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

RECOMMENDED NONFICTION Basic Income Economics Homelessness Poverty
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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?

RECOMMENDED Activism Economics Government
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Normal Sucks - Jonathan Mooney

Jonathan Mooney

What does it mean to be normal anyway?

NONFICTION Childhood Communication Education Misogyny Politics Sociology
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Scratch - Manjula Martin

Manjula Martin

A stark look at the craft of writing and the economics, or lack of them.

RECOMMENDED NONFICTION Writing Economics
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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

RECOMMENDED NONFICTION Activism Racism
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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.

MAYBE NONFICTION Productivity Purpose
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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

RECOMMENDED NONFICTION History Psychology
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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

RECOMMENDED NONFICTION Misogyny Parenting Politics
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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)

RECOMMENDED NONFICTION Misogyny Sexism
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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.

MAYBE NONFICTION Productivity Success
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