Resilient
By Todd Grotenhuis
By Todd Grotenhuis
Books related to the topic of resilience.
Note: I do not necessarily agree with each author's viewpoint in each of these works, but one principle of resilience is being able to challenge ideas, glean lessons, and increase understanding, even when we disagree. Each of these works is worthy of that challenge.
Midwest Foraging: 115 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Burdock to Wild Peach
Lisa M Rose
$24.95 $23.20
Nature Wants Us to Be Fat: The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight and How We Can Prevent--And Reverse--It
Richard Johnson
$26.95 $25.06
Algorithms to Live by: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths
$20.00 $18.60
The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts
Shane Parrish and Rhiannon Beaubien
$20.00 $18.60
Lifespan: Why We Age--And Why We Don't Have to
David A Sinclair and Matthew D. Laplante
$30.00 $27.90
The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline
Dale Bredesen
$27.00 $25.11Alzheimer's appears to be the result of chronic harm. This book introduces a suite of protocols to detect and remediate the issues that cause it.
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Nicholas Carr
$28.95 $26.92The way we read on the Internet is changing our brains. We’re getting better at some types of thinking and worse at others. But we can strengthen key thinking skills.
Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon
Kim Zetter
$18.99 $17.66A true story that introduces cybersecurity and its importance even in physical space.
Changing Lenses: Restorative Justice for Our Times (Anniversary)
Howard Zehr
$21.99 $20.45Answers: "what if justice systems focused on what the victim, offender, and community need?"
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Cal Newport
$28.00 $26.04How to be intentional about technology use, such that it matches your needs, priorities, and values.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
$35.00 $32.55The foundational book on behavioral economics & cognitive science. Each chapter ends with tips on how to incorporate the lessons.
I Am Not Your Enemy: Stories to Transform a Divided World
Michael T. McRay
$16.99 $15.80From South Africa, Palestine, Ireland, and the USA, we hear stories how true peace requires both reconciliation and justice.
The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church
Gregory A. Boyd
$18.99Makes the case for love & service over power & domination.
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Cal Newport
$29.00 $26.97An antidote to "multitasking" and the losses and anxiety that it produces.
How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
Ryan North
$18.00 $16.74A building guide for key technologies. Informative and delightfully amusing on almost every page.
Anathem
Neal Stephenson
$19.99 $18.59Fiction that introduces many philosophical and mathematical concepts in a unique way, while also painting a picture of what a life dedicated to depth might look like.
The Dispossessed
Ursula K Le Guin
$17.99 $16.73Fiction that contrasts possible societies and looks at how we might live well, even in scarcity.
