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Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul
By Jasmine Gonzalez
By introducing new categories of changemakers, Dorcas Cheng-Tozun encourages readers to identify their passions and then leverage them to create change, rather than abiding by a one-size-fits-all ideal.
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The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal
By Dylan Schleicher
"The idea behind this book," writes Felix Salmon, "is that the unexpected isn’t over." A pronouncement like that offers both great hope and caution, and acts as an important reminder.
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Birth: Three Mothers, Nine Months, and Pregnancy in America
By Jasmine Gonzalez
“This is the birth system that most expectant mothers encounter in America,” Rebecca Grant writes in the opening of her new book, Birth. “But what if it could be different?”
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Courage Out Loud
By Jasmine Gonzalez
While I started reading this book with a reviewer’s eye, thinking of how it could benefit a child, I couldn’t help but be inspired to engage in some childlike whimsy myself.
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The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems—And What to Do about It
By Jasmine Gonzalez
The Microstress Effect is a great read for anyone, but especially for the person who wants to understand where their mental energy is going and how best to rebuild and protect it.
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Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
By Dylan Schleicher
The grief that comes with climate change is real. But despair is as unhelpful as denial, so we have to hold on to hope, and get to work. A new collection of essays will help.
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The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance
By Dylan Schleicher
Phosphorus is a bringer of both life and death, but the balance has been tilted toward the destruction and environmental degradation of many places across the world over the years. Dan Egan explores the history of human activity in securing and using this vital element, and how we can begin to tilt the balance back toward the productive and life-giving qualities of phosphorus that all life on Earth relies upon.
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Invisible Trillions: How Financial Secrecy Is Imperiling Capitalism and Democracy and the Way to Renew Our Broken System
By Dylan Schleicher
The capitalist component of our democratic-capitalist system is corroding the democratic component. Raymond W. Baker explains how this has happened, why it is a problem, and offers some ways to restore balance between the two.
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Beautiful, Gruesome, and True: Artists at Work in the Face of War
By Dylan Schleicher
Some of the most creative work comes out of the most difficult circumstances. This reality is borne out in Kaelen Wilson-Goldie's new book about the work artists are creating in the midst of violent conflicts around the world.
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Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires
By Dylan Schleicher
The escape fantasies of the super-rich have become unfortunately apparent in the way we've all been living our lives in the pandemic era. Douglas Rushkoff explores where "The Mindset" originates and how we can cultivate a more pro-social worldview and lifestyle built on greater connection and community.
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