This Land: A Guide to Western National Forests by Robert Mohlenbrock
Lands of the Western National Forests by Robert Mullenbach is a directory-style reference book covering the national forests west of…
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How To Read Water by Tristan Gooley
How to Read Water by Tristan Gooley is the third book in his natural navigation trilogy, alongside The Natural Navigator…
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The Natural Navigator by Tristan Gooley
The Natural Navigator by Tristan Gooley is part of a trilogy — alongside How to Read Water and How to Read Nature — and the whole series is about learning to read the world around you rather than a screen in your hand.
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How To Read Nature by Tristan Gooley
How to Read Nature is the third book in Tristan Gooley’s nature-reading trilogy, alongside The Natural Navigator and How to…
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The Wealth Ladder by Nick Magiulli
The premise of Wealth Ladder is deceptively simple: the rules of personal finance depend on what wealth tier you’re currently in.
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Best American Short Stories 2015
I picked up The Best American Short Stories 2015 at a used bookstore sale. The price was right, the premise was appealing – a curated collection of the best short fiction published that year – and I’ve always been curious about the short story as a format.
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Ilustrado by Miguel Syjuco
I picked up Ilustrado by Miguel Syjuco for the same reason I pick up most literary fiction I know nothing about — it won a pile of awards and the setting intrigued me. A murder mystery that opens in New York City and winds its way back to Manila? That sounded like exactly the kind of ambitious, globe-spanning novel I’d enjoy.
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Sacred Places of a Lifetime by National Geographic
Sacred Places of a Lifetime by National Geographic is an excellent coffee table style reference book showcasing some of the great sacred places around the world.
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The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor
The Complete Stories is the only collection that includes every short story Flannery O’Connor ever wrote — including “The Geranium,” which she submitted as part of her master’s thesis at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. If you’re going to read her, this is the one to get.
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6+ Favorite Books About Trees and Forests (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books About Trees and Forests…so far.
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Abundance by Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson
I don’t usually read best-selling political books of the moment. They feel too tied to whatever news cycle is happening right now, and I’d rather read something that has aged a bit.
But it feels like we’re at a genuine inflection point in American politics. The party coalitions that formed in the late 60s and early 70s—now going on 50 years old—are breaking down.
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Consolations by David Whyte
Consolations is a collection of short essays and poems. Each entry is just a page or two—a few hundred words at most. But Whyte packs an incredible amount of meaning into that small space.
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No Nonsense Spirituality by Britt Hartley
I picked this book up after hearing the author interviewed on a podcast — and by “picked up” I mean it was on sale on Amazon and seemed worth a quick read.
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6+ Favorite Books on Religious Violence (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Religious Violence…so far.
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Discourses by Epictetus
I picked up The Discourses by Epictetus from Standard Ebooks, then ended up buying the print Penguin edition as well. Stoic philosophy has had waves of popularity over the years, and I love that the most recent wave has brought a blossoming of new translations, resources, and accessible texts.
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6+ Favorite Books on Urban-Rural Divides (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Urban-Rural Divides…so far.
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Useful Not True by Derek Sivers
The core premise is straightforward: humans create stories and frameworks that aren’t literally true, but are still incredibly useful. Not useful in a “white lie” kind of way. Useful in a “this is how civilization actually functions” kind of way.
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6+ Favorite Philosophical Novels (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Philosophical Novels…so far.
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DK Eyewitness Chicago (or, Why Printed Travel Guides Prevent Overtourism)
I’ve found that printed travel books do something that no algorithm can – they help you discover places you don’t know that you don’t know.
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6+ Favorite Books on Urban Wildlife (So Far!)
A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Urban Wildlife…so far.
