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  • Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

    Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

    Atul Gawande

  • Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves

    Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves

    James Nestor

  • The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief

    The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief

    Francis Weller

  • Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

    Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

    Jon Kabat-Zinn

  • In Each Other's Care: A Guide to the Most Common Relationship Conflicts and How to Work Through Them

    In Each Other's Care: A Guide to the Most Common Relationship Conflicts and How to Work Through Them

    Stan Tatkin PsyD

  • The Self-Aware Universe: How Consciousness Creates the Material World

    The Self-Aware Universe: How Consciousness Creates the Material World

    Amit Goswami

  • How We Live Is How We Die

    How We Live Is How We Die

    Pema Chödrön

  • Turning the Mind Into an Ally

    Turning the Mind Into an Ally

    Sakyong Mipham

  • The Essence of Aikido: Spiritual Teachings of Morihei Ueshiba

    The Essence of Aikido: Spiritual Teachings of Morihei Ueshiba

    Morihei Ueshiba

  • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

    Yuval Noah Harari

  • The Heart of Buddhist Meditation: The Buddha's Way of Mindfulness

    The Heart of Buddhist Meditation: The Buddha's Way of Mindfulness

    Nyanaponika Thera

  • First Questions and Answers: Why do things die? (Usborne Lift-the-flap)

    First Questions and Answers: Why do things die? (Usborne Lift-the-flap)

    Katie Daynes

  • The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality

    The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality

    Dalai Lama XIV

  • A General Theory of Love

    A General Theory of Love

    Thomas Lewis

  • The Elements of Pizza: Unlocking the Secrets to World-Class Pies at Home

    The Elements of Pizza: Unlocking the Secrets to World-Class Pies at Home

    Ken Forkish

  • The Dhammapada

    The Dhammapada

    Gil Fronsdal

  • Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

    Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

    James Nestor

  • Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

    Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

    Chögyam Trungpa

  • The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving-Kindness

    The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving-Kindness

    Pema Chödrön

  • Pure and Simple: The Extraordinary Teachings of a Thai Buddhist Laywoman

    Pure and Simple: The Extraordinary Teachings of a Thai Buddhist Laywoman

    Upasika Kee Nanayon

  • The Way of Transition: Embracing Life's Most Difficult Moments

    The Way of Transition: Embracing Life's Most Difficult Moments

    William Bridges

  • The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation

    The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation

    Joseph Goldstein

  • Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings

    Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings

    Paul Reps

  • The Grand Design

    The Grand Design

    Stephen Hawking

  • The Art of Roughhousing: Good Old-Fashioned Horseplay and Why Every Kid Needs It

    The Art of Roughhousing: Good Old-Fashioned Horseplay and Why Every Kid Needs It

    Anthony T. DeBenedet

  • Being Zen: Bringing Meditation to Life

    Being Zen: Bringing Meditation to Life

    Ezra Bayda

  • It's OK Not to Share and Other Renegade Rules for Raising Competent and Compassionate Kids

    It's OK Not to Share and Other Renegade Rules for Raising Competent and Compassionate Kids

    Heather Shumaker

  • Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being

    Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being

    Neil Theise

  • Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life

    Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life

    Gregg Levoy

  • Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers

    Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers

    Robert M. Sapolsky

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

    Charlie Mackesy

  • Ordinary Wonder: Zen Life and Practice

    Ordinary Wonder: Zen Life and Practice

    Charlotte Joko Beck

  • Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past: A Practical Guide for Understanding and Working with Traumatic Memory

    Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past: A Practical Guide for Understanding and Working with Traumatic Memory

    Peter A. Levine

  • Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening

    Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening

    Joseph Goldstein

  • Neuro Dharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness

    Neuro Dharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness

    Rick Hanson

  • Lost Connections

    Lost Connections

    Johann Hari

  • In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying

    In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying

    Yongey Mingyur

  • Already Free: Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy on the Path of Liberation

    Already Free: Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy on the Path of Liberation

