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Integrative Medicine (a.k.a. Functional Medicine)
- Deepak Chopra, MD – Creating Health: How To Wake Up the Body’s Intelligence, ©1987, 1991
- Deepak Chopra, MD and Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD – The Healing Self: A Revolutionary New Plan to Supercharge Your Immunity and Stay Well for Life, ©2018
- Joe Dispenza, MD – You Are The Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter, ©2014
- Michelle S. Fondin – The Wheel of Healing with Ayurveda: An Easy Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle, ©2015
- Mark Hyman, MD – Hacking Your Healthcare with Dr. Mark Hyman (Wondrium course)
- Mark Hyman, MD and Mark Lipones, MD – Ultraprevention: The 6-Week Plan That Will Make You Healthy for Life, ©2003
- Frank Lipman, MD with Amely Greevan – How To Be Well: The 6 Keys to a Happy and Healthy Life, ©2018
- Vivek H. Murthy, MD – Together: The Healing Power of Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World, ©2020
- Dean Ornish, MD and Anne Ornish – Undo It! How Simple Life Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases, ©2019
- Lissa Rankin, MD – Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself, ©2013
Neuroscience
- Sandra Aamodt, PhD and Sam Wang, PhD – Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life, ©2008
- Stuart Brown, MD – Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul, ©2008
- Benedict Carey – How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens, ©2014
- Richard J. Davidson, PhD and Sharon Begley – The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live – and How You Can Change Them, ©2012
- Norman Doidge, MD – The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science, ©2007
- Adam Gazzaley, PhD and Larry D. Rosen, PhD – The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High Tech World, ©2016
- Daniel Gilbert – Stumbling on Happiness, ©2006
- Sanjay Gupta, MD – Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age, ©2021
- Michael Pollan – How To Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, ©2018
- John J. Ratey, MD – Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain… Supercharge Your Mental Circuits to Beat Stress, Sharpen Your Thinking, Lift Your Mood, Boost Your Memory, and Much More, ©2008
- Robert M. Sapolsky, PhD – Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst, ©2017
- Gary Small, MD – The Memory Bible: An Innovative Strategy for Keeping Your Brain Young, ©2002
- Erik Vance – Suggestible You: The Curious Science of Your Brain’s Ability to Deceive, Transform, and Heal, ©2016
- Sam Wang, PhD – Neuroscience of Everyday Life (36 lectures on DVD), ©2010
Physiology
- Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD and Elissa Epel, PhD – The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer, ©2017
- Jeffrey S. Bland, MD – The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, Happier Life, ©2014
- Martin J. Blaser, MD – Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics is Fueling Our Modern Plagues, ©2014
- Michael Breus, PhD – Good Night: The Sleep Doctor’s 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health, ©2006
- Bart L. Clarke. MD, Medical Editor, Mayo Clinic Guide to Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis: keeping your bones healthy and strong to reduce your risk of fracture, ©2014
- Richard C. Francis – Epigenetics: The Ultimate Mystery of Inheritance, ©2011
- Michael D. Gershon, MD – The Second Brain: A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Small Intestine, ©1998
- Sara Gottfried, MD – The Hormone Cure: Reclaim Balance, Sleep, Sex Drive, and Vitality Naturally with the Gottfried Protocol, ©2013
- Sara Gottfried, MD – Younger: A Breakthrough Program to Reset Your Genes, Reverse Aging, and Turn Back the Clock 10 Years, ©2017
- Bruce H. Lipton, PhD – The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, and Miracles, ©2005, 2015
- Robert H. Lustig, MD – Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease, ©2012
- R. Keith McCormick, DC – The Whole Body Approach to Osteoporosis: How to Improve Bone Strength and Fracture Risk, ©2009
- Christiane Northrup, MD – The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health During the Change, ©2001, 2006, 2012
- Mary Pardee, ND – Gut Health with Dr. Mary Pardee (Wondrium course)
- David Perlmutter, MD – Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar – Your Brian’s Silent Killers, ©2013
- Candace B. Pert, PhD – Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine, ©1997
- Aviva Romm, MD – Hormone Intelligence: The Complete Guide to Calming Hormone Chaos and Restoring Your Body’s Natural Blueprint for Well-Being, ©2021
- Aviva Romm, MD – The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution: A Proven 4-Week Program to Rescue Your Metabolism, Hormones, Mind, and Mood, ©2017
- Robert M. Sapolsky, PhD – Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping, ©1994
- T.S. Wiley with Bent Formby, PhD – Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival, ©2000
- James L. Wilson, MD – Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome, ©2001
