Books for Zebras

Hailed as an “eco-bible” by Time magazine, E. F. Schumacher’s riveting, richly researched statement on…

Economics is the mother tongue of public policy—it dominates our decision-making for the future, guides…

Inspired by Octavia Butler's explorations of our human relationship to change, Emergent Strategy is radical self-help,…

In 1972, three scientists from MIT created a computer model that analyzed global resource consumption and production.…

If you’re like most people, you wish you had the ability to make a difference, but you don’t have the credentials,…

Most business books give you the same old advice: Write a business plan, study the competition, seek investors, yadda…

What motivates you? Most people would say 'money', but that's not what science says. In this book, Daniel H. Pink takes…

First published in 1971, Rules for Radicals is Saul Alinsky's impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect…

How do we escape from the death spiral of late-stage capitalism? Richard D. Wolff has laid out a vision of how to make…

Since its publication by Sierra Club Books in 1977, The Unsettling of America has been recognized as a classic of…

When he accepted the invitation to deliver The Jefferson Lecture—our nation’s highest honor for distinguished…

The word "feminist" has a negative stigma for some people. In We Should All Be Feminists—adapted from her much-admired…

A few years ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received a letter from a dear friend from childhood, asking her how to raise…

An essay from father to son on how to live, thrive and survive as an African American man. In a profound work that…

Donors, leaders of nonprofits, and public policy makers usually have the best of intentions to serve society and improve…

Police murders of Black people no longer go unnoticed in the public eye and the violence of racism can no longer be…

With Give and Take, Adam Grant not only introduced a landmark new paradigm for success but also established himself as…

I really get a lot out of this series. Each page has just a couple of sentences, each with a basic action or reminder,…

The third title in Parallax’s series of how-to titles by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, introducing beginners and…

How to Walk is the fourth title in Parallax’s popular Mindfulness Essentials Series of how-to titles by Zen Master…

Yeah, so food. It's complicated. If you struggle with eating—too much, not enough, allergic to everything, skeptical…

For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in…

Covering a rich history often ignored, Denise Dennis chronicles the struggle from capture and enslavement in Africa…

Beautiful Trouble brings together dozens of seasoned artists and activists from around the world to distill their best…

Finally, a housekeeping and organizational system developed for those of us who'd describe our current living situation…

Here it is, the grown-up coloring book of badass female role models. This book is full of pop-culture icons like…

The fact that I even have to tag this as "Feminism" is a little absurd. It shouldn't be this radical to see photos of…

This small book of postcards includes 26 portraits of women initially written about in "Rad American Women A-Z." So if…

A is for Angela Davis; iconic political activist. B is for Billie Jean King, who shattered the glass ceiling of sports;…

Rad Women Worldwide tells fresh, engaging, and inspiring tales of perseverance and radical success by pairing well…

Daring Greatly is not about winning or losing. It’s about courage. In a world where “never enough” dominates and…

Shonda Rhimes has created, written, and produced hit television shows like Grey's Anatomy and Scandal. She is an…

Most of us probably think of disasters as times when social order breaks down, when neighbors turn on each other, when…

In her comic, scathingly honest essay, Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wrong in conversations between men and…

Rebecca Solnit is back with this eloquent accounting of radical thinking, written at a time when radicals everywhere…

If Rebecca Solnit (Men Explain Things to Me) rewrote the phone book, we'd be hanging on every word, enjoying the whole…

Here, at her most provocative and intensely personal, the renowned scholar, cultural critic, and feminist skewers our…

With In-N-Out Burger, BusinessWeek writer Stacy Perman presents a chronicle of how a family-run California hamburger…

"Fake news." "Alternative facts." How did we get to this point where Sean Spicer can stand on the podium of the Emmy…

We live in a time of unprecedented opportunity for women. Yet despite centuries of progress, true equality remains out…

"What do you want?" is a constant query put to economic and globalization activists. In yet another volume, Albert…

One man's transformation upon his acceptance of the principles of Yoga and gives a modern restatement of the importance…

Based on Gabor Maté’s two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with the severely…

Imagine knowing what the brain craves and what keeps readers transfixed. The vast majority of writing advice focuses on…

You do actually have to write if you want to be a writer, but, ultimately, literary success is about more than putting…

"When people ask me what I do, I can say I'm a writer and an artist without feeling like a fraud—even though that's…

The Internet offers an unprecedented opportunity for cats to become superstar “personalities.” These feline…