We Recommend: Flourishing
Tough Broad: From Boogie Boarding to Wing Walking—How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age. Caroline Paul, ’86; Bloomsbury Publishing. Stories and studies show why doing things outside can keep you nimble in your sunset years.
Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York. Ross Perlin, ’05; Atlantic Monthly Press. A linguistic expert follows the lives of six people who speak languages on the verge of extinction.
Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot. Matt Abrahams, ’91; Simon Element. Losing your cool in the communication hot seat? Focus on connection, not perfection.
Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health. Casey Means, ’09, MD ’14, and Calley Means, ’08; Avery. A four-week plan to build a stronger internal scaffold against disease.
Compton in My Soul: A Life in Pursuit of Racial Equality. Albert M. Camarillo, professor of history, emeritus; Stanford U. Press. Memories of a storied city rush back to life through the perspective and insight of a native son.
A Great Country: A Novel. Shilpi Somaya Gowda, MBA ’96; Mariner Books. After police violence hits home, a quiet immigrant family finds an unexpected strength in speaking out.
Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense. Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell, and Robert MacCoun, law professor; Little, Brown Spark. Be a rational inquirer with a step-by-step scientific approach to fact-finding and decision-making.