February 2021 list by Nanette Alderman |
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The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer
by Steven Kotler
The peak performance expert and author of The Rise of Superman draws on cutting-edge neuroscience to outline a blueprint for extreme performance improvement based on the examples of history's elite athletes, artists, scientists and CEOs.
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Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
by Ethan Kross
An award-winning psychologist and White House policy advisor explains how to distinguish between one’s inner critic and the more rational, positive self, offering counsel on how to avoid giving in to negative mental chatter to establish healthier self-advocacy.
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The Doctors Blackwell
by Janice P. Nimura
The biography of two pioneering sisters who, together, became America's first female doctors and transformed New York's medical establishment by creating a hospital by and for women.
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The FBI Way: Inside the Bureau's Code of Excellence
by Frank Figliuzzi
Featuring illustrative case stories from the author's career as the FBI's former head of counterintelligence, a field-tested playbook for unlocking individual and organizational excellence is based on the FBI's rigorous and closely guarded standards of conduct.
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Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality
by Frank Wilczek
The winner of the Nobel Prize for physics explains 10 fundamental ideas that form humanity’s understand of the universe, from time and space to matter and energy.
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Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
by Andrea Pitzer
Documents the remarkable survival tale of 16th-century Dutch explorer and talented navigator Williams Barents, whose obsessive quest to chart the remote regions of the Arctic prompted three harrowing expeditions.
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Land How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
by Simon Winchester
The author explores the concept of land ownership and how it has shaped history, examining how people fight over, steward and occasionally share land, and what humanity’s proprietary relationship with land means for the future.
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Let Me Tell You What I Mean
by Joan Didion
A volume of 12 previously uncollected early pieces shares insights into the author’s evolving literary style and includes reflections on such topics as a Gamblers Anonymous meeting, a Vegas WWI veteran reunion, and a visit to San Simeon.
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The New Great Depression: Winners and Losers in a Post-pandemic World
by James Rickards
Reveals the true risks to our current financial system and what savvy investors can do to survive — even prosper — during a time of unrivaled turbulence. Drawing on historical case studies, monetary theory, and behind-the-scenes access to the halls of power, Rickards shines a clarifying light on the events taking place, so investors understand what's really happening and what they can do about it.
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The Power of Writing It Down
by Allison Fallon
The author draws on years of experience as a writing coach to demonstrate how a simple daily writing practice can promote healthier habits, facilitate empowerment, heal trauma and foster emotional balance.
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The Price You Pay for College
by Ron Lieber
Offers a much-needed roadmap to help families navigate this difficult and often confusing journey. Lieber calmly walks families through the process of setting financial goals, explaining the system to their children and figuring out the right ways to save, borrow, and bargain for a better deal.
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Walking With Ghosts
by Gabriel Byrne
The award-winning stage and screen actor documents his working-class Dublin childhood, his failed ambition to become a priest, the role of street life in shaping his characters and his experiences in Hollywood and on Broadway.
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When Brains Dream
by Antonio Zadra
Two world-renowned sleep and dream researchers present a comprehensive exploration of human dreaming that draws on up-to-date neuroscience research to illuminate what dreams are, where they come from, why we have them and what they mean.
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You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey
by Amber Ruffin
The writer and performer from Late Night with Seth Meyers and her sister share anecdotes about their absurd everyday experiences with racism, from being followed by security at department stores to being mistaken for prostitutes.
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