I filled out the little suggestion box with these three:
The Long Loneliness
Book by Dorothy Day
Strength to Love
Book by Martin Luther King Jr.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Book by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Just noting that sometimes seeing good moral people navigate political difficulties in the past is less threatening than current examples and can be inspiring and thought-provoking.
I couldn’t help but notice the male bias in the list of authors represented on this list. Only one woman, Sharon Salzburg, was mentioned. I’m sure there are women who have written on these topics! Sharon Lebell comes to mind immediately.
I suggested books of history above but here are popular non-fiction that encourage pro-social behavior:
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
Book by David Brooks
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Book by Brené Brown
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
Book by Malcolm Gladwell
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Book by Adam Grant
Why We're Polarized
Book by Ezra Klein
I filled out the little suggestion box with these three:
The Long Loneliness
Book by Dorothy Day
Strength to Love
Book by Martin Luther King Jr.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Book by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Just noting that sometimes seeing good moral people navigate political difficulties in the past is less threatening than current examples and can be inspiring and thought-provoking.
I couldn’t help but notice the male bias in the list of authors represented on this list. Only one woman, Sharon Salzburg, was mentioned. I’m sure there are women who have written on these topics! Sharon Lebell comes to mind immediately.
If I don’t have something to read, I get cranky. My current stack on my coffee table is five books, four mysteries and a memoir by a former BP agent.