Books that have helped shape my thinking. (N.B., inclusion on
this list does not constitute endorsement.)
Religion
Bates, Ernest Sutherland (Editor) — The Bible: Designed to be
Read as Living Literature, the Old and the New Testaments in the King
James Version
Bloom, Anthony — Beginning to Pray
Connolly, Peter — A Student’s Guide to the History and
Philosophy of Yoga
Dass, Ram — Becoming Nobody: The Essential Ram Dass
Collection*
Dass, Ram — Experiments in Truth: A Collection of Classic
Lectures from the ’60s to the ’90s*
DeYoung, Kevin — Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to
Finding God’s Will
Elliot, Elisabeth — Through Gates of Splendor
Harris, Sam — Letter to a Christian Nation
Harris, Sam — Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without
Religion
Hieromonk Gregorios; Monos, Fr. Michael (Translator) — The
Mystery of Marriage: A Fellowship of Love
Hofmann, Albert; Ruck, Carl A. P.; Wasson, R. Gordon — The Road
to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries
Klavan, Andrew — The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to
Faith in Christ
Klavan, Andrew — The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works
of England’s Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of
the Words of Jesus
Lewis, C. S. — Mere Christianity
Lewis, C. S. — The Space Trilogy (Out of the Silent Planet,
Perelandra, That Hideous Strength)
Lewis, C. S. — Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold
Markides, Kyriacos C. — The Mountain of Silence: A Search for
Orthodox Spirituality
Pollan, Michael — How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science
of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction,
Depression, and Transcendence
Reimer, Rob — Soul Care: 7 Transformational Principles for a
Healthy Soul
Rose, Fr. Seraphim — God’s Revelation to the Human
Heart
Rose, Fr. Seraphim — Orthodoxy and the Religion of the
Future
Ruiz, Don Miguel — The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to
Personal Freedom
Shanbour, Michael — Know the Faith: A Handbook for Orthodox
Christians and Inquirers
St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology — The Orthodox Study
Bible: Ancient Christianity Speaks to Today’s World
Singer, Michael A. — Living Untethered: Beyond the Human
Predicament
Singer, Michael A. — Living from a Place of Surrender: The
Untethered Soul in Action*
Singer, Michael A. — The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into
Life’s Perfection
Singer, Michael A. — The Untethered Soul at Work: Teachings to
Transform Your Work Life*
Singer, Michael A. — The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond
Yourself
Tolle, Eckhart — Stillness Speaks
Tolle, Eckhart — The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual
Enlightenment
Yogani — Deep Meditation - Pathway to Personal Freedom: (AYP
Enlightenment Series)
Philosophy and Psychology
American Psychiatric Association — Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR)
Beebe, John — Energies and Patterns in Psychological Type: The
Reservoir of Consciousness
Glover, Robert A. — No More Mr Nice Guy: A Proven Plan for
Getting What You Want in Love, Sex, and Life
Irvine, William B. — A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art
of Stoic Joy
Jung, C. G. — Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the
Self
Jung, C. G. — The Undiscovered Self: The Dilemma of the
Individual in Modern Society
Kishimi, Ichiro; Koga, Fumitake — The Courage to Be Disliked:
The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and
Achieve Real Happiness
Peterson, Jordan B. — 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to
Chaos
Peterson, Jordan B. — Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for
Life
Sharp, Daryl — Personality Types: Jung’s Model of
Typology
Shrier, Abigail — Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing
Up
Literature
Bradbury, Ray — Fahrenheit 451
Dostoevsky, Fyodor; Pevear, Richard (Translator); Volokhonsky,
Larissa (Translator) — Crime and Punishment
Golding, William — Lord of the Flies
Herbert, Frank — Dune
Orwell, George — 1984
Orwell, George — Animal Farm
Steinbeck, John — The Pearl
Health and Fitness
McDougall, Christopher — Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe,
Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
McDougall, Christopher; Orton, Eric — Born to Run 2: The
Ultimate Training Guide
McKeown, Patrick — The Oxygen Advantage: Simple, Scientifically
Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer,
Faster, and Fitter†
Servan-Schreiber, David — Anticancer: A New Way of
Life
Swanson, Ann — Science of Yoga: Understand the Anatomy and
Physiology to Perfect Your Practice
Werner, Dylan — The Illuminated Breath: Transform Your Physical,
Cognitive & Emotional Well-Being by Harnessing the Science of
Ancient Yoga Breath Practices
(Auto)biographies,
Memoirs, and Other Nonfiction
Alter, Adam — Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and
the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
Ambrose, Stephen E. — Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives
of Two American Warriors
Ambrose, Stephen E. — Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis,
Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
Franklin, Benjamin — Autobiography of Benjamin
Franklin
Hall, Leonard — Stars Upstream: Life Along an Ozark
River
Hari, Johann — Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of
Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions
Harris, Will — A Bold Return to Giving a Damn: One Farm, Six
Generations, and the Future of Food
Krakauer, Jon — Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt.
Everest Disaster
Krakauer, Jon — Into the Wild
McKeown, Greg — Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of
Less
Millburn, Joshua Fields; Nicodemus, Ryan — Essential: Essays by
The Minimalists
Millburn, Joshua Fields; Nicodemus, Ryan — Everything That
Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists
Newport, Cal — Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a
Noisy World
Ramsey, Dave — The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for
Financial Fitness
Sinek, Simon — Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire
Everyone to Take Action†
Ørberg, Hans H. — Lingua Latina per se Illustrata, Pars I:
Familia Romana (Latin Edition)
