Regenerative Economics
Regenerative Economics by John Fullerton transforms how we see the economy—and what’s possible—offering a science-based, hopeful path beyond crisis thinking with a regenerative model that works like a living system. Fullerton, an unconventional economist and founder of the Capital Institute who left a 20-year career as Managing Director at JPMorgan in search of deeper answers, […]
Building Resilience
Building Resilience: Social Capital in Post-Disaster Recovery by Daniel P. Aldrich examines why responses to disaster recovery vary greatly in ways not explained by the magnitude of catastrophe or amount of aid provided. The difference between resilience and disrepair, Aldrich shows, lies in the depth of communities’ social capital. The book highlights the critical role […]
Becoming Gaia
Becoming Gaia: On the Threshold of Planetary Initiation by Sean Kelly addresses our living in end times—climate chaos, accelerating mass extinction, and signs of civilizational collapse drawing the Earth community into a planetary near-death experience. Yet these end times also mark the threshold of a new planetary identity in the making. Drawing on scholarship from […]
I Contain Multitudes
Ed Yong’s 2016 New York Times bestseller arrived at a pivotal moment in biology, introducing a general audience to one of the most profound scientific shifts since Darwin: the discovery that every animal—including every human—is not an individual at all, but a living ecosystem. The trillions of microbes that inhabit us sculpt our organs, educate […]
An Immense World
Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist Ed Yong opens a door most of us never knew existed. His 2022 book introduces the concept of the “Umwelt”—the unique sensory bubble each animal inhabits—and then takes us on a journey through dozens of them: the magnetic field a sea turtle navigates by, the electrical pulses fish use to communicate, […]
Becoming Earth
Becoming Earth by Ferris Jabr, New York Times bestseller and winner of the Rachel Carson Environment Book Award, reveals life’s profound influence on our planet through acclaimed science writing that transports readers to extraordinary places—a former gold mine nearly one mile underground, an experimental nature reserve in remote Siberia, an observatory on a dizzyingly tall […]
This Is Your Mind on Plants
This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan, #1 New York Times bestselling author, offers a radical challenge to how we think about drugs and an exploration of the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants—and the equally powerful taboos surrounding them. Pollan dives deep into three plant drugs—opium, caffeine, and mescaline—throwing the fundamental strangeness […]
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
We’ve all wondered, at some point, what drives a person to the edge — what could possibly bring someone to a place where survival itself seems secondary to the next fix. In In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, physician Gabor Maté answers that question not with judgment but with one of […]
On Death and Dying
On Death and Dying by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, one of the most important psychological studies of the late twentieth century, grew out of her famous interdisciplinary seminar on death, life, and transition. In this remarkable book, Dr. Kübler-Ross first explored the now-famous five stages of death: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Through […]
From Age-Ing to Sage-Ing
From Age-Ing to Sage-Ing: A Revolutionary Approach to Growing Older by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Ronald S. Miller emerged from Reb Zalman’s personal mission to confront his fears about death and infirmity. Through a vision quest, study with Sufi masters, Buddhist teachers, and Native-American shamans, he found a way to turn aging into the most […]
The Four Agreements
The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz, published in 1997, reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the book offers a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love. The four […]
Big Magic
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert explores the nature of creativity, encouraging readers to live a more creative and fulfilling life by embracing curiosity over fear. Gilbert shares her own experiences and wisdom, offering a blend of spiritual guidance and practical advice on how to overcome creative blocks, pursue passions, and find […]
Maps to Ecstasy
Maps to Ecstasy by Gabrielle Roth expands on the themes that have guided her work—ways of transforming daily life into sacred art. Roth’s teaching in movement has been described as a marriage of art and healing. Each chapter initiates readers into one of the five sacred powers necessary for survival and reveals the five life […]
What Is Art For?
What Is Art For? by Ellen Dissanayake offers a new and unprecedentedly comprehensive theory of the evolutionary significance of art, examining art—including visual art, music, poetic language, dance, and performance—from a biobehavioral viewpoint for the first time. Dissanayake argues that art is a biological necessity in human existence and a fundamental characteristic of the human […]
The Epigenetics Revolution
The Epigenetics Revolution by Nessa Carey provides a readily understandable introduction to a field that can potentially revolutionize our understanding of the structure and behavior of biological life on Earth. Epigenetics explains why mapping an organism’s genetic code is not enough to determine how it develops or acts, showing how nurture combines with nature to […]
Maps of Time
Maps of Time by David Christian introduces a new way of looking at history from a perspective stretching from the beginning of time to the present day—world history on an unprecedented scale. Beginning with the Big Bang, Christian views the interaction of the natural world with more recent arrivals in flora and fauna, including human […]