Liars, published in May 2022.
Pick one area. Pick your level. Make one change a month.
Work Well. Play More! gives you a full year of practical tips across three parts of your life: productivity, clutter, and health. Every tip is sorted by level (Novice, Pro, and Master), so you start where you are, choose what fits, and change one habit at a time at whatever pace works for you.
In these pages, you'll learn how to: * Make small changes in productivity, clutter, and health that add up over a year * Handle distractions, run better meetings, and set guardrails around your time * Clear out digital, physical, and mental clutter * Fit time management into a real day * Build habits for eating, exercise, sleep, and stress * Use tiny habits for mini resets throughout the day
"Marcey Rader's book will transform your life and help you become a happier and healthier you. Her steps for changes you can make to improve your health, declutter your mind and possessions, and increase your productivity without working longer hours are simple, easy to follow, and can be done over whatever timeframe you want." Mary-Lynn Fulton, Head of Clinical Trial Management, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
"This book has given me real-life, simple productivity hacks that I can implement now leading to a positive change in my business and personal life. I cannot wait to share this book with my family, friends, and employees. It's the best book I've read that gives a step by step plan to get better in your area of choice." Michael Clegg, Managing Partner, The Q Works Group
"I read a lot of business and self-improvement books; many sound the same and most lack ACTIONABLE steps I can take immediately. This book is different and fresh: you'll want to read it with your whiteboard clean and ready because, by the end of the book, you'll have a CLEAR plan for working well and playing more!" Sara Shelp, VP of Accounting Business Operations, Spectra Logic
"The timing of this book could not be better. With tech addiction and other distractions compromising our quality of life more than ever, Marcey's teachings are refreshingly easy to infuse into a busy lifestyle. Creating boundaries is a powerful first step to self-care, and from closet edits to desktop clean-ups, her process feels cathartic and healing." Angela Jia Kim, founder of Savor Beauty
Bonus materials and resources are available online.