    Bruce Tift

  • Living in the Light of Death: On the Art of Being Truly Alive

    Living in the Light of Death: On the Art of Being Truly Alive

    Larry Rosenberg

  • Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics

    Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics

    Gary Zukav

  • The Wok: Recipes and Techniques

    The Wok: Recipes and Techniques

    J. Kenji López-Alt

  • The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully

    The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully

    Frank Ostaseski

  • Listen: Five Simple Tools to Meet Your Everyday Parenting Challenges

    Listen: Five Simple Tools to Meet Your Everyday Parenting Challenges

    Patty Wipfler

  • The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits

    The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits

    Judson Brewer

  • In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

    In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

    Gabor Maté

  • Shame: The Power of Caring

    Shame: The Power of Caring

    Gershen Kaufman

  • Everyday Zen: Love and Work

    Everyday Zen: Love and Work

    Charlotte Joko Beck

  • Cupid's Poisoned Arrow: From Habit to Harmony in Sexual Relationships

    Cupid's Poisoned Arrow: From Habit to Harmony in Sexual Relationships

    Marnia Robinson

  • Living Beautifully: with Uncertainty and Change

    Living Beautifully: with Uncertainty and Change

    Pema Chödrön

  • Nothing Special

    Nothing Special

    Charlotte Joko Beck

  • Your Blueprint for Pleasure

    Your Blueprint for Pleasure

    Jaiya

  • Toward a Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation

    Toward a Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation

    John Welwood

  • Sadness, Love, Openness: The Buddhist Path of Joy

    Sadness, Love, Openness: The Buddhist Path of Joy

    Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche

  • Unwinding Anxiety

    Unwinding Anxiety

    Judson Brewer

  • The War Against Parents: What We Can Do for America's Beleaguered Moms and Dads

    The War Against Parents: What We Can Do for America's Beleaguered Moms and Dads

    Sylvia Ann Hewlett

  • The Irreducible Needs Of Children: What Every Child Must Have To Grow, Learn, And Flourish

    The Irreducible Needs Of Children: What Every Child Must Have To Grow, Learn, And Flourish

    T. Berry Brazelton

  • The Thirst for Wholeness: Attachment, Addiction, and the Spiritual Path

    The Thirst for Wholeness: Attachment, Addiction, and the Spiritual Path

    Christina Grof

  • Natural Wakefulness: Discovering the Wisdom We Were Born With

    Natural Wakefulness: Discovering the Wisdom We Were Born With

    Gaylon Ferguson

  • Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential--and Endangered

    Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential--and Endangered

    Bruce D. Perry

  • Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom

    Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom

    Joseph Goldstein

  • The Zen of Therapy: Uncovering a Hidden Kindness in Life

    The Zen of Therapy: Uncovering a Hidden Kindness in Life

    Mark Epstein

  • The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

    The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

    J. Kenji López-Alt

  • A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life

    A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life

    Jack Kornfield

  • My Dog: The Paradox: A Lovable Discourse about Man's Best Friend (Volume 3) (The Oatmeal)

    My Dog: The Paradox: A Lovable Discourse about Man's Best Friend (Volume 3) (The Oatmeal)

    Matthew Inman

  • Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness

    Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness

    Rick Hanson

  • Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication

    Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication

    Oren Jay Sofer

  • Mindfulness in Plain English

    Mindfulness in Plain English

    Henepola Gunaratana

  • Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza

    Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza

    Ken Forkish

  • The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time

    The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time

    Yascha Mounk

  • The Book of the Vision Quest: Personal Transformation in the Wilderness

    The Book of the Vision Quest: Personal Transformation in the Wilderness

    Steven Foster

  • Baby Bomb: A Relationship Survival Guide for New Parents

    Baby Bomb: A Relationship Survival Guide for New Parents

    Kara Hoppe

  • Seeing That Frees

    Seeing That Frees

    Rob Burbea

  • The Soul of Discipline: The Simplicity Parenting Approach to Warm, Firm, and Calm Guidance- From Toddlers to Teens

    The Soul of Discipline: The Simplicity Parenting Approach to Warm, Firm, and Calm Guidance- From Toddlers to Teens

    Kim John Payne

  • Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery

    Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery

    Chögyam Trungpa

  • The Heart of Tantric Sex: A Unique Guide to Love and Sexual Fulfillment

    The Heart of Tantric Sex: A Unique Guide to Love and Sexual Fulfillment

    Diana Richardson

  • Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

    Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

    Sam Harris

  • Pihkal: A Chemical Love Story

    Pihkal: A Chemical Love Story

    Alexander Shulgin

  • The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment

    The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment

    Philip Kapleau

  • Playful Parenting: An Exciting New Approach to Raising Children That Will Help You Nurture Close Connections, Solve Behavior Problems, and Encourage Confidence

    Playful Parenting: An Exciting New Approach to Raising Children That Will Help You Nurture Close Connections, Solve Behavior Problems, and Encourage Confidence

    Lawrence J. Cohen

  • The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease

    The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease

    Marc Lewis

  • Polyvagal Safety: Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

    Polyvagal Safety: Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

    Stephen W. Porges