As you head to the pool or on summer vacation, consider this list of twenty books to help shift your perspective:
Work
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by de Botton
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Thank You for Being Late by Friedman
Deep Work by Newport
Mastery by Leonard George
The End of Leadership by Barbara Kellerman
Crossing the Unknown Sea by David Whyte
Reflective
The Alchemist by Coelho
Living Beautifully by Pema Chodron
Wonder Women by Deborah Spar
Happiness: A Philosopher’s Guide by Frederic Lenoir
Inspirational
Carry On, Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton
The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer
American Shaolin by Matthew Polly
The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin
Relaxing
Kafka on the Shore by Murakami
Harvest by Jim Crace
Sugar: A Bittersweet History by Elizabeth Abbott
Irreverent
Hellraisers (Burton, Harris, O’Toole & Reed) by Robert Sellers
The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard
Read, relax, reflect, revive!