“Light in excess is a toxin that disappears when you turn it off, easy as that.’’ —Craig Childs You are a modern human living a life far different from your ancestors, and that’s cool if you break your neck and need a skilled... Read More

An overwhelming amount of information has flooded the ether about business opportunities in China, so much so that the noise seems to drown out the usable chunks of information that are transactional. In fact, the cacophony tends to... Read More

Facts / Mission and genres: “Connecting People and Ideas to Create a World That Works For All” Berrett-Koehler is a publisher that stands for change and strives to make the world a better place. Their books showcase this desire for... Read More

Every so often, at just the time in your life when you are receptive, someone steps forward to teach you something. It may be a podcast, a passage in a book, or a chance conversation in the post office, but the universe suddenly reveals... Read More

You haven’t been paying attention if you didn’t notice audiobook sales have been on a roll—double-digit growth for eight years now, and that doesn’t include the pandemic year 2020 when preliminary figures show an even more... Read More

On December 10, the winners of the 2016 Nobel Prize—among the best, brightest, most talented people in the world—will converge on Stockholm to accept the honor. All except one. There will be a Bob Dylan-sized hole in the proceedings.... Read More

“Thriller” is a genre often thought of as akin to mysteries, but these books set themselves apart. Some contain puzzles, but the real effect of the stories are to engage your senses. Experience the captivating lives of these... Read More

Based on the books we choose to feature in this weekly newsletter, you might guess that we’re quite open to alternative, out of the mainstream ideas about the natural and spiritual worlds, science and health. And it’s true, though... Read More