Ann M. Mracek’s Symphony of Self begins with a musician’s premise: a life must be heard before it can be changed. The author asks readers to listen for the internal rhythm beneath daily behavior, using a recurring beat to explain repeated habits before the key...

Bud Megargee’s SOUL Octopus Analogy introduces a New Age model of the soul as an octopus whose head holds a central spiritual consciousness while each arm carries a separate incarnation. Those lives may exist across different eras at once, gathering experience for the same larger...

Today’s world moves fast, but keeping your cool isn’t always easy when instant gratification isn’t possible. Still Not Freaking Out by Mahendra Vadnere explores how Stoic philosophy teaches people to retrain their minds to navigate life’s modern challenges. It features the writings of Stoic thinkers...

Shameful Silence: What You Don’t Know About Domestic Violence by Alexandra Lozano examines an often-overlooked aspect of intimate partner violence: male victims and the barriers they face in seeking recognition, support, and justice. Drawing on her experience as an immigration attorney, Lozano shares stories of...

Douglas Y. Park’s Starting Startups talks about how startups become sustainable only when the founders continuously keep People, Product, and Position connected to the same business goal, even as customer behavior changes over time. Park’s message is that founders frequently damage startups by treating an...

Most non-profits fail within the first five years due to financial decline, operational collapse, lack of leadership, legal troubles, etc. According to Ryan Dewey Smith, you have to be a pragmatic optimist to run a non-profit organization. Smith is the founding chairman and CEO of...

In Stagnation Assassin: The Anti-Consultant Manifesto, Todd Hagopian describes how a business can appear stable while losing money each day, then shows how that condition develops through decisions that delay action even when leaders know what must be done. He centers the book on a...

Stay Thirsty by Mark Haertzen, with Mike E. Brown, is a self-help business memoir that explores Haertzen's series of ventures, using each one to determine what can produce a dependable income and what isn't going to work. From his early attempts at selling small goods...

What is the meaning of Ki, and how can we use it in our lives? Ki is the universal energy that surrounds us and connects all things. It also improves mental and physical health and teaches us how to let go of negative energy. Stillness...

The complexity and the different personalities of human beings show that not everybody takes the same route. Not everyone has the same level of ambition or zeal to change the world. Others are comfortable being the silent heroes. That is the image Kate Benson tries...