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The Second Mountain

David Brooks - Random House
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring, thought-provoking exploration of what it means to live a meaningful life, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Road to CharacterEvery so often, you meet a person who radiates joy. Who seems to know exactly why they were put on this earth, and glows with a kind...
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But maybe we're wrong : thinking about the present as if it were the past.

Charles Klosterman - Blue Rider Press
Format: Print book

"But What If We re Wrong? " visualizes the contemporary world as it will appear to those who'll perceive it as the distant past. Chuck Klosterman asks questions that are profound in their simplicity: How certain are we about our understanding of gravity? How certain are we about...
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No Time to Panic: How I Conquered a Lifetime of Panic Attacks by Crying with Strangers, Bear-Hugging My Fears, and Dialing Down My Anxiety

Matt Gutman - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

By ABC News's chief national correspondent, an unflinching look at panic attacks by a reporter whose career was nearly derailed by them, offering readers a guide to making a truce with their warring minds. Matt Gutman can tell you the precise moment that his life was upended, even if he can't...
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Scarlet A: The Ethics, Law, and Politics of Ordinary Abortion

Katie Watson - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the NCTE George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public LanguageAlthough Roe v. Wade identified abortion as a constitutional right in1973, it still bears stigma--a proverbial scarlet A. Millions of Americans have participated in or benefited...
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The World Central Kitchen Cookbook: Feeding Humanity, Feeding Hope

José Andrés - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover

A captivating collection of stories and recipes from renowned chefs, local cooks, and celebrity friends of José Andrés's beloved nonprofit World Central Kitchen (WCK) , which feeds communities impacted by natural disasters and humanitarian crises; with a foreword from Stephen Colbert.....
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Radical Curiosity: Questioning Commonly Held Beliefs to Imagine Flourishing Futures

Seth Goldenberg - Crown
Format: Hardcover

A bold manifesto arguing that the most complex challenges we face today - as individuals, businesses, and a society - require us to ask deeper questions, not seek easier answers In a world with an endless hunger for innovation, why is it so hard to create audacious change? According to thought...
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The Heart of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: a MBSR Guide for Clinicians and Clients

Elana Rosenbaum - PESI Publishing & Media
Format: Hardcover

Elana Rosenbaum, one of the original instructors working with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) founder Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, has combined her 30 plus years of teaching into a new guide to help transform the psychological and physical pain in your clients life.. Using powerful,...
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