Book Reviews & Recommendations
James Nestor’s Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art aims to reclaim something so fundamental, so instinctive, that it almost feels absurd to question it: the way we breathe. The premise is bold and intriguing our health, vitality, and even longevity, […]
Joseph Nguyen’s slim manifesto tackles a giant problem: the way unexamined thinking fuels anxiety, self doubt, and the endless habit of sabotaging our own progress. In a little over a hundred pages, he argues that thoughts are not facts, mental chatter is […]
In his latest work, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows…: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life, cognitive scientist and bestselling author Steven Pinker invites readers into one of the most fascinating and complex ideas in human psychology: […]
Kate Murphy’s You’re Not Listening is that rare piece of nonfiction that quietly changes your daily behavior. It is a cultural x-ray of why real listening has become scarce and a field guide to reclaiming it in conversations, teams, families, and communities. […]
Cat Bohannon’s Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution is an ambitious and illuminating work that redefines how we understand the story of our species. In a world where human evolution has long been told through the […]
If you ever doubted that geography still dictates the fate of nations, Tim Marshall’s The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World will change your mind. This compelling sequel to Prisoners of Geography dives deep into the […]
In a world overwhelmed by uncertainty, climate anxiety, and social unrest, Jane Goodall’s The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times stands as a quiet yet profound beacon of light. Written in collaboration with Douglas Abrams and Gail Hudson, this […]
In The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century’s Greatest Dilemma, Mustafa Suleyman, cofounder of DeepMind and current CEO of Inflection AI, presents a sweeping exploration of the technologies poised to redefine our civilization. Joined by writer Michael Bhaskar, Suleyman invites […]
When you think about how animals experience the world, it is easy to assume they see, hear, and feel just like we do. Ed Yong’s An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us completely dismantles that illusion, opening […]
What if the key to understanding life itself lies not in animals or plants, but in something far stranger and more elusive? In Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures, biologist Merlin Sheldrake invites readers […]