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The Personal Librarian
In this country, as colored people, we have to use every advantage. Our pale complexions give us a choice.
Sociopath: A Memoir
The human spirit is indomitable when united by a common purpose.
The Water Keeper
We don’t love because people love us back. We love because we can. Because we were made to. Because it’s all we have.
Don't Believe Everything You Think
Suffering begins and ends in the mind. When we believe every thought that crosses our mind, we become trapped in a cycle of emotional pain and reactivity.
Counting the Cost
Getting out cost us, but it was worth it to find freedom from the guilt and the fear.
The Stranger in the Lifeboat
Our journey was never about the destination, but about who we became along the way.
The Trading Game: A Confession
Sometimes bad things happen to good people. We can make life very difficult for you.
The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Creativity is not a rare ability. It is not difficult to access. Creativity is a fundamental aspect of being human. It’s our birthright. And it’s for all of us.
Finding Me
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
We are the hero of our own story, but maybe there is a beast... maybe it’s only us.
The Tell: A Memoir
Telling is so much better than not telling. Remembering is so much better than not remembering.
The Psychology of Money
Doing well with money has a little to do with how smart you are and a lot to do with how you behave.
Love on the Brain
Science is where it’s at. Trusting people to stick around is a bad idea—one way or another, they’ll end up gone.
Everything Is Tuberculosis
TB in the twenty-first century is not really caused by a bacteria that we know how to kill. TB in the twenty-first century is really caused by those social determinants of health, which at their core are about human-built systems for extracting and allocating resources.
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Every tale, every dream, every hope was born from this singular moment, a genesis of endless possibilities.
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