- John Yudkin, PhD – Pure, White, and Deadly: How Sugar is Killing Us and What We Can Do to Stop It, ©1972, 1986
Autoimmune Disorders
- Sarah Ballantyne, PhD – The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal Your Body, ©2013
- Amy Myers, MD – The Autoimmune Solution: Prevent and Reverse the Full Spectrum of Inflammatory Symptoms and Disease, ©2015
- Tom O’Bryan, MD – The Autoimmune Fix: How to Stop the Hidden Autoimmune Damage That Keeps You Sick, Fat, and Tired Before It Turns Into Disease, ©2016
Diet and Nutrition
- Roberta Anding, MS, RD/LD, CSSD, CDE – Nutrition Made Clear (36 lectures on Great Courses Plus)
- Josh Axe, MD – Eat Dirt: Why Leaky Gut May Be the Root Cause of Your Health Problems and the 5 Surprising Steps to Cure It, ©2016
- Neal Barnard, MD – Breaking the Food Seduction: The Hidden Reasons Behind Food Cravings and 7 Steps to End Them Naturally, ©2003
- Jonny Bowden, PhD and Stephen Sinatra, MD – The Great Cholesterol Myth: Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won’t Prevent Heart Disease and the Statin-Free Plan That Will, ©2012
- Dan Buettner – The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World’s Healthiest People, ©2015
- Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M. Campbell, MD – The China Study, ©2004
- Alan Christianson, NMD – The Adrenal Reset Diet: Strategically Cycle Carbs and Proteins to Lose Weight, Balance Hormones, and Move from Stressed to Thriving, ©2014
- William Davis, MD – Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health, ©2011
- Caldwell Esselstyn, MD – Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure, ©2007
- Donna Gates – The Body Ecology Diet: Recovering Your Health and Rebuilding Your Immunity, ©1996, 2011
- Michael Greger, MD, FACLM – How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease, ©2015
- Michael Greger, MD, FACLM – How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent, Weight Loss, ©2019
- Mark Hyman, MD – The Pegan Diet: 21 Practical Principles for Reclaiming Your Health in a Nutritionally Confusing World, ©2021
- Mark Hyman, MD – Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss, ©2006
- David A. Kessler, MD – The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite, ©2009
- Douglas J. Lise and Alan Goldhamer – The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force That Underlies Health & Happiness, ©2003
- Michael Moss – Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Up, ©2013
- Dean Ornish, MD – Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease: The Only System Scientifically Proven to Reverse Heart Disease Without Drugs or Surgery, ©1990
- Linus Pauling – Vitamin C, The Common Cold, and the Flu, ©1976
- Michael Pollan – In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, ©2008
- JJ Virgin – Sugar Impact Diet: Drop 7 Hidden Sugars, Lose Up to 10 Pounds in 2 Weeks, ©2014
Physical Fitness
- Pete Egoscue with Roger Gittines – The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion: A Revolutionary Program That Lets You Rediscover the Body’s Power to Protect and Rejuvenate Itself, ©1992
Psychology
- Arthur C. Brooks – Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America – and How We Can Get More of It, ©2008
- Brené Brown, PhD – The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You’re Supposed to be and Embrace Who You Are, ©2010
- Brené Brown, PhD – Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, ©2012
- Brené Brown, PhD – Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution., ©2015
- Brené Brown, PhD – Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience, ©2021
- Dan Buettner – The Blue Zones Solution: Lessons from the World’s Happiest People, ©2017
- David D. Burns, MD – Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, ©2008
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, PhD – Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, ©1990
- Angela Duckworth, PhD – Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, ©2016
- Charles Duhigg – The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, ©2016
- Carol S. Dweck, PhD – Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, ©2006
- Daniel Goleman, PhD – Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, ©1995, 2005
- Lori Gottlieb – Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed, ©2019
- Jonathan Haidt, PhD – The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, ©2006
- Cassie Holmes, PhD – Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most, ©2022
- Dacher Keltner, PhD – Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life, ©2023
- Ethan Kross, PhD – Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It, ©2021
- Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD – The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want, ©2007
- Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD – The Myths of Happiness: What Should Make You Happy, But Doesn’t, What Shouldn’t Make You Happy, But Does, ©2014
- Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, PhD – The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation for Failure, ©2016
- Katy Milkman, PhD – How to Change: The Science of Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, ©2021
