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Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond - This history examines the influences of geography and environment on the development of civilization and seeks to find large patterns that might explain why, in the modern period, some groups seem to have significantly greater material wealth than others. The author is an evolutionary biologist and his scientific approach to human history draws on examples from societies all over the world. |
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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
by Nathaniel Philbrick - Over the years, the story of the Plymouth Colony has degraded into a threadbare tableau about a single hard Massachusetts winter that dissolves into a cheery Pilgrim-Indian feast. That crude cartoon will collapse under the sheer force of this epic tale of violence penned by the author of the National Book Award-winning In the Heart of the Sea. Nathaniel Philbrick's narrative tracks the Pilgrims from their perilous 1620 transatlantic crossing to the bloody battles of King Philip's War (1675-76). With compelling detail, he describes the delicate social ecology achieved by the Pilgrims and Native Americans before it was broken by a deadly war of attrition. His carefully modulated story blends acts of settler courage and kindness with those of savagery and cowardice. A major nonfiction work. |
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz - Rooted in traditional Toltec wisdom beliefs, four agreements in life are essential steps on the path to personal freedom. As beliefs are transformed through maintaining these agreements, shamanic teacher and healer don Miguel Ruiz asserts lives will "become filled with grace, peace, and unconditional love". Author workshops |
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Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival
by Anderson Cooper - Writing with the same emotional intensity that distinguishes his news broadcasts, CNN journalist Anderson Cooper describes his powerful personal reaction to the tragic events of 2005 -- a year that brought a tsunami to Asia, escalating violence to Iraq, famine to Africa, and two devastating hurricanes to the United States |
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell - A social critic studies a broad canvas of human activity, isolating specific examples of products, ideas, or innovations that captured the imagination and made an impression on the public usually because of a slight but significant "slant." A New York Times Notable Book for 2000 |
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Amazing Peace: A Celebration
by Maya Angelou - In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.” |
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