Dr. Brené Brown, New York Times bestselling author and research professor shares in Atlas of the Heart that, on average, people can name only three emotions while experiencing them: happy, sad, and angry. Brown helps us deepen our understanding of ourselves by taking a closer look at 87 emotions and experiences.

A Book That Takes Its Time by Irene Smit & Astrid van der Hulst is an “unhurried adventure in creative mindfulness.”

The book I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition) by Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick is an inspiring story of Malala, a Pakistani schoolgirl who, despite being targeted and shot by the Taliban, continued to peacefully advocate for the rights of all girls to receive an education.  

After nearly four decades of discovering how to shape successful, creative environments at Pixar and Disney, Ed Catmull (with Amy Wallace) shares the lessons he’s learned in his New York Times bestseller Creativity Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration. The book is designed to help all of us, especially leaders, understand the factors that get in the way of creativity.

If you want to grow in courage and foster connection over division, Brené Brown’s book Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone is for you.‍

For more than 30 years, millions of people have turned to author Julia Cameron’s international bestseller The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity to overcome their internal resistance and rediscover their creativity.

Dr. Brené Brown, a research professor who studies courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, takes a closer look at what happens when we all inevitably fall in her New York Times bestseller Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. Brown places our falling and rising moments in slow motion and explores how the most resilient individuals and leaders get back up.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a story about Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy with a seeking heart, whose recurring dream leads him to sell his flock and travel to the Egyptian pyramids in pursuit of treasure. One by one, people and circumstances enter Santiago’s life pushing him further than he ever thought he was capable and leading him closer to his Personal Legend.

It’s courageous to explore curiosities, different ways of thinking, and possibilities beyond our current rules and norms, so this month we are cracking open How To Think Like Einstein: Simple Ways to Break the Rules and Discover Your Hidden Genius by Scott Thorpe. Skeptical? Thorpe assures us that the aim is not too lofty—we, too, can think like Einstein.

Tara Westover, author of the New York Times bestseller Educated: A Memoir, shares her experience of pursuing an education against all odds while growing up in the mountains of Idaho with survivalist parents. While other kids attended school, Westover and her six siblings prepared for the End of Days, hoarding food and packing bags filled with supplies, ready to flee at a moment’s notice.

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love, explores the magic of creativity and its intersection with fear and courage in her New York Times bestseller Big Magic. Gilbert takes the reader on a journey of how an idea, which she views as a living force desiring a reciprocal relationship, mysteriously moves from inception to fruition based on a variety of factors, including a creator’s willingness and readiness to pursue it. 

In The Four Things That Matter Most: A Book About Living, Dr. Ira Byock shares wisdom and practical insights from decades of experience as a physician and international palliative care leader to help us strengthen or heal relationships with loved ones. Through the many diverse patients he has worked with at the end of life, Dr. Byock shares the four simple universal truths he has found we all need to say and hear: “Please forgive me,” “ I forgive you,” “Thank you,” and "I love you.”