BOOKS
Basic Income for Canadians - Evelyn L Forget
Evelyn L Forget
This is a long form look at many studies on basic income. Overall, people use the money to improve their lives and continue to work. They don't get lazy, but employers may complain because it gets ha
Strong Towns - A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity - Charles Marohn
Charles Marohn
What does it take to build a vibrant town you want to live in?
Normal Sucks - Jonathan Mooney
Jonathan Mooney
What does it mean to be normal anyway?
Scratch - Manjula Martin
Manjula Martin
A stark look at the craft of writing and the economics, or lack of them.
The Skin We're In - Desmond Cole
Desmond Cole
Desmond Cole takes a look at a year of black activism in Toronto. He covers the colonial roots of Canada, how many of the institutions were built to remove rights from Indigenous peoples, and police
Designing Your Life - Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
Dave Evans, Bill Burnett
If you're looking for a bunch of exercises to help design your life, this is a decent book.
Mans Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl
This is a classic book, that feels to me like it has so much weight behind it that it's hard to say most anything about the book but praise. I have the second edition where Frankl goes into his Logo
Raising Empowered Daughters - Mike Adamick
Mike Adamick
This is a book directed at dads that want to be parents who break out of misogynistic stereotypes and empower their daughters. From addressing the emotional damage done to men when we put each other
A Brief History of Misogyny - Jack Holland
Jack Holland
Well researched and written walk through misogyny. One of the big notes relating to recent history is that we often fear Communism more than misogyny. We allow countries (like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan)
Barking Up The Wrong Tree - Eric Barker
Eric Barker
Eric Barker is going to be the new guru that saves us from all the other gurus that purport to know how to achieve success, by turning to science to tell us what matters in our quest for success.