This recommended reading section combines books on leadership, mindfulness, science, the humanities, and an occasional novel. What connects them is the attempt to make sense of human beings and the world we live in. These are among the books I find myself regularly suggesting to my friends and clients:
Burdick, Alan. Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2017.
D’Ansembourg, Thomas. Being Genuine: Stop Being Nice, Start Being Real. Encinitas, CA: PuddleDancer Press, 2007.
Goleman, Daniel, and Richard Davidson. Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body. New York: Avery, 2017.
Hanson, Rick, and Forrest Hanson. Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness. New York: Harmony, 2018.
Harari, Yuval Noah. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. New York: HarperCollins, 2015.
_______. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow. New York: HarperCollins, 2017.
Hougaard, Rasmus, and Jacqueline Carter. The Mind of the Leader: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2018.
Kahane, Adam. Power and Love: A Theory and Practice of Social Change. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2010.
Kahneman, Daniel. Thinking Fast and Slow. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
McCullough, David. The Wright Brothers. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Ostaseski, Frank. The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully. New York: Flatiron Books, 2017.
Ozeki, Ruth. A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel. New York: Penguin Books, 2013.
Pinker, Steven. Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress. New York: Viking, 2018.
Pollan, Michael. How To Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence. New York: Penguin Press, 2018.
Siegel, Daniel. Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence. New York: TarcherPerigee, 2018.
Sinek, Simon. Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t. New York: Portfolio/Penguin, 2014.
Senge, Peter. The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization. New York: Currency/Doubleday, 1990.
Suzuki, Shunryu. Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice. Boston: Shambhala, 2006.
Van der Kolk, Bessel. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. New York: Penguin Books, 2015.
Wright, Robert. Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2017.