Book Reviews | Fiction | Non-Fiction | History | Global Events | Arts & Culture

As part of a big room reshuffle and organizing campaign, I took an inventory of the books waiting on my bookshelves to be read or re-read.  I’ve collected nearly everything from everywhere it seems.  The copies have come from thrift stores, secondhand fundraisers, swaps, gifts, news interviews, big box clearance, the post office, traditional booksellers, old uni textbooks, and sheer curiosity.  Over the next many months, I’ll write reviews of (some of) these books – which are only the tip of the iceberg… Imagine the stacks and tea stains!

Disclaimer: Titles do not necessarily reflect my values or those of my own work and writing, and some books were sourced with very little known about the author or content.  Because some books are unfamiliar, I cannot make an estimate on the content’s age appropriateness for younger readers.  However, most titles are marketed in adult reader categories, so should be assumed for an 18+ audience.  I make no claims as to accuracy of any content, recommendations, or assertions by the books’ authors, editors, or publishers.  You must rely on your own research and conclusions.

I’ve removed the categories and subtitles… you can browse and wonder at first glance, as I did, about the contents within.  And so, an adventure into the unknown – the ideas and/or experiences of another person – begins on page one.

A Bit of Everything (and in No Particular Order)

Business | Economics | Finance | Leadership | History | Global Events | Culture | Arts & Writing | Wellness | Personal Development | Memoir & Biography | Family Relationships | Humour

Poor Economics by Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo (2011)

Kingonomics by Rodney Sampson (2022)

Leading on the Edge by Rachael Robertson (2014)

Humility Is the New Smart by Edward D. Hess & Katherine Ludwig (2020)

Love & Money by Dr. Sonya Lutter (2022)

The Values Compass by Dr. Mandeep Rai (2020)

Burnt Out by Victoria Brookman (2022)

Verity by Colleen Hoover (2018)

Travellers in the Third Reich by Julia Boyd (2018)

Humanity’s Moment by Joelle Gergis (2022)

Saving Us by Katharine Hayhoe (2022)

Why We Kneel, How We Rise by Michael Holding (2021)

The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montifiore (2016)

The Cotton Kingdom by Frederick Law Olmstead (2017 ed.)

A Problem from Hell by Samantha Power (2003)

Christians by Greg Sheridan (2021)

Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder (2010)

On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (2017)

The Road to Unfreedom by Timothy Snyder (2018)

Getting Things Done by David Allen (2015)

If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair by Anya Hindmarch (2022)

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (2014)

Remarkability by Lorraine Murphy (2016)

How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur (2022)

Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong by Kelly G. Wilson and Troy Dufrene (2010)

Hormone Repair Manual by Lara Briden (2021)

What’s Wrong with You? by Dr. Sarah Holper (2021)

Bear, Lion, or Wolf by Olivia Arezzolo (2022)

How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm by Mei-Ling Hopgood (2012)

The Yes Woman by Grace Jennings-Edquist (2021)

The Greatest Feeling in the World by Tim and Rod Sattler-Jones (2021)

Regrets of the Dying by Georgina Scull (2022)

Life Without Limits by Nick Vujicic (2010)

Living with Crazy Buttocks by Kaz Cooke (2002)

You’re Doing It Wrong by Kaz Cooke (2021)

Writing Down the Bones (30^th Anniversary Ed.) by Natalie Goldberg (1986, 2016)

The Hero with a Thousand Faces compiled by The Joseph Campbell Foundation (2020)

Special Collections

Thought Leaders | World Changers | Advocates | Humanitarians

I have gradually collected many works (writing and speeches) by two thought leaders and figureheads of crucial humanitarian movements of the 20^th century.

Collected works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Collected works of Edward P. Thompson

Most-Referenced Favourites

Human Development | Stress Physiology | Emotion | Attachment | Trauma

Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy for Trauma by D. Walker, C. Courtois, and J. Aten (2015)

Trauma and Recovery by Judith Lewis Herman (1997, 2015)

In An Unspoken Voice by Peter Levine (2010)

Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine with Ann Frederick (1997)

The Developing Mind by Daniel Siegel (2001, 2012, 2020)

Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology by Daniel Siegel (2012)

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk (2015)