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How to Befriend People You Don’t Like

By Allison Briscoe-Smith — 2004

One successful way to combat prejudice, it seems, is by serving as a model to others.

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Humankind: A Hopeful History

The “lively” (The New Yorker), “convincing” (Forbes), and “riveting pick-me-up we all need right now” (People) that proves humanity thrives in a crisis and that our innate kindness and cooperation have been the greatest factors in our long-term success as a species.

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Rutger Bregman, Erica Moore (translator), Elizabeth Manton (translator)
2021
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Altruism: The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World

Matthieu Ricard makes a robust and passionate case for cultivating altruistic love and compassion as the best means for simultaneously benefitting ourselves and our society.

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Matthieu Ricard
2015
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Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet

Joan Halifax has enriched thousands of lives around the world through her work as a humanitarian, a social activist, an anthropologist, and a Buddhist teacher.

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Joan Halifax, Rebecca Solnit (foreword)
2019
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Good Citizens: Creating Enlightened Society

In Good Citizens, Thich Nhat Hanh lays out the foundation for an international solidarity movement based on a shared sense of compassion, mindful consumption, and right action. Following these principles, he believes, is the path to world peace.

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Thich Nhat Hanh
2008
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