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  • Stephen McGarvey The best books to understand the power of ideas and positive thinking Book cover of As a Man Thinketh Book cover of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Book cover of Man’s Search for Meaning Book cover of Don't Shoot the Dog: The Art of Teaching and Training Book cover of The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk!
  • Jonas Salzgeber The best modern books about Stoicism (even if they don't appear to be at first glance) Book cover of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius Book cover of More Than Happiness: Buddhist and Stoic Wisdom for a Sceptical Age Book cover of Man’s Search for Meaning Book cover of A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy Book cover of Everything Is Figureoutable
  • Carrie Firestone The best non-fiction books to inspire community conversations Book cover of All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis Book cover of The Optimist's Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age Book cover of Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change Book cover of Climate Optimism: Celebrating Systemic Change Around the World Book cover of Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard
  • Alan Stein Jr. The best books about maximizing potential and improving performance Book cover of Success Is a Choice: Ten Steps to Overachieving in Business and Life Book cover of The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be Book cover of Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life Book cover of Life is Good: The Book Book cover of Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact
  • Marta Zaraska The best books to read if you don't want to die (any time soon) Book cover of Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life Book cover of The Blue Zones: 9 Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest Book cover of Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life Book cover of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert Book cover of How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
  • Karen A. Cerulo The best books for understanding how social inequality impacts hopes and dreams, not simply opportunities Book cover of Bright-Sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America Book cover of Ain't No Makin' It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood Book cover of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Book cover of Facing Up to the American Dream: Race, Class, and the Soul of the Nation Book cover of A Raisin in the Sun
  • Darlene Foster The best children’s adventure books featuring a strong female protagonist Book cover of Anne of Green Gables Book cover of Flying With a Broken Wing Book cover of Roam Book cover of The Barren Grounds Book cover of Pollyanna
  • Jack Payton The best children’s books you wish you had written, and quite possibly, still can Book cover of How Full Is Your Bucket? For Kids Book cover of Daddy Kisses Book cover of Curious George Book cover of Thomas the Tank Engine's Hidden Surprises Book cover of Nova the Robot Builds a Friend
  • Mark B. Murphy The best books about investing in yourself Book cover of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Book cover of Outliers: The Story of Success Book cover of Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork Book cover of The Fortune Recipe: Essential Ingredients for Creating Your Best Life Book cover of Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business
  • Gregg Easterbrook The best books with hope for the future Book cover of The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves Book cover of The Great Surge: The Ascent of the Developing World Book cover of Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice Book cover of The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography Book cover of The Winter of Our Discontent
  • Jeffery Renard Allen The best books about blindness Book cover of My Antonia Book cover of A Drop of Patience Book cover of Blindness Book cover of The World I Live in and Optimism: A Collection of Essays Book cover of Eavesdropping: A Memoir of Blindness and Listening
  • Noah J. Craig The best poetry to soften the hard days Book cover of Poems Book cover of The Poems of Henry Van Dyke Book cover of Thoughts for Everyday Living Book cover of Lays of a Heart Book cover of Narrative Poems
  • Randy Ross The best books on the best way to find happiness Book cover of Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life Book cover of You Are Awesome: How to Navigate Change, Wrestle with Failure, and Live an Intentional Life Book cover of You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type Book cover of The Happiness Advantage: How a Positive Brain Fuels Success in Work and Life Book cover of Happiness is a Choice: New Ways to Enhance Joy and Meaning in Your Life
  • Julie K. Federico The best books to teach your children to think of others' needs and much-needed information on school safety Book cover of How Full Is Your Bucket? For Kids Book cover of I Said No! A Kid-to-kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private Book cover of The Swimsuit Lesson Book cover of Goodnight Moon Book cover of Love You Forever
  • Adam Bulley The best books on harnessing the power of human foresight Book cover of The Optimism Bias: A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain Book cover of The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking Book cover of Longpath: Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs - An Antidote for Short-Termism Book cover of The Optimist's Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age Book cover of The Long View: Why We Need to Transform How the World Sees Time
  • Greg Everett The best books on self-reliance for achieving success and fulfillment Book cover of Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why Book cover of Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life Book cover of Man’s Search for Meaning Book cover of Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival Book cover of Violence of Mind
  • Kamlesh D. Patel The best books on self-help and meditation Book cover of Reality at Dawn Book cover of As a Man Thinketh Book cover of Jonathan Livingston Seagull Book cover of Siddhartha Book cover of The Gospel Of Sri Ramakrishna
  • James DeVita The best "classic" YA titles we think we know but don’t Book cover of Bambi: A Life in the Woods Book cover of Pollyanna Book cover of The Once and Future King Book cover of The Prince and the Pauper Book cover of Frankenstein
  • Joanne Foster The best books on procrastination, motivation, and kids Book cover of Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioral Challenges Book cover of A Year of Positive Thinking for Teens: Daily Motivation to Beat Stress, Inspire Happiness, and Achieve Your Goals Book cover of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Book cover of The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed Book cover of Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine
  • Anna Müller The best books on melancholy, love, and identity Book cover of Letters of Transit: Reflections on Exile, Identity, Language, and Loss Book cover of Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy Book cover of Ukraine, War, Love: A Donetsk Diary Book cover of We Are All Equally Far From Love Book cover of The Communist and the Communist's Daughter: A Memoir
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