Books Recommended by Jonathan Haidt
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Let's Be Reasonable
A Conservative Case for Liberal Education
Jonathan Marks
Source: "New ideas for people on the left and the right about why universities are important and how to improve them in our polarized time." - Jonathan Haidt
1 recommenderLincoln and the Fight for Peace
John Avlon
Source: "A great book about a great man who was the moral leader that America desperately needed." - Jonathan Haidt
1 recommenderBreaking the Social Media Prism
How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing
Chris Bail
Source: "Lays out what kind of research we most need now to figure out how to make social media less harmful." - Jonathan Haidt
1 recommenderScience Fictions
How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth
Stuart Ritchie
Source: "About problems in science that interfere with truth-finding, and how to improve the process." - Jonathan Haidt
1 recommenderThe Opposite of Spoiled
Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money
Ron Lieber
Source: "A wonderful book for those who want to raise uncoddled kids." - Jonathan Haidt
1 recommenderBittersweet
How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
Susan Cain
Source: "This is a book to read, feel, and savor." - Jonathan Haidt
1 recommenderNonzero
The Logic of Human Destiny
Robert Wright
Source: "Just as relevant today as it was in 1999." - Jonathan Haidt
3 recommendersHow to Have a Good Day
Harness the Power of Behavioral Science to Transform Your Working Life
Caroline Webb
Source: "The main text for my pos psych course." - Jonathan Haidt
1 recommenderOf Boys and Men
Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It
Richard V. Reeves
Source: "Important book." - Jonathan Haidt
1 recommenderThe Way Out
How to Overcome Toxic Polarization
Peter T. Coleman
Source: "Excellent book." - Jonathan Haidt
1 recommender
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