Andre Agassi was an American professional tennis player who won 60 tournaments over the course of his career, including 8 Grand Slam titles. His career was capped by his epic victory at the French Open in 1999. That made him the first male Career Golden Slam winner in tennis history. Agassi retired after the 2006 US Open , ending an illustrious 21-year run. The book is an honest, striking, and highly insightful biography of Agassi, a player and a man who challenged himself and conquered many of life's, as well as sport’s, perplexities and confusions.

Over the past 250 years, there has been an explosion of human wealth. More than 97% of all wealth ever in existence was created during this period. Why did this happen? What forces have driven it? The Origin of Wealth answers these questions. The book traces the history of economics, examines today's economy through the lens of complexity economics, and explains the forces that have been driving the growth of wealth.

Essentialism is a systematic approach, streamlining work and simplifying our lives. It’s about figuring out essential activities rather than advocating doing less for the sake of it. The method eliminates insignificant matters, identifying the truly important and meaningful tasks that we can execute efficiently. Through this process, our work, and life in general, is optimized, becoming productive, orderly, and meaningful.

Statistically, the higher up the corporate ladder you are, the fewer the women you’ll find. Is this because women are any less competent or perhaps because they are unwilling to take leadership positions? Of course not. Women are more than capable and eager to take a more prominent role in both economic and social settings. However, women face an uphill battle against a discriminatory society. The struggle has caused many women to internalize negative feelings leading to apathy or behaviors that aid the spread of sexism. Though the external factors contributing to the disproportionate representation of women in the workplace receive the majority of attention, there is an equally important conversation to be had on the internal factors. Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, gives us a roadmap on how to identify these behaviors, how to gain the self-confidence to overcome them in a hostile society and workplace, and how to successfully balance work and life in the face of these problems.

As parents, what do children bring to us? Often we see ourselves as forming our progeny as artists sculpting a statue from marble. We impart our desires and vision onto a blank canvas and produce what we desire. Ferrucci asks us to reconsider this singular mindset, to realize that we should learn to regard children as teachers, not automatons to be programmed with our instructions. Our children can can hold our hands and show us the art of living, giving us a pure perspective that we have lost with age and experience. Children are mirrors, we can see our reflections in them and we gain a unique chance to study ourselves. Parenting is not a burden, but a chance for parents to grow up again and transform themselves. Through actively listening to and engaging with our children’s contemplation of the world and their observations on life, we can learn to live in the present and gain new insights both into ourselves and our children.

The book states that if you repeatedly fail to change your life it’s because you have an odd life structure, not because you have a lack of willpower. An invisible force pulls you around and creates stress. But you can use creativity to build a new structure that enables you to build a path of least resistance to realize your dreams, replacing the "constant problem-solving" mind-set.

Dr. Sears combines his almost forty years of clinical practice as a paediatrician, his experience raising eight children with his wife, Martha, and development psychology’s “attachment theory” to put together “attachment parenting”. The book introduces the knowledge necessary to raise 0-2 year-old infants, and explains “attachment parenting,” that is, raising children in a loving environment. It tells parents how to meet their children’s needs while simultaneously feeling relaxed themselves.

Professor Clayton M. Christensen of Harvard Business School once gave a speech for the school’s graduates, titled: How Will You Measure Your Life? He applied business theory to life planning and focused on three topics: finding success in your career, finding happiness in your relationships, and staying out of jail. This book is based on that famous speech. If you want to live a meaningful life, you will certainly get inspired by this book.

In today’s world, the problems brought about by the wealth gap, the dilemma of globalization, and the slowdown of economic growth can be seen everywhere. Inequality between countries, as well as inequality within these countries, increases by the day. The “black swan” events that have cropped up repeatedly throughout 2020 may very well become the norm in the post-pandemic era. How should we deal with such a future? In this book, two winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics illustrate the cutting-edge research in the field of economics and propose various innovative and inspiring solutions that can help put our minds at ease.    

The Family Crucible: The Intense Experience of Family Therapy is a classic work in the field of family psychotherapy. It tells the story of how family therapists guided the Brice family out of their collective crisis. Using the Brice family crisis as a case study, the authors introduce the practice of family therapy and touch on many issues families face, including long-standing imbalances, triangular relationships, and the influence of the parents’ families of origin.