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Don’t Believe Everything You Think

Don’t Believe Everything You Thinkby Joseph Nguyen Don’t take your thoughts too seriously.

Author Joseph Nguyen, with no formal training in psychology or philosophy, introduces the core ideas of Zen Buddhism, mindfulness, and New Age spirituality to the…
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Win Every Argument

Win Every Argumentby Mehdi Hasan How to Dominate Debates

Debates – around the supper table or the water cooler, in town halls and school board meetings, in the halls of Congress and on cable…
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Learning Service

Learning Serviceby Joseph Collins, Zahara Heckscher, Claire Bennett and Daniela Papi-Thornton Doing Voluntourism Right

“Voluntourism” – going abroad to perform volunteeer work – has emerged as a top trend in travel, but it often does more harm than good.…
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White Fragility

White Fragilityby Robin DiAngelo A Good Antiracist Is Hard to Find

All white Americans are racists, according to sociologist Robin DiAngelo. In White Fragility, she explores the compelling reasons why white progressives, against their own convictions, continue…
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Cues

Cuesby Vanessa Van Edwards Cue Up Stronger Communication

High-impact communicators aren’t born, they’re made. Behavioral investigator Vanessa Van Edwards spills the secrets to high-impact communicating in this insight-rich, actionable guide to cues –…
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Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Raceby Reni Eddo-Lodge A Primer on British Racism

In 2014, British journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge stopped having conversations with white people about race: They weren’t listening. For those who are listening now, her book…
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STFU

STFUby Dan Lyons Hitting Mute on a Motormouth

People who talk too much – humanity’s compulsive talkers, windbags, chatterboxes and motormouths – annoy listeners, alienate friends and frequently sabotage their careers, relationships and…
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Between the World and Me

Between the World and Meby Ta-Nehisi Coates An Arc That Doesn’t Bend

Will America ever achieve racial justice? And how should Black Americans live while it doesn’t? An influential Black intellectual offers a bleak assessment of the…
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Influence Is Your Superpower

Influence Is Your Superpowerby Zoe Chance Influence for Nice People

Influence doesn’t have to be tacky, greedy or corrupt. Renowned Yale professor Zoe Chance offers an alternative: research-based insights into influence that nice people will…
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Me and White Supremacy

Me and White Supremacyby Layla Saad You’ve Done the Antiracism Reading: Now What?

Books about antiracism inform, educate, arouse outrage and break the heart. This one aims to turn readers into activists.