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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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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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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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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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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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I Didn’t Do the Thing Today

I Didn’t Do the Thing Todayby Madeleine Dore Not Getting Things Done

Nobody gets everything done. Extraordinary Routines blogger Madeleine Dore draws on hundreds of interviews with artists, entrepreneurs and other creatives to delve into the reasons – and explains…
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Optimal

Optimalby Daniel Goleman and Cary Cherniss Better than Flow

In the pursuit of high performance, many professionals seek “flow” — that elusive state of peak performance emerging from intense focus and immersion in a task. But…