Reading List
We read not to pass the time but to get lost in realms of imagination and enlightenment.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
by Taylor Jenkins Reid Looking for a book that has glitz? The reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself.
Available at Amazon, Indigo, and Hudson Booksellers
Talking To Strangers: What We Should Know About The People We Don’t Know
by Malcolm Gladwell How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? These are just some of the questions that are examined by the author as he guides readers on a journey through history, psychology, and scandals taken straight from today’s news.
Available at Amazon and Indigo
The Creative Act: A Way of Being
by Rick Rubin A beautiful course of study that illuminates the artist’s path, a road we all can follow. It distills the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime’s work into a luminous reading experience that examines creativity, how it has a place in everyone’s life and how everyone can make that place larger.
Available at Amazon, Indigo, and Hudson Booksellers
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
by David Grann A disturbing account of a forgotten piece of American history! Members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma began to die under mysterious circumstances after oil was discovered beneath their land. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took the case under the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover.
Available at Amazon, Indigo, and Barnes & Noble
Auspicious: Embracing the Path Toward Courage, Conviction and Confidence
by Reetu Gupta This book is a must-read for those who seek to honour their life’s purpose with spiritual intention. Having the courage, confidence, and conviction to not just dream our dreams but to actualize them with joy and faith is a literary journey, one the reader will happily embark upon from the very first page.
Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and shopdolce.ca
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony & Cass R. Sunstein An examination of the detrimental effects of “noise” in fields like medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, bail, child protection, performance reviews and personnel selection. Wherever there is judgment, there is inconsistency. With a few simple remedies, people can reduce both noise and bias and make far better decisions.
Available at Amazon and Indigo