Ikigai
Héctor García and Francesc Miralles
A short guide to the Japanese idea of ikigai, a reason for being, drawn from interviews with the long-lived people of Okinawa. For readers who want purpose and calmer daily habits.
Category · 3 books
Health and the body
Sleep, trauma, stress and what science says about caring for yourself.
The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk
A psychiatrist's account of how trauma changes the brain, mind, and body, and a survey of treatments from talk therapy to yoga, EMDR, and theater.
Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker
A neuroscientist explains what sleep is, why the brain and body need it, what dreams do, and how modern life and sleeping pills undermine healthy sleep.
New books, occasionally