Patricia Sanders is a freelance writer and editor. She lives in the Azores.
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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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La Bella Figura
La Bella Figuraby Beppe Severgnini
La Vera Italia
Italian journalist Beppe Severgnini is your guide on a hilarious and insightful 10-day journey through his beautiful, bewildering country.
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Chatter
Chatterby Ethan Kross
Hushing the Voice in Your Head
Your inner voice can support professional performance and personal fulfillment – or undermine them. A psychologist explains how to put your thoughts to work for…
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The Art of Insubordination
The Art of Insubordinationby Todd B. Kashdan
A How-To for Heretics
Disrupters, dissenters and nonconformists make the world a better place. Here’s help for the rebels – and guidance for everyone else on how to give…
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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.
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Pregnant Then Screwed
Pregnant Then Screwedby Joeli Brearley
Justice for Mothers
Women pay a professional and financial price for having children – in employment opportunities, career advancement and salary. In this infuriating, compassionate book, a British…
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You Have More Influence Than You Think
You Have More Influence Than You Thinkby Vanessa Bohns
Learn Your Own Power – and How to Use It for Good
Your actions, words and mere presence have an impact. An organizational psychologist reveals how to wield that power consciously.
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The Happiness Advantage
The Happiness Advantageby Shawn Achor
Happiness Is at Hand
Positivity researcher Shawn Achor’s introduction to happiness and how to build it has earned a place in the canon of positivity literature. Get happy –…
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The Burnout Epidemic
The Burnout Epidemicby Jennifer Moss
Canaries in the Coal Mine
Burnout doesn’t stem from personal failing; instead, it signals a workplace in need of change. To combat burnout, leaders must show empathy, and work to…
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The Power of Regret
The Power of Regretby Daniel H Pink
To Regret Is Human
Best-selling author and psychologist Daniel H. Pink delivers an engaging and thought-provoking exploration of regret. Everyone experiences this deeply human – and profoundly painful –…
