The 2021 year-end reading list
Short looks at the books I’ve pulled from my library shelves in a year both heartbreaking and galvanizing.
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The perennial desires of the wise
The things that happen to us are not what’s important. What’s important is our response.
The allure of the pilgrimage
Natalie Goldberg takes the reader on an illuminating and personal tour of her pilgrimage to Japan.
Being fearful of being ourselves
Stop living your life trying to satisfy other people’s demands. Focus on what you can control.
Always read the plaque
Roman Mars encouragers us to be on the lookout for stories embedded in our built environment.
It’s an old, old story: Power doesn’t corrupt, it reveals
N.T. Wright observes that we are made to exercise power, but true human power comes through self-giving love.
Writing is a communal art
Natalie Goldberg’s classic on writing. Ben Dolnick on compelling sentences. Jeopardy!’s other horrible choice.
Uncharted: How to navigate the future
Margaret Heffernan sees our humanity and creativity as key to navigating an uncertain future.
The Outlier: Jimmy Carter’s unfinished presidency
Kai Bird’s portrait of a president who saw how myths can hobble as well as ennoble a country.
My name is Pauli Murray
Pauli Murray was one of the most consequential and hopeful of 20th century Americans.
MORE TO COME... 