{"id":335,"date":"2025-11-29T23:08:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T23:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jcb8mn.com\/blog\/?page_id=335"},"modified":"2026-01-17T11:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T17:41:11","slug":"jens-bookshelf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jcb8mn.com\/blog\/jens-bookshelf\/","title":{"rendered":"Jen’s Bookshelf"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey, you! Stop scrolling. Get off the Internet. Read an actual book.<\/em><\/p>\n

Reading books is incredibly good for you! Yes, seriously.<\/a><\/p>\n

Listed in alphabetical order by title, these are some of the books I have read and found interesting and\/or valuable enough to become part of my permanent collection. This is the subset I consider particularly recommendable.<\/p>\n

These books were, to the best of my knowledge, written by verifiable humans and experts in their fields without the use of generative-AI. Inclusion on this list does not imply my full agreement with, or endorsement of, any author or work.<\/p>\n

Older works in particular may include outdated or problematic content that must be taken in the context of the place and time it was written. I do not support discarding entire bodies of work in the case of deceased authors and artists who are no longer alive to profit from the work and\/or reevaluate their beliefs.<\/p>\n

I do not use affiliate programs. Please support your local bookseller(s) and community libraries whenever possible. If, like me, you enjoy audio books while engaged in hands-on tasks, I suggest checking out the Libby<\/a> app.<\/p>\n

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Top Five (Jen’s Favourite Books)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha<\/em> by Thomas Byrom
\nMan’s Search for Meaning<\/em> by Viktor E. Frankl
\nMeditations <\/em>by Marcus Aurelius (Penguin Classics)
\nTeachings of the Buddha<\/em> by Jack Kornfield
\nThe Little Prince<\/em> by Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry<\/p>\n

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All the Rest<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Clockwork Orange <\/em>by Anthony Burgess
\nAdult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents <\/em>by Lindsay C. Gibson
\nAmusing Ourselves to Death<\/em> by Neil Postman
\nAtlas of the Heart<\/em> by Bren\u00e9 Brown
\nBrave New World<\/em> by Aldous Huxley
\nCognitive Behavioural Therapy <\/em>by Lawrence Wallace
\nConnecting With the Autism Spectrum<\/em> by Casey “Remrov” Vormer
\nCrucial Conversations<\/em> by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, et al.
\nDaring Greatly<\/em> by Bren\u00e9 Brown
\n<\/em>Don’t Believe Everything You Think <\/em>by Joseph Nguyen
\nEmotional Intelligence<\/em>\u00a0by Daniel Goleman
\nEmotional Intelligence for the Modern Workplace<\/em> Morten Johnson
\nGreat Expectations <\/em>by Charles Dickens
\n<\/em>Facing Codependence <\/em>by Pia Mellody
\nFrankenstein<\/em> by Mary Shelley
\nFlowers for Algernon<\/em> by Daniel Keyes
\nHelping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help<\/em> by Edgar H. Schein
\nHow to Know a Person<\/em> by David Brooks
\nI Don’t Want to Talk About It<\/em> by Terrence Real
\nLeadership and Self-Deception <\/em>by The Arbinger Institute
\nLetting Go of Shame<\/em> by Ronald and Patricia Potter-Efron
\nMaking Great Relationships<\/em> by Rick Hanson PhD
\nMan and His Symbols<\/em> by Carl G. Jung and Others
\nNo One Understands You and What to Do About It <\/em>by Heidi Grant Halvorson
\nNonviolent Communication<\/em> by Marshall B. Rosenberg
\nNothing’s Wrong<\/em> by David Kundtz
\nPeace is Every Step<\/em> by Thich Nhat Hanh
\nThe 4 Stages of Psychological Safety<\/em> by Timothy R. Clark
\nThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes<\/em> by Arthur Conan Doyle
\nThe Art of Holding Space<\/em> by Heather Plett
\nThe Art of War<\/em> by Sun Tzu
\nThe Demon-Haunted World<\/em> by Carl Sagan
\nThe Coaching Habit<\/em> by Michael Bungay Stanier
\nThe Complete Maus<\/em> by Art Spiegelman
\nThe Courage to Be Disliked<\/em> by Ichiro Kishimi
\nThe Gifts of Imperfection<\/em> by Bren\u00e9 Brown
\nThe Practice of Processing<\/em> by Elizabeth Vahey Smith
\nThe Relationship Cure<\/em> by John Gottman
\nThe Science of Evil<\/em> by Simon Baron-Cohen
\nTransitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes<\/em> by William Bridges
\nTrauma-Informed Leadership<\/em> by Elizabeth Vahey Smith
\nUnderstanding Comics<\/em> by Scott McCloud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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