The Burnout Imperative opens with Patrice Bonfiglio breaking down in tears during a flamenco show in Madrid. That turning point, along with a later health scare, forces her to face years of ignored exhaustion and stress hidden beneath her image as a driven, successful hedge-fund...

Sophia Toh’s The G.A.M.E. of Life is a memoir and coaching book built around the author’s search for a meaningful definition of success. After leaving Malaysia for the United States at eighteen, Toh entered business, eventually leading billion-dollar operations before becoming an executive coach. Those...

Finding peace with yourself can change the way you see everything around you. In The Oneness Guide for Today, Faith Spencer offers young women a guide to understanding themselves, their thoughts, and their connection to the world. The book examines self-perception and the outside influences...

Conversational Kung Fu by Cassandra Walsh is a guide to handling conversations in which another person tries to transfer their discomfort onto you. Walsh explains how language can create guilt that makes the listener feel responsible for fixing an exchange. The book focuses on recognizing...

The Tenacious Leader: Your Map to Overcome Change Fatigue by Michelle Smeby is a business guide for executives and managers stuck trying to drive transformation through teams exhausted by too much of it. The book opens with a personal moment on a hiking trail in...

What I Wish I Knew Years Ago by Sam Brady is a personal self-help guide written as a letter to her own younger self, covering everything she learned on the way from a difficult childhood and rough young adulthood to a life she now calls...

Directions in Paradox Comix by John F. Elliott presents stories, wisdom to live by, and humor. You can read it as a philosophical manifesto or therapy guide. Some readers will simply enjoy the illustrations, which are very symbolic. The author cleverly builds maxims into templates...

Cara Moeller Poppitt’s Big Freakin’ Change is a self-development book about why women can spend years waiting to feel ready for a major life decision. The author begins with the idea that readiness has been misunderstood. Instead of appearing before someone makes a move, it...

Andrew Tartar’s The Next Shift is a youth hockey coaching guide about helping volunteer coaches create a team environment where players can learn the game and want to return. Tartar begins with why children come to the rink and how coaches should define success. Trust...

Demystifying the Doctorate: Your Guide to Survive and Thrive by Cody Arvidson is a practical field guide for anyone at the start or lost somewhere in the middle of a doctoral program. The book opens by naming a problem most dissertation textbooks skip entirely: the...