Toss Out Your Self-Help Books and Read Teddy Roosevelt
All you need to know about living a good, honest, active, and damn-near-bulletproof life can be found in the speeches of Teddy Roosevelt. (READ MORE)
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Welcome to the Township of Tom’s River: A Story of Science and Salvation by Dan Fagin
Prize-winning journalist Dan Fagin details his investigation of the blight in Tom's River, New Jersey and the toxic dumping legal settlement that came to a close in 2001, in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Tom's River.(READ MORE)
Salvation in the Slums of Mumbai, an Excerpt from Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo came out with Behind the Beautiful Forevers in 2012 and shocked the world. Both with her lucid prose and her unsparing narrative of a Mumbai slum. Here is an excerpt of her masterly story. (READ MORE)
The Fall of the Heathen School, Where Race and Religion Ignited
In Heathen School, historian and former Yale professor John Demos traces the fascinating story of America's doomed Protestant mission to civilize the world.(READ MORE)
The Sociopath Next Door to the Psychopath
Sociopathy vs. Psychopathy. What's the difference? Dr. Dean Haycock helps demystify the matter by discussing the DSM-5, the current climate in academic circles, and how clarification around the term "sociopath" is desperately needed. (READ MORE)
Facing the Wave: Gretel Ehrlich’s Human Account of the 2011 Japanese Tsunami
Gretel Ehrlich's Facing the Wave is both poetry and reportage, a monumental profile of the people affected by the 2011 tsunami in Japan. Here's an excerpt from her powerful work. (READ MORE)
The Staying Power of Plato According to Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
Imagine, for a second, that Plato has time-traveled to debate Bill O'Reilly. Or perhaps Amy Chua. How would the debate go down? Rebecca Newberger Goldstein's book 'Plato at the Googleplex' helps us do just that, by proving how ancient philosophy is still relevant in a modern context. (READ MORE)
Trying Not to Try: Edward Slingerland on the Art of Effortlessness
Edward Singerland, in Trying Not to Try, discusses the art of "effortlessness," and how using the Chinese philosophy of "wu-wei" will help you get out of your own way.(READ MORE)
Robyn Davidson’s Tracks: A Woman, A Desert, and 1,700 Miles to Go
In Tracks, Robyn Davidson recounts her journey through the Australian Outback. With a dog, four camels, and a crazy sense of adventure, Davidson leaves it all behind to trek 1,700 miles across Australia's deserts in hopes of finding herself on the other side.(READ MORE)
Breast Cancer, From A to Z: Audio Excerpt
When Madhulika Sikka, executive editor of NPR News and longtime journalist, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, she took the news just outside the White House briefing room as she was onsite for coverage of an interview with the president of the United States. (READ MORE)
