Books & Film

A wise and intimate collection of reflections on love, marriage, and the interior life of women — candid, timeless, and quietly radical in its honesty about what sustains a relationship.

An accessible introduction to attachment theory that explains how our early bonds shape adult relationships — and how understanding your attachment style can transform the way you love.

A psychoanalyst's evidence-based case for the irreplaceable role of a present, attuned mother in the earliest years of a child's life — and what is lost when that presence is absent.

A frank and lyrical guide for women navigating the depths of intimacy — exploring desire, surrender, and what it means to love a man fully without losing yourself.

A practical framework for understanding how we give and receive love — and how recognizing the difference between your language and your partner's can transform the way you connect.

A divorce attorney's candid account of what he has witnessed across thousands of failed marriages — and the surprisingly practical lessons those endings hold for anyone who wants to build something that lasts.

Decades of research distilled into actionable principles for building a lasting partnership — grounded in friendship, shared meaning, and the small moments that hold a relationship together.

A compelling case for slowing down family life — reducing clutter, overscheduling, and overwhelm so children can develop resilience, creativity, and a deeper sense of self.

A provocative exploration of masculine purpose, intimate relationships, and the spiritual dimensions of living with integrity — challenging men to show up fully in every area of life.

A Harvard psychiatrist's groundbreaking argument that mental illness is fundamentally a metabolic disorder — and that targeting brain energy through diet and lifestyle can transform treatment.

A guide to intermittent fasting designed specifically for women's hormonal cycles — offering a flexible, science-backed approach to metabolic health that works with the female body, not against it.

A comprehensive, evidence-based guide to navigating menopause on your own terms — covering hormones, nutrition, sleep, and the full range of symptoms that medicine has too long minimized or ignored.

A clear-eyed guide to the years before menopause — helping women recognize the hormonal shifts that begin earlier than most expect and take informed, proactive steps toward their own well-being.

A holistic approach to addiction recovery that goes beyond the twelve steps — integrating yoga, breathwork, and community to address the root causes of addictive behavior.

A reframe of one of life's most painful transitions — offering a path through divorce not as failure but as an invitation to profound self-discovery, healing, and the reclamation of your own life.

A year's worth of daily reflections drawn from the Stoic philosophers — brief, practical, and quietly transformative for anyone seeking to live with more clarity and less reactivity.

The companion journal to The Daily Stoic — structured prompts for daily reflection that turn Stoic philosophy from something you read into something you practice.

A compelling argument that the ability to focus without distraction is the most valuable skill of our era — and a practical guide to cultivating it in a world designed to fragment attention.

A fable drawn from the life and teachings of Epictetus — exploring freedom, resilience, and the Stoic conviction that what we control is always enough.

A classic of human relations that remains as relevant as ever — practical wisdom on listening, empathy, and the art of making people feel genuinely seen and valued.

An exploration of the Japanese concept of cherishing each unrepeatable moment — a gentle philosophy of presence, attention, and the art of being fully alive to what is happening right now.

An investigation into the Japanese concept of ikigai — the reason you get up in the morning — drawing on the lives of the world's longest-lived people to illuminate what makes life worth living.

More than a decluttering guide — a philosophy of surrounding yourself only with what brings joy, and the surprising clarity that comes when you stop holding onto things out of obligation or fear.

The private journal of a Roman emperor — written for no audience but himself — and one of the most enduring records of a human being trying, daily, to live with wisdom, humility, and grace.

A guide to spiritual awakening through radical presence — teaching that the mind's compulsive thinking is the source of most human suffering, and that relief is always available in this moment.

A philosopher's accessible guide to applying Stoic practices in modern life — reframing setbacks as tests, building psychological resilience, and finding equanimity in the face of what we cannot control.

A foundational text on the psychology of achievement — exploring the role of desire, belief, and persistent thought in shaping the outcomes we create in our lives.

A distillation of the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe — offering timeless wisdom on purpose, relationships, suffering, and the search for a life rooted in something larger than oneself.

A psychologist's wide-ranging meditation on meaning, responsibility, and the ancient wisdom embedded in myth and religion — challenging readers to take their own lives seriously.

A precise and devastating portrait of Old New York society — and the quiet tragedy of a man who chooses convention over love, and spends a lifetime wondering what he surrendered.

One of the great novels of the Western tradition — a sweeping portrait of love, duty, society, and self-destruction that asks what it truly costs to live authentically.

A vivid medieval tapestry of human nature told through the voices of pilgrims — comic, tragic, and everything in between — that remains startlingly modern in its understanding of who we are.

Dickens's enduring fable of transformation, compassion, and the possibility of redemption — a story about what it means to truly see the people around us before it is too late.

A passionate defense of classical education and the transformative power of studying Greek and Latin as a path to deeper thought and a more examined life.

A brief, perfect story about sacrifice and love — two people who give up their most prized possessions for each other, and what that exchange reveals about the nature of devotion.

A young man's journey from poverty to wealth and back to what truly matters — a novel about class, ambition, shame, and the slow, humbling work of becoming a person of genuine character.

A luminous and melancholy portrait of the American dream — and the hollowness that waits on the other side of every ambition built on illusion rather than truth.

The most searching exploration of grief, indecision, and the cost of inaction in the English language — a prince undone not by his enemies but by the weight of his own consciousness.

A fiercely independent woman's journey through hardship, love, and moral reckoning — one of literature's most enduring portraits of self-respect and the refusal to be diminished.

A beloved story of a voiceless trumpeter swan who finds his own way to be heard — a gentle meditation on identity, perseverance, and the courage to be different.

An urgent exploration of how smartphones and social media have rewired childhood and what families and communities can do about it.

A neuroscientist's examination of how digital technology is reshaping the way we think, learn, and remember — and what we can do to reclaim depth of thought in an age of constant distraction.

A collection of landmark American speeches that shaped the nation's identity, illuminating the power of language to move history and define shared values.

Profiles of remarkable women whose courage, vision, and determination changed the course of history — an inspiring testament to female leadership across the ages.

A myth-busting look at the science of child development — revealing how well-intentioned parenting assumptions often produce the opposite of what we intend.

A compelling argument for content-rich education and cultural literacy — challenging progressive pedagogies that have left generations of students underprepared for the demands of civic and intellectual life.