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44 books. Many ways into a reading life. Explore the authors and ideas in our opening collection.


44 books on the shelf

Antinet Zettelkasten by Scott P. Scheper — book cover

Reading & Writing

Antinet Zettelkasten

Scott P. Scheper

Scott P. Scheper makes the case for an analog knowledge practice built around handwritten notes, connections, and sustained attention. Antinet Zettelkasten places reading and research in service of something larger: developing ideas of your own.

Physicians Unchained by Dike Drummond MD — book cover

Life & Perspective

Physicians Unchained

Dike Drummond MD

Dike Drummond addresses the transition out of medical practice as a question of identity, purpose, and daily life. The book looks beyond the financial milestone to the person who remains when the professional role changes.

Zettelkasten for Fiction Writers by Victoria Crowder — book cover

Reading & Writing

Zettelkasten for Fiction Writers

Victoria Crowder

Victoria Crowder brings the note-card tradition to fiction, connecting reading, research, and the work of making a story. Her approach treats physical tools and playful exploration as part of a writer’s practice.

Coddiwompling by Kevin W. Raney — book cover

Life & Perspective

Coddiwompling

Kevin W. Raney

Kevin W. Raney uses personal stories to explore presence, self-worth, and the fatigue of constant striving. The book’s invitation is to pay attention to the life already unfolding.

The Everyday Biblical Scholar by Dr. Richard Cunningham — book cover

Faith & Ideas

The Everyday Biblical Scholar

Dr. Richard Cunningham

Richard Cunningham introduces approaches used in biblical scholarship, with particular attention to the New Testament and its historical setting. The emphasis is on asking more careful questions of familiar passages.

Spiritual Zombie Apocalypse by Bill Fedorich — book cover

Faith & Ideas

Spiritual Zombie Apocalypse

Bill Fedorich

Bill Fedorich considers spiritual attention amid mass media, artificial intelligence, and technological distraction. His Christian perspective centers gratitude, service, and care in the use of language.

The Dragon & The Bear by Raymond J. Ahles — book cover

Mind & Wellbeing

The Dragon & The Bear

Raymond J. Ahles

Raymond J. Ahles presents his personal perspective on movement and discomfort in the lower back, hips, and legs. The book’s public description combines his own experience with movement-oriented instruction.

ADHD & Emotions by Alice Gendron — book cover

Mind & Wellbeing

ADHD & Emotions

Alice Gendron

Alice Gendron uses illustration and short passages to explore the emotional experience of ADHD. The book is presented as a companion rooted in lived experience.

Founders Who Finish by Dave Saunders — book cover

Work & Leadership

Founders Who Finish

Dave Saunders

Dave Saunders turns from startup spectacle to the practical work of completing projects and building a functioning business. The book’s stated concerns include revenue, systems, and the cost of remaining the bottleneck.

Where the Map Ends by Shel Kim Rollison — book cover

Life & Perspective

Where the Map Ends

Shel Kim Rollison

Shel Kim Rollison writes about the disorientation that can follow an ending or a change in identity. The book explores uncertainty, self-knowledge, and choosing a next step.

Mirror Magic by Lorene Peace — book cover

Life & Perspective

Mirror Magic

Lorene Peace

Lorene Peace explores self-talk and self-regard through stories of grief, faith, and personal change. The mirror becomes a starting point for considering how we speak to ourselves.

The Liberated Leader by Meghna Majmudar — book cover

Work & Leadership

The Liberated Leader

Meghna Majmudar

Meghna Majmudar addresses leadership from the perspective of people who do not fit conventional executive expectations. Her focus is organizational power, personal values, and finding a way to lead with both in view.

THE RV REVIVAL by Gary D. Harris — book cover

Life & Perspective

THE RV REVIVAL

Gary D. Harris

Gary D. Harris introduces RV travel with an emphasis on off-grid stays and practical preparation. The book connects the logistics of the road with questions about freedom and everyday living.

Leashes, Lessons, and Love by Fern Weis — book cover

Family & Learning

Leashes, Lessons, and Love

Fern Weis

Fern Weis connects stories about dogs with the challenges of parenting and relationships. The book’s themes include patience, responsibility, boundaries, and connection.

The Lit Torch by Keith A. Terpsma — book cover

Family & Learning

The Lit Torch

Keith A. Terpsma

Keith A. Terpsma presents shared reading as a practice of family connection. The book introduces a structured approach to turning stories into conversation and discovery.

The Sloppy Classroom by John Lindholm — book cover

Family & Learning

The Sloppy Classroom

John Lindholm

John Lindholm argues for a middle-school classroom shaped by creativity and connection. The book questions an approach to teaching centered primarily on compliance.

Prescription: New Wave by Danny B Ziemer — book cover

Life & Perspective

Prescription: New Wave

Danny B Ziemer

Danny B Ziemer connects memoir with his experience of mental health challenges and sobriety. His book also introduces a personal framework called STEMM.

Anchored in the Wilderness by Dr. Leslie Baylis Davis — book cover

Faith & Ideas

Anchored in the Wilderness

Dr. Leslie Baylis Davis

Leslie Baylis Davis addresses leadership through a Christian lens, focusing on identity, belief, and periods of uncertainty. The book considers how a leader can remain grounded while familiar reference points shift.

On Memory Pond by Claire C. Hall — book cover

Life & Perspective

On Memory Pond

Claire C. Hall

Claire C. Hall explores the connections that emerge from remembered moments, objects, and stories. The book invites attention to personal history as something that can be shared.

