Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction (David Sheff-Author)

Expanding on his New York Times Magazine article, Sheff chronicles his son’s downward spiral into addiction and the impact on him and his family. A bright, capable teenager, Nic began trying mind- and mood-altering substances when he was 17. In months, use became abuse, then abuse became addiction. By the time Sheff knew of [...]

Just Who Will You Be?: Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within. (Maria Shriver – Author)

“I’ve learned that asking ourselves not just what we want to be, but who we want to be is important at every stage of our lives, not just when we’re starting out in the world. That’s because in a way, we’re starting out fresh in the world every single day.”
Just Who Will You Be? [...]

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose (Oprah’s Book Club) by Eckhart Tolle

Book Description
The highly anticipated follow-up to the 2,000,000 copy bestselling inspirational book, The Power of Now

With his bestselling spiritual guide The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle inspired millions of readers to discover the freedom and joy of a life lived “in the now.” In A New Earth, Tolle expands on these powerful ideas to [...]

My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands (Chelsea Handler – Author)

Opening with a cute story from when she was seven and photographed her parents having sex, stand-up comedian Handler goes on to discuss the virtues of the one-night stand, which amount to having sex early enough so you’re not months into a relationship before you discover he’s into “anal beads and duct tape.” She [...]

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Author)

Supporters will hail this New Age self-help book on the law of attraction as a groundbreaking and life-changing work, finding validation in its thesis that one’s positive thoughts are powerful magnets that attract wealth, health, happiness… and did we mention wealth? Detractors will be appalled by this as well as when the book argues [...]

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (Author), Jeffrey Zaslow (Author)

Book Description
“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”
–Randy Pausch
A lot of professors give talks titled “The Last Lecture.” Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can’t help but mull the same question: What [...]