You are multi-talented, sophisticated, and absolutely bonkers-level fantastic.
As such, you’ve recommended a bunch of books to me.
I really want to read these books.
I want to read them so much that I’ve been keeping a list of every book that you’ve recommended to me over the past year.
It’s not really fair for me to hoard a book list this good so, here it is:
Jenna’s TBR
A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing by Burton G. Malkiel
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa
Circe by Madeline Miller
Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte
Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect by David W. Orr
Excellence Wins: A No-Nonsense Guide to Becoming the Best in a World of Compromise by Horst Schulze
Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility by James P. Carse
Frontiers in Social Innovation: The Essential Handbook for Creating, Deploying, and Sustaining Creative Solutions to Systemic Problems by Neil Malhotra
Healing the Mind through the Power of Story: The Promise of Narrative Psychiatry by Lewis Mehl-Madrona
Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive by Philipp Dettmer
Moon Palace by Paul Auster
Wild Power: Discover the Magic of Your Menstrual Cycle and Awaken the Feminine Path to Power by Alexandra Pope, Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer
Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
by Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz
How Should We Think About Our Different Styles of Thinking? By Joshua Rothman
Leading With Emotional Courage: How to Have Hard Conversations, Create Accountability, And Inspire Action On Your Most Important Work by Peter Bregman
World as Lover, World as Self by Joanna Macy
No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work by Liz Fosslien & Mollie West Duffy
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World
by Mo Gawdat
Shakti Woman: Feeling Our Fire, Healing Our World - The New Female Shamanism
by Vicki Noble
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Speaking While Female: 75 Extraordinary Speeches by American Women by Dana Rubin
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by Douglas Stone, Sheila Heen
That's Bold of You: How To Thrive as Your Most Vibrant, Weird, and Real Self by Case Kenny
The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves by J.B. MacKinnon
The Everyday Hero Manifesto: Activate Your Positivity, Maximize Your Productivity, Serve the World by Robin S. Sharma
The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth
by Monica Sjöö, Barbara Mor
The Ponies at the Edge of the World: A Story of Hope and Belonging in Shetland by Catherine Munro
The Power of Ritual: How to Create Meaning and Connection in Everything You Do
by Casper ter Kuile
The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work by Teresa Amabile, Steven Kramer
The Stormlight Archive (series) by Brandon Sanderson
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People by Joe Navarro, Marvin Karlins
A Brief History of Australia by Barbara A. West, Frances T. Murphy
Gangsta Granny by David Walliams, Tony Ross (Illustrator)
The Hours Before Dusk: Finding Light in Cities Around the World by Jenna Matecki, Jimmy Thompson (Illustrator)
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Special thanks to Vitor, Amy, David, and Edwin for the multiple repeat contributions to this list.
Read any of these? About to read any of these?
Love,
Jenna