Calling All Exiles by Alan B. Rose — book cover

Faith & Ideas

Calling All Exiles

Alan B. Rose

Alan B. Rose writes for Christians who feel displaced from the structures that once organized their faith. The book explores exile as a possible season of attention and formation.

Writing With Emotion by Kathleen Spracklen — book cover

Reading & Writing

Writing With Emotion

Kathleen Spracklen

Kathleen Spracklen examines how emotional movement can shape a reader’s experience. The book addresses attention, character, and the relationship between feeling and a memorable message.

Motivate, Protect, Lead by John S Alexander, MBA — book cover

Work & Leadership

Motivate, Protect, Lead

John S Alexander, MBA

John S Alexander draws on shepherding as a model for contemporary leadership. The book emphasizes encouragement, listening, and the conditions that allow people to contribute.

The Director's Cut by Finn O'Gorman — book cover

Life & Perspective

The Director's Cut

Finn O'Gorman

Finn O’Gorman uses the horror-film figure of the Final Girl to explore agency and resilience. The book connects film language with the stories people use to understand their own lives.

LeadershipOS by Anthony Jackson — book cover

Work & Leadership

LeadershipOS

Anthony Jackson

Anthony Jackson considers team leadership as a problem of organizational design. The book’s current presentation focuses on decision boundaries, responsibility, and reducing dependence on a single leader.

DEI Is a Dying Duck by Bob Ogilvy — book cover

Faith & Ideas

DEI Is a Dying Duck

Bob Ogilvy

Bob Ogilvy presents a forceful critique of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The book mixes the author’s account of workplace conflict with political argument and satire.

Awakening Who "I Am" by Dan McCormick, Ken Shelton — book cover

Life & Perspective

Awakening Who "I Am"

Dan McCormick, Ken Shelton

Dan McCormick and Ken Shelton explore affirmations and the language of identity. The book centers the repeated statements people make about who they are and who they hope to become.

The Candle Artist Way by Kimberly Patterson — book cover

Arts & Craft

The Candle Artist Way

Kimberly Patterson

Kimberly Patterson explores sublimation and engraving as creative techniques for candle vessels. The book brings together making, visual design, and the presentation of a handmade product.

Love Notes by Margaret Wacyk — book cover

Arts & Craft

Love Notes

Margaret Wacyk

Margaret Wacyk connects classical music with Christian devotion. Love Notes brings musical attention into a discussion of faith and interior life.

The Spiral by Ken J. Caputo and Stephanie Anne Roy — book cover

Life & Perspective

The Spiral

Ken J. Caputo and Stephanie Anne Roy

Ken J. Caputo and Stephanie Anne Roy’s catalog title concerns the design of a life with continuing momentum. It sits within their broader work on values, purpose, and entrepreneurship.

Being A Singer by Linda Balliro — book cover

Arts & Craft

Being A Singer

Linda Balliro

Linda Balliro approaches singing through practice, perception, emotion, and the body. The book connects the experience of using a voice with an explanation of how vocal learning works.

Soul Cards by Hailey René — book cover

Reading & Writing

Soul Cards

Hailey René

Hailey René applies the Zettelkasten tradition to personal reflection and self-knowledge. Soul Cards connects journaling with the practice of returning to and examining one’s own thoughts.

Cycles of Perception by Eric J Henley — book cover

Mind & Wellbeing

Cycles of Perception

Eric J Henley

Eric J Henley explores how habitual interpretations shape reactions and relationships. The book’s public description emphasizes curiosity, emotional awareness, and examining inherited stories.

Clear Head by Katie Coates — book cover

Mind & Wellbeing

Clear Head

Katie Coates

Katie Coates writes about her experience of brain fog and the daily routines she developed in response. The book’s public description emphasizes organization, purpose, and manageable practices.

IT'S UP TO YOU! by Christopher B. Jeffers — book cover

Life & Perspective

IT'S UP TO YOU!

Christopher B. Jeffers

Christopher B. Jeffers writes about agency, aspirations, and personal growth. The book addresses the relationship between the life a person imagines and the choices they make.

Screw It, I'm Outta Here! by Kathy M. Rule — book cover

Life & Perspective

Screw It, I'm Outta Here!

Kathy M. Rule

Kathy M. Rule introduces solo travel through her own experience and practical planning. The book considers the preparation and confidence involved in setting out independently.

THE CONSCIOUS CHILD by Derek Shemlon Nyuydzewira — book cover

Family & Learning

THE CONSCIOUS CHILD

Derek Shemlon Nyuydzewira

Derek Shemlon Nyuydzewira considers education, parenting, and the development of independent thought. The book questions how familiar systems shape a child’s understanding of the world.

Turn the Page by Mel Jeffcoat — book cover

Reading & Writing

Turn the Page

Mel Jeffcoat

Mel Jeffcoat considers how reading older works can challenge habitual assumptions. Turn the Page connects a reading practice with the development of independent ideas.

Anxiety Alchemy by Mike Guarneri — book cover

Mind & Wellbeing

Anxiety Alchemy

Mike Guarneri

Mike Guarneri brings the symbolism of alchemy into a personal exploration of anxiety. The book combines lived experience with an interest in historical traditions of transformation.

I, Centaur by Christen Schweizer — book cover

Arts & Craft

I, Centaur

Christen Schweizer

Christen Schweizer explores mentorship, horsemanship, and the pursuit of mastery. The book considers learning as a relationship involving attention, practice, and connection.

Dream of the Great Ship by Tim Bartel — book cover

Faith & Ideas

Dream of the Great Ship

Tim Bartel

Tim Bartel’s catalog title concerns interpretations of Saint John Bosco’s dream of the two columns. The book sits within the author’s wider work on Catholic dream interpretation.