Recommended Reading

Stuart Brown. Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. The Evolving Self

Dan Ariely. Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

Robert Sapolsky. Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers

Al Lee. Perfect Breathing: Transform Your Life One Breath at a Time

Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler. Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

Ray Oldenburg. The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community

Chip Heath. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

Thomas Friedman. The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization

Malcolm Gladwell. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Malcolm Gladwell. Outliers: The Story of Success

Malcolm Gladwell. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Thomas Goetz. The Decision Tree: Taking Control of Your Health in the New Era of Personalized Medicine

Nance Guilmartin. The Power of Pause: How to be More Effective in a Demanding, 24/7 World

Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz. The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal

Robert Putnam. Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community

Frank Forencich. Exuberant Animal: The Power of Health, Play and Joyful Movement

Daniel Drubach. The Brain Explained

Jim Robbins. A Symphony in the Brain: The Evolution of the New Brain Wave Biofeedback

Paul Swingle. Biofeedback for the Brain: How Neurotherapy Effectively Treats Depression, ADHD, Autism, and More

Norman Doidge. The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

Antonio Damasio. Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain

Joseph Ledoux. The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life

danah boyd. Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media

Henry Jenkins.  Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide

Henry Jenkins.  Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century

Henry Jenkins.  Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers: Media Consumers in a Digital Age

Henry Jenkins.  Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture

Henry Jenkins.  The Wow Climax: Tracing the Emotional Impact of Popular Culture