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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
by Shunryu Suzuki -
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The Life of Milarepa
Translated by Lobsang P Lhalungpa -
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Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
by Chogyam Trungpa -
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The Bodhicaryāvatāra
by Śāntideva -
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One Robe, One Bowl: The Zen Poetry of Ryōkan
by Ryōkan
Meditation Books, recommended by Andy Puddicombe
Meditation Books, recommended by Andy Puddicombe
Two decades ago Andy Puddicombe was ordained as a Buddhist monk. Now back in lay life, he tries to teach the benefits of meditation to the rest of us—most notably through the Headspace app, but also by writing books. Here he chooses some of the books that inspired him, from Japanese poetry to Tibetan philosophy. Not all are meditation books but they are his “old favorites.”
The best books on Coping With Failure, recommended by Elizabeth Day
Elizabeth Day, author of How to Fail: Everything I’ve Ever Learnt from Things Going Wrong, explains how the road to success truly is paved with failure—and why we must learn to deal with it better.
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The Marshmallow Test: Why Self-Control Is the Engine of Success
by Walter Mischel -
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A Curious Mind: The Secret To a Bigger Life
by Brian Grazer -
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
by Carol Dweck -
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Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World
by Mitch Prinstein -
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Path to Purpose
by William Damon
The best books on Character Development, recommended by Angela Duckworth
The best books on Character Development, recommended by Angela Duckworth
Can we cultivate qualities like grit, tenacity and kindness? How about habits of the successful—hard work, perseverance and productivity? Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit and founder of the Character Lab at the University of Pennsylvania, recommends five books, including a title that graces every CEO’s shelf.
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
by Lori Gottlieb -
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Seculosity: How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What to Do about It
by David Zahl -
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The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life
by David Brooks -
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In Search of Silence
by Poorna Bell -
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This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom
by Martin Hägglund
The Best Self-Help Books of 2019, recommended by Oliver Burkeman
The Best Self-Help Books of 2019, recommended by Oliver Burkeman
The self-help genre is sometimes dismissed as simplistic or over-earnest. But, at their best, self-help books offer powerful insights into how to live. Oliver Burkeman, the Guardian columnist and author of The Antidote, recommends five of the best self-help books published in 2019.
The best books on High Performance Psychology, recommended by Michael Gervais
To reach your full potential you must put as much effort into building mental resilience as you do into work or training, advises high-performance psychologist Dr Michael Gervais. Here, he selects five titles to help you find the right mindset—whether you dream of sporting stardom, artistic achievement or business success.
The best books on Happiness, recommended by Jonathan Haidt
Most of us want to be happy, and yet it’s hard to achieve. Jonathan Haidt, psychologist and author of the classic The Happiness Hypothesis, talks us through five books, old and new, to better understand happiness.
The best books on How To Be Happy, recommended by Anthony Seldon
The contemporary historian and educationalist Antony Seldon discusses his selection of books on how to be happy.
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Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World
by Mark Williams. Danny Penman -
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Into the Heart of Mindfulness: Finding Our Path to Well-Being
by Ed Halliwell -
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A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled
by Ruby Wax -
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The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being
by Daniel Siegel -
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Mindfulness in Action: Making Friends with Yourself through Meditation and Everyday Awareness
by Chogyam Trungpa
The best books on Mindfulness, recommended by Tessa Watt
The best books on Mindfulness, recommended by Tessa Watt
In a world where many people feel frazzled by the pace of life, can mindfulness help? What’s the best way of practising it? Or is it just a fad? Philosopher Nigel Warburton talks to mindfulness expert, Tessa Watt, about the best books on mindfulness.
The best books on Mindset and Success, recommended by Carol Dweck
If you’ve stepped inside a school recently, you’ve probably heard teachers talking about the importance of a ‘growth mindset.’ Here psychologist Carol Dweck, who pioneered research into this key concept, explains what it’s all about and recommends books—other than her own—that shed light on it.
The best books on Overcoming Insecurities, recommended by Robert Kelsey
Most self-help books promise to take you from 0 to 100, but many people reading them are starting at minus 100. The author of What’s Stopping You? picks books that helped him come to grips with his own insecurities.