Here are some of my favorite book recommendations:
Fiction
- Island, by Aldous Huxley (PDF, html)
- Ecotopia, by Ernest Callenbach
Systems Theory and Complexity
- I Am a Strange Loop, by Douglas Hofstadter
- Thinking in Systems: A Primer, by Donella Meadows
- Complexity: A Guided Tour, by Melanie Mitchell
- The Web of Life, by Fritjof Capra
- Nature’s Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts, by Philip Ball
Psychedelics
- The Secret Chief Revealed, by Myron Stolaroff (PDF, html)
- The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide, by James Fadiman
- Psychedelic Information Theory, by James Kent (PDF, html)
- MAPS.org also has a collection of free ebooks on psychedelics!
Emotions
- Your Resonant Self, by Sarah Peyton
Communication
- Nonviolent Communication, by Marshall Rosenberg
- Difficult Conversations, by Stone, Patton, and Heen (of the Harvard Negotiation Project)
Relationships
- A General Theory of Love, by Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon
- Conscious Loving, by Gay & Kathlyn Hendricks
Physics and Cosmology
- A Universe from Nothing, by Lawrence Krauss
- The Life of the Cosmos, by Lee Smolin
- Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!, about Richard Feynman
Sustainability
- Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, by McDonough and Braungart
- Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World, by Paul Stamets
- Wild Fermentation, by Sandor Katz
