Books

Poppa likes these books:

The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer. A forceful and passionate argument that we need to do more to help eradicate poverty in the world.

The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker. How genetics plays a greater role in who we are than many like to admit, and why that’s a good thing for our humanity.

Journey of a Monarch Butterfly by Ian Taylor and Luc Nadeau. Written and illustrated by my good friends, this children’s book follows the life of a monarch butterfly.

Art Night Books: Brilliant cartoonist (and good friend) Devin Trudell has a number of great books – somebody needs to convince this guy to do a comic blog. And check out the poetry by his wife, Angie.

Happiness: A Very Short Introduction by Daniel Haybron. A quick synopsis of what happiness means.

Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine by John Abramson, M.D. A highly informative book about how American medicine has been compromised by big business.