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Academic books on different topics
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items Books that provide academic knowledge on specific topics from experienced indivdials and/or professionals
Sections
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Environmental studies
Psychology
Women, gender, & race studies
Environmental studies
Global warming, impact of waste, water crisis, etc.
Super interesting and informative book about our water crisis
Superman's Not Coming: Our National Water Crisis
Discussing the author's personal experiences when attempting to cut back waste to zero
No Impact Man: Adventures of a Guilty Liberal
This book discusses how climate change has changed and progressed over time. It discusses how politics intersect with climate change and common misconceptions people make about climate change
Losing Earth
Psychology
Discusses generational trauma and what you can do about it. Also includes self-inventories, visualization activities, direct dialogue activities, and other guides
It Didn't Start with You: Inherited Trauma
Includes traumatic stories that occurred early in life and how they affect the brain. Also includes transformations and the individuals recovery from the trauma
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: Stories
Discusses the impact of small events or traumas, how the build-up of emotions affects an individual, and why tiny traumas are important and should be recognized
Tiny Traumas: Meg Arroll
Really good introduction to CBT and a great resource if you can't get actual therapy
Retrain Your Brain: CBT in 7 Weeks
My favorite book for recovery, includes three main sections or parts in recovery. Chapters include different topics and how to address them when in recovery
Recovery Book: Mooney M.D.
Discusses four different types of difficult parents, how they might affect you, how to recover, and how to get out of that cycle
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
Women, gender, & race studies
Super short, discusses feminism and how it inclusive it should be. Author also discusses personal stories and related them to the main topic
We Should All Be Feminists
Discusses feminism history, how sexism affected black women during slavery, black women's involvement in feminism, and more historical information of black women
Sojourner Truth: Ain't I A Woman?
Discusses how white people react when their beliefs about race are challenged and how these reactions play a part in maintaining racial inequality
White Fragility
Includes the history of racism and feminism in a social and political aspect. Also goes into great detail about specific inequalities between race and sex
Women, Race & Class: Davis, Angela Y.
Discusses five different periods in time and how white rage and systematic racism affected those periods. Also dives into Jim Crow and The Civil Rights Movement
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Racial Divide
This book is one of my favorites. It talks about how raising black children with two parents doesn't close the gap of opportunities they miss out on. It discusses an actual study that was done to find this evidence.
Inherited Inequality: Opportunity Gaps in Black & White Youth