Suggested Reading

  1. The Art of Happiness: A guidebook for Living by H.H. Dalai Lama & Howard C. Culter
  2. My Spiritual Journey by H.H. Dalai Lama
  3. How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life by H.H. Dalai Lama
  4. The Middle Way: Faith Grounded in Reason by H.H. Dalai Lama
  5. The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality by H.H. Dalai Lama
  6. Emotional Awareness by H.H. Dalai Lama & Paul Ekman
  7. Why the Dalai Lama Matters by Robert Thurman
  8. Infinite Life by Robert Thurman and H.H. Dalai Lama
  9. In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Deliverance by Wilbert Rideau
  10. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
  11. The Seven Teachings by David Courchene
  12. How to Know God by Deepak Chopra
  13. Nonviolent Communication by Deepak Chopra
  14. Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga Guidebook by Deepak Chopra
  15. Reinventing The Body Resurrecting The Soul by Deepak Chopra
  16. The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents: Guiding Your Children to Success and Fulfillment by Deepak Chopra
  17. A Lotus Grows in the Mud by Goldie Hawn
  18. A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course In Miracles by Marianne Williamson
  19. Imagine What America Could Be In The 21st Century: Visions of a better future from leading American thinkers by Marianne Williamson
  20. Healing the Soul of America: Reclaiming Our Voices as Spiritual Citizens by Marianne Williamson
  21. A Woman's Worth by Marianne Williamson
  22. Everyday Grace: Having hope, finding forgiveness, and making miracles by Marianne Williamson
  23. Illuminata: A Return to Prayer by Marianne Williamson
  24. The Robe of Love by Laura Simms
  25. Becoming the World by Laura Simms
  26. Stories Just Right for Kids by Laura Simms
  27. The Bone Man by Laura Simms
  28. La Scelta (Piemme 1994) by Aldo Civico
  29. Las Guerras de Doblecero by Aldo Civico
  30. Surplus Powerlessness: The Psychodynamics of Everyday Life and the Psychology of Individual and Social Transformation by Rabbi Michael Lerner
  31. Jews and Blacks: Let the Healing Begin by Michael Lerner and Cornel West
  32. The Politics of Meaning: Restoring Hope and Possibility in an Age of Cynicism by Rabbi Michael Lerner
  33. Spirit Matters: Global Healing and the Wisdom of the Soul by Rabbi Michael Lerner
  34. Healing Israel/Palestine: A Path to Peace and Reconciliation by Rabbi Michael Lerner
  35. The Geneva Accord: And Other Strategies for Healing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by Rabbi Michael Lerner
  36. The Left Hand of God: Taking Back Our Country from the Religious Right by Rabbi Michael Lerner
  1. Wisdom of No Escape by Pema Chodron
  2. Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron
  3. The Places that Scare You by Pema Chodron
  4. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
  5. Anatomy of the Spirit by Carolyn Myss
  6. Everyday Zen by Joko Beck
  7. The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
  8. What Really Matters by Tony Schwartz
  9. Buddhism without Beliefs by Stephen Batchelor
  10. Spontaneous Healing by Andrew Weil, MD
  11. Radical Healing by Rudolph Ballentine
  12. Healing the Soul in the Age of the Brain by Elio Frattaroli
  13. Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom by B.K.S. Iyengar
  14. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
  15. The Cow in the Parking Lot by S. Leonard Scheff
  1. The Monk and the Philosopher by Matthieu Ricard and Jean-Francois Ricard
  2. Design Like You Give Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises by Architecture for Humanity
  3. Designing for the Homeless: Architecture That Works by Sam Davis
  4. Effect of Full-Service Partnerships on Homelessness by Susan Ettner, PhD; Willard G. Manning, PhD; Sam Tsemberis, PhD
  5. New Approaches in the Third Decade of the Homelessness "Crisis" by Padgett, D., Henwood, B., Stanhope, V.
  6. Seasons of a Family's Life: Cultivating the Contemplative Spirit at Home by Wendy M. Wright
  7. The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner and Quincy Troupe
  8. The Turn Around Mom: How an Abuse and Addiction Survivor Stopped the Toxic Cycle for Her Family and How You Can, Too! by Carey Sipp and George H. Gallup Jr.
  1. Chop Wood, Carry Water by Rick Fields
  2. Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
  3. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
  4. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
  5. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
  6. Community, Violence, and Peace: Aldo Leopold, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gautama the Buddha in the Twenty-First Century by A. L. Herman
  7. Peace Skills: Manual for Community Mediators by Ronald S. Kraybil
  8. Success in Education Through Peace, Healing, and Hope; A Profound New Vision for Our Public Schools by Karen J. Rusthoven
  9. Thinking Peaceful Change: Baltic Security Policies And Security Community Building (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution) by Frank Möller
  10. PeaceJam: How Young People Can Make Peace in Their Schools and Communities by Darcy Gifford
  1. Mandela's Way by Richard Stengel
  2. Strength to Love by Martin Luther King, Jr.
  3. A Testament of Hope by Martin Luther King, Jr.
  4. I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr.
  5. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson
  6. Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace with Education in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson
  7. Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope by Shirin Ebadi and Azadeh Moaveni
  8. Hope’s Edge: Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappe and Anna Lappe
  9. The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz
  10. Give A Little by Wendy Smith
  11. Practicing Peace in Times of War by Pema Chodron
  12. Building Social Business by Muhammad Yunus
  13. The Honor Code by Kwame Appiah
  14. A Sovereignty Revolution by Alan Cranston
  15. Compassionate Listening and Other Writings by Gene Knudsen Hoffman
  16. Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn
  17. Daring to Be Ourselves by Marianne Schnall
  1. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
  2. State of the World Series by Worldwatch Institute
  3. The Green Collar Economy by Van Jones
  4. Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty to the World by Paul Hawken
  5. Natural Capitalism by Paul Hawken & Amory B. Lovins
  6. The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability by Paul Hawken
  7. Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model by Ray Anderson
  8. When Elephants Weep by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
  9. Soft Energy Paths by Amory B. Lovins
  10. A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
  11. Steady State Economics by Herman Daly
  12. The Population Bomb by Paul R. Ehrlich
  13. Blue Planet Run by Smolan & Erwitt
  14. Fatal Harvest: the Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture edited by Andrew Kimbrell
  15. Our Stolen Future by Theo Colborn
  16. Scarcity and Growth by Harold J Barnett and Chandler Morse
  17. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver