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Suggested Reading

Balance

• A Brief History of Everything, by Ken Wilber
• The Evolving Self – Problem and Process in Human Development, by Robert Kegan
• In Over Our Heads – The Mental Demands of Modern Life, by Robert Kegan
• Life Lessons – Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach About the Mysteries of Life and Living, by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler
• Tao Te Ching – The Classic Book of Integrity and the Way, by Lao Tzu (Victor H. Mair Translation)
• The Way of Aikido – Life Lessons from an American Sensei, by George Leonard
• The Power of Resilience – Achieving Balance, Confidence and Personal Strength in Your Life, by Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein

Body

• Awareness Through Movement: Health Exercises to Improve Your Posture, Vision, Imagination and Personal Awareness, by Moshe Feldenkrais
• The Body Has a Mind of Its Own: How the Body Maps In Your Brain Help You Do (Almost) Everything Better, by Sandra Blakeslee and Mathew Blakeslee
• The Feeling of What Happens – Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness, by Antonio Damasio
• Getting our Bodies Back, by Christine Caldwell
• The Leadership Dojo, Build your Foundation as an Exemplary Leader, by Richard Strozzi-Heckler
• Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers?, by Robert Zapolsky

Change

• The Anatomy of Change – A Way to Moving Through Life’s Transitions, by Richard Strozzi Heckler
• The Black Swan – The Impact of the Highly Improbable, by Nassim N. Taleb
• The Conscious Consultant – Mastering Change From the Inside Out, by Kristine Quaide and Renee M. Brown
• Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl
• Paradoxes of Group Life – Understanding Conflict Paralysis and Movement in Group Dynamics, by Kenwyn K. Smith and David N. Berg
• Personal and Organisational Transformations – Through Action Inquiries, by Dalmar Fisher, David Rooke and Bill Torbert
• The Tipping Point – How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, by Malcolm Gladwell

Communication/ Listening

• The Argument Culture – Stopping America’s War of Words, by Deborah Tannen
• Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most, by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen, and Roger Fisher of the Harvard Negotiation Project
• How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work: Seven Languages for Transformation, by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey
• The Lost Art of Listening – How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships, by Michael P. Nichols
• That’s Not What I Meant! – How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Relationships, by Deborah Tannen
• The Zen of Listening – Mindful Communication in the Age of Distraction, by Rebecca Z. Shafer

Death & Dying

• Counting on Kindness – The Dilemmas of Dependency, by Wendy Lustbader
• The Grace in Dying – A Message of Hope, Comfort & Spiritual Transformation, by Kathleen Dowling Singh
• Graceful Passages – A Companion for Living and Dying, by Michael Stillwater and Gary Malkin
• How We Die – Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter, by Sherman B. Nuland
• On Grief and Grieving – Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss, by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler
• Final Gifts – Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs and Communications of the Dying, by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelly
• Dying Well – Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life, by Ira Byock, M.D.
• Sacred Dying – Creating Rituals for Embracing the End of Life, by Megory Anderson

Emotion

• Beyond Reason – Using Emotions as You Negotiate, by Roger Fisher and Daniel Shapiro
• Emotional Alchemy – How the Mind Can Heal The Heart, by Tara Bennett Goleman
• Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman
• The Passions – Emotions and the Meaning of Life, by Robert C. Solomon
• Working With Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman

Happiness

• The Art of Happiness – A Handbook for Living, by the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler
• Authentic Happiness – Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment, by Martin E. P. Seligman
• Happiness – A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill, by Matthieu Ricard
• How We Choose to be Happy – The 9 Choices of Extremely Happy People, by Rick Foster and Greg Hicks
• Learned Optimism – How to Change Your Mind and Your Life, by Martin E. Seligman
• Stumbling on Happiness, by Daniel Gilbert

Leadership

• The Fifth Discipline – The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization, by Peter M. Senge
• Leading Minds – An Anatomy of Leadership, by Howard Gardner
• Focus on Leadership – Servant – Leadership for the 21st Century, ed. by Larry C. Spears and Michele Lawrence
• Practicing Servant Leadership – Succeeding Through Trust, Bravery and Forgiveness, ed. by Larry C. Spears and Michele Lawrence
• Primal Leadership – Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman
• Resonant Leadership, by Richard Boyatzis and Anne McKee
• Theory U – Leading from the Future as it Emerges, by C. Otto Scharmer
• Synchronicity – The Inner Path of Leadership, by Joseph Jaworski

Mind

• Blink – The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, by Malcolm Gladwell
• Flow – The Psychology of Optimal Experience, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
• Healing and the Mind, by Bill Moyers
• How the Mind Works, by Steven V. Pinker
• Mindfulness, by Ellen Langer
• Multiple Intelligences, by Howard Gardner
• On Becoming An Artist – Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity, by Ellen Langer
• The Power of Mindful Learning, by Ellen J. Langer
• The Seven Sins of Memory – How the Mind Forgets and Remembers, by Daniel L. Schacter
• Thought as a System, by David Bohm
• A Whole New Mind – Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, by Daniel Pink

Relationship

• Building Trust – In Business, Politics, Relationship and Life, by Robert C. Soloman & Feinando Flores
• Community – The Structure of Belonging, by Peter Block
• Forgive for Good, by Dr. Fred Luskin
• Human Dynamics – A New Framework for Understanding People and Realizing the Potential in Our Organizations, by Sandra Seagal & David Horne
• Social Intelligence – The Revolutionary New Science of Human Relationships, by Daniel Goleman
• Spiral Dynamics – Mastering Values, Leadership and Change, by Don Edward Beck and Christopher C. Cowan
• Solving Tough Problems – An Open Way of Talking, Listening and Creating New Realities, by Adam Kahane

Spirit

• Callings – Finding and Following an Authentic Life, by Gregg Levoy
• Essential Spirituality – The 7 Central Practices to Awaken Heart and Mind, by Roger Walsh
• Moral Clarity – A Guide for Grown Up Idealists, by Susan Neiman
• Presence – Human Purpose and the Field of the Future, by Peter Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski and Betty Sue Flowers
• To Be Human, by J. Krishramurti
• What Really Matters – Living a Moral Life Amidst Uncertainty and Danger, by Arthur Kleinman

Storytelling

• Improving Your Storytelling – Beyond the Basics for All Who Tell Stories in Work or Play, by Doug Lipman
• The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling – Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative, by Stephen Denning
• The Power of Personal Storytelling – Spinning Tales to Connect with Others, by Jack Maguire
• The Springboard – How Storytelling Ignites Action in Knowledge – Era Organizations, by Stephen Denning
• The Story Factor – Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion through the Art of Storytelling, by Annette Simmons
• Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins – How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate with Power and Impact, by Annette Simmons