- Kristin Neff, PhD – Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself, ©2011
- Judith Orloff, MD – The Empath’s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People, ©2017
- David H. Pink – The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward, ©2022
- James O. Prochaska, PhD, John C. Norcross, PhD, and Carlo C. DiClemente, PhD – Changing For Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life Positively Forward, ©2006
- Jonathan Rauch – The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50, ©2018
- Barry Schwartz, PhD – The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, ©2004
- Martin E. Seligman, PhD – Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment, ©2002
- Martin E. Seligman, PhD – Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being, ©2011
- Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson – Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad decisions, and Hurtful Acts, ©2007, 2020
- Richard H. Thaler, PhD and Cass R. Sunstein, PhD – Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, ©2008
- Wendy Wood, PhD – Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick, ©2019
- Robert Wright – The Moral Animal: Evolutionary Psychology and Everyday Life, ©1994
Relationships
- Brené Brown, PhD – Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, ©2017
- Gary Chapman – The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts, ©1973
- Phil Donahue and Marlo Thomas – What Makes a Marriage Last: 40 Celebrated Couples Share with Us the Secrets of a Happy Life, ©2020
- Erich Fromm, PhD – The Art of Loving, ©1956
- John Gottman, PhD with Nan Silver – The Seven Principles of Making Marriages Work: A Practical Guide from The Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert, ©1999
- John Gottman, PhD with Nan Silver – Why Marriages Succeed or Fail… And How You Can Make Yours Last, ©1994
- bell hooks – All About Love: New Visions, ©1999
- Ronald W. Richardson, PhD – Family Ties That Bind, ©1984
- Ronald W. Richardson, PhD – Creating a Healthier Church: Family Systems Theory, Leadership, and Congregational Life, ©1996
Enneagram
- Beatrice Chestnut, PhD – The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Knowledge, ©2013
- David Daniels, MD and Virginia Price, PhD – The Essential Enneagram: The Definitive Personality Test and Self-Discovery Guide, ©2009
- Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson – The Wisdom of the Enneagram: The Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types, ©1999
- William M. Schafer, PhD – Roaming Free Inside the Cage: A Daoist Approach to the Enneagram and Spiritual Formation, ©2009
Spirit
- Tara Brach, PhD – Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha, ©2003
- Tara Brach, PhD – Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of R.A.I.N., ©2019
- David Brooks – The Road to Character, ©2015
- Mark Epstein, MD – Thoughts Without A Thinker, ©2015
- His Holiness The Dalai Lama – A Flash of Lightening in the Dark of Night: A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, ©1994
- His Holiness The Dalai Lama – How To Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life, ©2002
- Robin Wall Kimmerer, PhD – Braiding Sweetgrass: Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, ©2013
- Rabbi Harold Samuel Kushner – When All You’ve Ever Wanted Isn’t Enough: The Search for a Life That Matters, ©1986
- Caroline Myss, PhD – Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing, ©1996
- Frank Ostaseski, The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully, ©2017
- Scott Peck, MD – The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth, ©1978
- M. Scott Peck, MD – The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace, ©1998
- Richard Rohr – Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life, ©2011
- Sadhguru – Karma: A Yogi’s Guide to Crafting Your Destiny, ©2021
- Eckhart Tolle – The Power of NOW: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, ©1999
- Connie Zweig, PhD – The Inner Work of Aging: Shifting From Role to Soul, ©2021
Pastoral Care
- Robert Buckman, MD – I Don’t Know What to Say…: How to Help and Support Someone Who Is Dying, ©1992
- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, MD – On Death and Dying: What The Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy, and Their Own Families, ©1969
Mindfulness
- Judson Brewer, MD, PhD – The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits, ©2017
- Judson Brewer, MD, PhD – Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind, ©2021
- Linda Lehrhaupt, PhD and Petra Meibert – Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: The MBSR Program for Enhancing Health and Vitality, ©2017
- Daniel Siegel, MD – Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence, ©2018
- David A. Treleaven, Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing, ©2018
Meditation
- Herbert Bensen, MD – The Relaxation Response, ©1975, 2000
- Daniel Goleman, PhD and Richard J. Davidson, PhD – Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body, ©2017
- Ilchi Lee – Connect: How to Find Clarity and Expand Your Consciousness with Pineal Gland Meditation, ©2019
- Norma E. Rosenthal, PhD – Transcendence: Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental Meditation, ©2011
