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  • Getting Things Done

    Getting Things Done

    The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

    by David Allen

    In today's world, yesterday's methods just don't work. In Getting Things Done , veteran coach and management consultant David Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has introduced to tens of thousands of people across the country. Allen's premise is simple: our productivity is directly proportional to our ability to relax. Only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are... (more)
  • The Road

    The Road

    by Cormac McCarthy

    "The Road" is a post-apocalyptic novel by Cormac McCarthy -- the tale of a journey taken by a father and his young son over a period of several months, across a landscape blasted by an unnamed cataclysm that destroyed all civilization and, apparently, most life on earth.
  • Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves

    Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves

    Transforming Parent-Child Relationships from Reaction and Struggle to Freedom, Power and Joy

    by Naomi Aldort

    Every parent would happily give up ever scolding, punishing or threatening if she only knew how to ensure that her toddler/child/teen would thrive and act responsibly without such painful measures. Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves is the answer to this universal wish. It is not about gentle ways to control a child, but about a way of being and of understanding a child so she/he can be the best of herself,... (more)
  • Hold On to Your Kids

    Hold On to Your Kids

    Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

    by Gabor Maté, Gordon Neufeld

    A psychologist with a reputation for penetrating to the heart of complex parenting issues joins forces with a physician and bestselling author to tackle one of the most disturbing and misunderstood trends of our time -- peers replacing parents in the lives of our children. Dr. Neufeld has dubbed this phenomenon peer orientation, which refers to the tendency of children and youth to look to their peers for... (more)
  • Made to Stick

    Made to Stick

    Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

    by Chip Heath, Dan Heath

    Mark Twain once observed, “A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on.” His observation rings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus public-health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas–business people, teachers, politicians, journalists, and others–struggle to make their ideas “stick.” Why do some ideas thrive while others die?... (more)
  • Nudge

    Nudge

    Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

    by Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein

    Every day, we make decisions on topics ranging from personal investments to schools for our children to the meals we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly. The reason, the authors explain, is that, being human, we all are susceptible to various biases that can lead us to blunder. Our mistakes make us poorer and less healthy; we often make bad decisions involving education, personal... (more)
  • Bringing Up Geeks

    Bringing Up Geeks

    How to Protect Your Kid's Childhood in a Grow-Up-Too-Fast World

    by Marybeth Hicks

    A breakthrough parenting book that redefines the meaning of “geek”—and inspires parents to free themselves and their kids from the ‘culture of cool.’ In a world of superficial values, peer pressure, and out-of-control consumerism, the world needs more GEEKs: Genuine, Enthusiastic, Empowered Kids. Today’s ‘culture of cool’ has changed the way kids grow up. Rather than enjoying innocent childhoods while... (more)
  • Making It All Work

    Making It All Work

    Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life

    by David Allen

    The long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Getting Things Done . David Allen’s Getting Things Done hit a nerve and ignited a movement with businesses, students, soccer moms, and techies all the way from Silicon Valley to Europe and Asia. Now, David Allen leads the world on a new path to achieve focus, control, and perspective. Throw out everything you know about productivity-- Making It... (more)
  • Outliers

    Outliers

    The Story of Success

    by Malcolm Gladwell

    In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers" — the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their... (more)
  • Tender Morsels

    Tender Morsels

    by Margo Lanagan

    Tender Morsels is a dark and vivid story, set in two worlds and worrying at the border between them. Liga lives modestly in her own personal heaven, a world given to her in exchange for her earthly life. Her two daughters grow up in this soft place, protected from the violence that once harmed their mother. But the real world cannot be denied forever—magicked men and wild bears break down the borders of Liga’s... (more)
  • Hot, Flat, and Crowded

    Hot, Flat, and Crowded

    Why We Need a Green Revolution—and How it Can Renew America

    by Thomas L. Friedman

    A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year A Washington Post Best Book of the Year A Businessweek Best Business Book of the Year A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year   In this brilliant, essential book, Thomas L. Friedman speaks to America’s need for national renewal, and explains how a green revolution is the only way to secure our children’s future. Global warming, rapidly... (more)
  • Death from the Skies!

    Death from the Skies!

    These Are the Ways the World Will End...

    by Philip C. Plait

    A lively astronomy primer that uses cataclysmic scenarios to explain the universe’s most fascinating events . According to astronomer Philip Plait, the universe is an apocalypse waiting to happen But how much do we really need to fear from things like black holes, gamma-ray bursts, and supernovae? And if we should be scared, is there anything we can do to save ourselves? With humor and wit, Plait details the... (more)

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