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Online syndication provided by Objective Consulting, Inc. <a href="http://www.spiders.com/">http://www.spiders.com/</a> en-us http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781571313560&assignStoreNear=00000 by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions, ISBN: 9781571313560); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: * "Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices." 360 Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants 1 Robin Wall Kimmerer Milkweed Editions 9781571313560 Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. 22 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781982185831&assignStoreNear=00000 by Jennette McCurdy (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781982185831); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 8 "A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother--and how she retook control of her life." 360 I'm Glad My Mom Died 2 Jennette McCurdy Simon & Schuster 9781982185831 A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother--and how she retook control of her life. 19.99 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780804190114&assignStoreNear=00000 by Timothy Snyder (Crown, ISBN: 9780804190114); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: * "Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the 20th century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience." 360 On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century 3 Timothy Snyder Crown 9780804190114 Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the 20th century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. 14 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780735213623&assignStoreNear=00000 by James Nestor (Riverhead Books, ISBN: 9780735213623); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 2 "Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. You will never breathe the same again." 360 Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art 4 James Nestor Riverhead Books 9780735213623 Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. You will never breathe the same again. 20 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780060959470&assignStoreNear=00000 by bell hooks (William Morrow Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780060959470); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: * "All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering." 360 All About Love: New Visions 5 bell hooks William Morrow Paperbacks 9780060959470 All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. 16.99 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781984898456&assignStoreNear=00000 by Michael Finkel (Vintage, ISBN: 9781984898456); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: * "This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost." 360 The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession 6 Michael Finkel Vintage 9781984898456 This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost. 18 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780143129257&assignStoreNear=00000 by Julia Cameron (TarcherPerigee, ISBN: 9780143129257); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: * "A revolutionary program for personal renewal, The Artist's Way will help get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the steps you need to change your life." 360 The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition 7 Julia Cameron TarcherPerigee 9780143129257 A revolutionary program for personal renewal, The Artist's Way will help get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the steps you need to change your life. 24 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780143127741&assignStoreNear=00000 by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D. (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143127741); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: * "van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing." 360 The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma 8 Bessel van der Kolk, M.D. Penguin 9780143127741 van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing. 19 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780593653661&assignStoreNear=00000 by Adam Grant (Penguin, ISBN: 9780593653661); Last week: 11; Weeks on List: 2 "This book reveals how anyone can rise to achieve greater things. The true measure of your potential is not the height of the peak you've reached, but how far you've climbed to get there." 360 Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things 9 Adam Grant Penguin 9780593653661 This book reveals how anyone can rise to achieve greater things. The true measure of your potential is not the height of the peak you've reached, but how far you've climbed to get there. 20 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781250397676&assignStoreNear=00000 by Oliver Burkeman (Picador, ISBN: 9781250397676); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 14 "A liberating, invigorating journey toward a more meaningful life--a journey that begins not with fantasies of the ideal existence but with the reality in which we actually find ourselves." 360 Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts 10 Oliver Burkeman Picador 9781250397676 A liberating, invigorating journey toward a more meaningful life--a journey that begins not with fantasies of the ideal existence but with the reality in which we actually find ourselves. 19 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780307742490&assignStoreNear=00000 by David Grann (Vintage, ISBN: 9780307742490); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: 46 "The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by David Grann, one of our greatest nonfiction writers." 360 The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder 11 David Grann Vintage 9780307742490 The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by David Grann, one of our greatest nonfiction writers. 21 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781668007983&assignStoreNear=00000 by Amanda Montell (Atria/One Signal Publishers, ISBN: 9781668007983); Weeks on List: 1 "A delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking." 360 The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality 12 Amanda Montell Atria/One Signal Publishers 9781668007983 A delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking. 19 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780857197689&assignStoreNear=00000 by Morgan Housel (Harriman House, ISBN: 9780857197689); Last week: 12; Weeks on List: 17 "In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life's most important topics." 360 The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness 13 Morgan Housel Harriman House 9780857197689 In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life's most important topics. 19.99 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780593230077&assignStoreNear=00000 by David Brooks (Random House Trade Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780593230077); Last week: 13; Weeks on List: 12 "A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives." 360 How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen 14 David Brooks Random House Trade Paperbacks 9780593230077 A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives. 20 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780062397348&assignStoreNear=00000 by Howard Zinn (Harper Perennial Modern Classics, ISBN: 9780062397348); Weeks on List: 30 "Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of--and in the words of--America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers." 360 A People's History of the United States 15 Howard Zinn Harper Perennial Modern Classics 9780062397348 Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of--and in the words of--America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. 23.99