- Robert Wright – Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment, ©2017
Personal Development
- David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity, ©2001, 2015
- Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney – Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, ©2011
- Oliver Burkeman – Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, ©2021
- James Clear – Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, ©2018
- Annie Duke – How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Decisions, ©2020
- Annie Duke – Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away, ©2022
- Jonathan Fields – How to Live a Good Life: Soulful Stories, Surprising Science, and Practical Wisdom, ©2016
- Ayelet Fishbach, PhD – Get It Done: Surprising Lessons From the Science of Motivation, ©2022
- Viktor E. Frankl, PhD – Man’s Search for Meaning, ©1946
- Adam Grant – Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know, ©2021
- William B. Irvine – The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher’s Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient, ©2019
- Danielle LaPorte – The Desire Map: A Guide to Creating Goals with Soul, ©2014
- Thomas J. Leonard – The Portable Coach: 28 Sure Fire Strategies for Business and Personal Success, ©1998
- Nilofer Merchant – The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World, ©2017
- Michelle Obama – The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times, ©2022
- Gabriele Oettingen, PhD – Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation, ©2014
- Catherine Price – How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life, ©2018
- Shonda Rhimes – Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun, and Be Your Own Person, ©2015
- Cheryl Richardson – Life Makeovers: 52 Practical & Inspiring Ways to Improve Your Life One Week at a Time, ©2000
- Dr. Hans Rosling – Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think, ©2018
- Gretchen Rubin – Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits, ©2015
- Gloria Steinem – Revolution From Within: A Book of Self-Esteem, ©1993
- Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness – Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success, ©2017
- Laura Vanderkam – 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, ©2010
- Laura Vanderkam – What The Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast… And Two Other Short Guides to Achieving More at Work and Home, ©2012, 2013
- Josh Waitzkin – The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance, ©2007
- Jamil Zaki, PhD – The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World, ©2019
Creativity
- Julia Cameron – The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity, ©1992
- Elizabeth Gilbert – Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, ©2015
- Malka Marom – Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words, ©2014
Home Life
- Terah Kathryn Collins – The Western Guide to Feng Shui: Creating Balance, Harmony, and Prosperity in Your Environment, ©1996
- Marie Kondo – The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, ©2014
- Margareta Magnussen – The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter, ©2018
Leadership
- Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus – Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge, ©1985
- Daniel Goleman, PhD, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee – Primal Leadership: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence, ©2002
- Joseph Jaworski – Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership, ©2011
- James Mattis and Bing West – Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, ©2019
Work Life
- Teresa Amabile, PhD and Steven Kramer, PhD – The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work, ©2011
- Arthur C. Brooks – From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life, ©2022
- Jonathan Fields – Career Renegade: How To Make a Great Living Doing What You Love, ©2009
- Jonathan Fields – Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance, ©2011
- Marc Freedman – Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life, ©2007
- Chris Guillebeau – Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days, ©2017
- Randy Komisar – The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living, ©2000
- Peter Senge, PhD – The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization, ©1990
- Twyla Tharp – The Collaborative Habit: Life Lessons for Working Together, ©2009
Financial Management
- Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin – Your Money or Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial independence, ©1992, 2008, 2018
- Jill Schlesinger – The Dumb Things Smart People Do With Their Money: Thirteen Ways to Right Your Financial Wrongs, ©2019
Retirement
- Dorothy Cantor – What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up: Starting the Next Chapter of Your Life, ©2001
- Becca Levy, PhD – Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live, ©2022
- Ernie J. Zelinski – How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won’t Get From Your Financial Advisor, ©2010