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Recommended Books

High quality literature leads to deeper reflection and self-understanding. Reading should be a habit and a pleasure.

Some of our top picks:

Brain Rules

by John Medina

Bright College Years

by Anne Matthews

College Admissions for the 21st Century

by Robert Sternberg

David and Goliath

by Malcolm Gladwell

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

by Cal Newport

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

by Sheila Heen, Bruce Patton, and Doug Stone

Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement With Everyday Life

by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Harvard Schmarvard

by Jay Mathews

Imagine: How Creativity Works

by Jonah Lehrer

Making the Most of College

by Richard Light

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

by Carol Dweck

Nudge

by Richard Thaler & Cass Sunstein

Our Underachieving Colleges

by Derek Bok

Outliers

by Malcolm Gladwell

Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy

by Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant

There is Life After College

by Jeffrey Selingo

Too Big to Know

by David Weinberger

You Majored in What? Mapping Your Path from Chaos to Career

by Katharine Brooks

Dare to Lead

by Brene Brown

Drive

by Daniel Pink

The Gatekeepers

by Jacques Steinberg

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