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The following are the top ten best books I\u2019ve read since this time last year\u2013in alphabetical order<\/strong>\u00a0by the author\u2019s last name because agonizing over a precise order would take all the fun out of remembering these books:<\/p>\n

• \nBrothers in the Beloved Community: The Friendship of Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King Jr. <\/b>by Marc Andrus \u2013 \u201cThe story of the friendship between King and Nhat Hanh \u2014 icons who changed each other and the world.\u201d<\/li>\nThe Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity <\/b>by David Graeber and David Wengrow \u2013 \u201cDrawing on pathbreaking research in archaeology and anthropology, the authors show how history becomes a far more interesting place once we learn to throw off our conceptual shackles and perceive what\u2019s really there. Fundamentally transforms our understanding of the human past and offers a path toward imagining new forms of freedom, new ways of organizing society.\u201d<\/li>\nIndigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America <\/b>by Pekka H\u00e4m\u00e4l\u00e4inen \u2013 \u201cThe very notion of \u2018colonial America\u2019 is misleading; we should speak instead of an \u2018Indigenous America\u2019 that was only slowly and unevenly becoming colonial.\u201d<\/li>\nSwimming in the Sacred: Wisdom from the Psychedelic Underground <\/b>by Rachel Harris \u2013 \u201cinterviews with the modern women elders carrying on this tradition to gather their hard-won wisdom of experience.\u201d<\/li>\nNasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with My Kids<\/b> by Scott Hershovitz \u2013 \u201cA fun romp through classic and contemporary philosophy, powered by questions like, \u2018Does Hank have the right to drink soda?\u2019 \u2018When is it okay to swear?\u2019 and, \u2018Does the number six exist?\u2019 All of us have a lot to learn from listening to kids\u2014and thinking with them.\u201d<\/li>\nExcellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I\u2019d Known Earlier <\/b>by Kevin Kelly \u2013 \u201cthe founding editor of *Wired<\/i> magazine and a former editor and publisher of the Whole Earth Review<\/i>.\u201d<\/li>\nAllow Me to Retort: A Black Guy\u2019s Guide to the Constitution<\/b> by Elie Mystal \u2013 \u201cBrings his trademark humor, expertise, and rhetorical flair to explain why you don\u2019t need to be a legal scholar to understand your own rights.\u201d<\/li>\n*<\/a>The Creative Act: A Way of Being <\/b>by Rick Rubin \u2013 \u201cA famed music producers known for creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has thought deeply about where creativity comes from.\u201d<\/li>\nDon\u2019t Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life <\/b>by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz \u2013 \u201cWhile we often think we know how to better ourselves, the numbers disagree. Hard facts and figures consistently contradict our instincts and demonstrate self-help that actually works.\u201d<\/li>\nSet Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself<\/b> by Nedra Glover Tawwab \u2013 \u201cLicensed counselor, sought-after relationship expert, and one of the most influential therapists on Instagram.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n***
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  \nTop 10 Best Books Read in 2022<\/a><\/li>\nTop 10 Best Books Read in 2021<\/a><\/li>\nTop 10 Best Books Read in 2020<\/a><\/li>\nTop 10 Best Books Read this Decade: 2010-2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"***
  ** ***The following are the top ten best books I\u2019ve read since this time last year\u2013in alphabetical order\u00a0by the author\u2019s last name because agonizing over a precise order would take all the fun out of remembering these books: Brothers in the Beloved Community: The Friendship of Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King Jr. by Marc […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":6228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nTop 10 Best Books Read In 2023<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The following are the top ten best books I\u2019ve read since this time last year\u2013in alphabetical order\u00a0by the author\u2019s last name because agonizing over a\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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