The HIP List
The HIP List on Amazon.com draws together a wealth of inspiring
hero media guaranteed to spark your heroic imagination, incite your passions and change your mind. Below is just a short collection of some of the many great books that you will find there.
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–A Call to Heroism: Renewing America’s Vision of Greatness by Peter Hazen Gibbon
–A Century Of Heroes by Douglas R. Chambers
–A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change by Douglas Thomas, John Seely Brown
–Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times by Zoe Weil
–Acts of Courage: Vaclav Havel’s Life in the Theater by Carol Rocamora
–After the Velvet Revolution: Vaclav Havel and The New Leaders of Czechoslovakia Speak Out by Tim Whipple
–An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life by Dalai Lama
–Attitude Change and Social Influence by Arthur R. Cohen
–Awakening the Heroes Within: Twelve Archetypes to Help Us Find Ourselves and Transform Our World by Carol Pearson
–Be the Hero: Three Powerful Ways to Overcome Challenges in Work and Life by Noah Blumenthal
–Beyond Courage: The 9 Principles of Heroism by Chris Benguhe
–Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life by Dacher Keltner
–Celebrating Strengths: Building Strengths-based Schools by Jennifer M Fox Eades
–Choice of Heroes by Mark Gerzon
–Coercion : Why We Listen to What “They” Say by Douglas Rushkoff
–Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine by Sidney Hook
–Crises of the Republic: Lying in Politics; Civil Disobedience; On Violence; Thoughts on Politics and Revolution by Hannah Arendt
–Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh
–Disturbing the Peace: A Conversation with Karel Huizdala by Vaclav Havel
–Economics of Good and Evil: The Quest for Economic Meaning from Gilgamesh to Wall Street by Tomas Sedlacek
–Ethical Intelligence: Five Principles for Untangling Your Toughest Problems at Work and Beyond by Bruce D. Weinstein
–Ethical Wisdom: What Makes Us Good by Mark Matousek
–Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy by Susan Neiman
–Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty by Roy F. Baumeister
–Faces of the Enemy: Reflections of the Hostile Imagination by Sam Keen
–Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy by Noam Chomsky
–Fields of Courage: The Bravest Chapters in Sport by Max Davidson
–Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being by Martin E. P. Seligman
–Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
–Freedom by Daniel Suarez
–Freedom and Destiny by Rollo May
–Friedrich Nietzsche and the Politics of the Soul: A Study of Heroic Individualism
–From Rage to Courage: Answers to Readers’ Letters by Alice Miller
–Gandhi the Man: How One Man Changed Himself to Change the World by Eknath Easwaran
–Gender and Heroism in Early Modern English Literature by Mary Beth Rose
–Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds by Harold Bloom
–Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century by Howard K. Bloom
–Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck–Why Some Thrive Despite Them All by Jim Collins, Morten T. Hansen
–Grunch of Giants by Richard Buckminster Fuller
–Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill by Matthieu Ricard
–Hell No: Your Right to Dissent in 21st-Century America by Michael Ratner
–Heroes by John Pilger
–Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age by Will Durant
–Heroes: Saviors, Traitors, and Supermen: A History of Hero Worship by Lucy Hughes-Hallett
–Heroes: What They Do and Why We Need Them by Scott T. Allison
–Heroic Conservatism: Why Republicans Need to Embrace America’s Ideals (And Why They Deserve to Fail If They Don’t) by Michael J. Gerson
–Heroic Imagination: The Creative Genius of Europe from Waterloo (1815) to the Revolution of 1848 by Frederic Ewen
–Heroism and the Black Intellectual: Ralph Ellison, Politics, and Afro-American Intellectual Life by Jerry Gafio Watts
–How to Expand Love: Widening the Circle of Loving Relationships by Dalai Lama
–How We Believe: Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God by Michael Shermer
–If the Buddha Got Stuck: A Handbook for Change on a Spiritual Path by Charlotte Sophia Kasl
–Improving Social Confidence and Reducing Shyness by Lynne Henderson
–Infinite Reality: Avatars, Eternal Life, New Worlds, and the Dawn of the Virtual Revolution by Jim Blascovich, Jeremy Bailenson
–Influence: Science and Practice by Robert B. Cialdini
–Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
–Juggernaut: Why the System Crushes the Only People Who Can Save It by Eric Robert Morse
–Kill the Messenger: The Media’s Role in the Fate of the World by Maria Armoudian
–Kinds of Power by James Hillman
–Largo Desolato by Vaclav Havel (Author), Tom Stoppard (Translator)
–Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues That Affect Our Freedom by Ron Paul
–Living in Truth: 22 Essays Published on the Occasion of the Award of the Erasmus Prize to Vaclav Havel by Vaclav Havel
–Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
–Lord of the Flies by William Golding
–Man’s Search for Himself by Rollo May
–Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
–Man’s Search for Ultimate Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
–Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World by Craig Kielburger
–Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda by Noam Chomsky
–Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
–Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson
–Moral Action in Young Adulthood
–Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life by Zoe Weil
–My Secret Bully by Trudy Ludwig
–Mythic Figures: Uniform Edition of the Writings of James Hillman by James Hillman
–Myths to Live By by Joseph Campbell
–No Future Without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu
–Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha) by Mohandas K. Gandhi
–Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View by Stanley Milgram
–Obedience to Authority: Current Perspectives on the Milgram Paradigm by Thomas Blass
–On Revolution by Hannah Arendt
–On the Meaning of Life by Will Durant
–On Truth and Untruth: Selected Writings by Friedrich Nietzsche
–Open Letters: Selected Writings, 1965-1990 by Vaclav Havel
–Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative by Ken Robinson
–Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow by Chip Conley
–Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do by B. J. Fogg
–Philosophy of Existence by Karl Jaspers
–Positive Psychology at Work: How Positive Leadership and Appreciative Inquiry Create Inspiring Organizations by Sarah Lewis
–Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
–Preventing Violence (Prospects for Tomorrow) by James Gilligan
–Prisoners of Our Thoughts: Viktor Frankl’s Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work by Alex Pattakos
–Program or Be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age by Douglas Rushkoff
–Prometheus: Archetypal Image of Human Existence by Karl Kerenyi
–Propaganda by Edward L. Bernays
–Propaganda Technique In World War I by Harold D. Lasswell
–Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes by Jacques Ellul
–Psychological Warfare by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger
–Psychology of Attitude Change and Social Influence by Philip G. Zimbardo
–Psychology: AP Edition with Discovering Psychology by Philip G. Zimbardo, et al.
–Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann
–Quiet Heroes: True Stories of the Rescue of the Jews by Christians in Nazi-Occupied Holland by André Stein
–Recent Developments in Whistleblower Claims: Leading Lawyers on Analyzing Potential Claims, Navigating Recent Judicial Decisions, and Building an Effective Defense (Inside the Minds) by Multiple
–Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress–and a Plan to Stop It by Lawrence Lessig
–Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers by Daniel Ellsberg
–Shine: Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your People by Edward M. Hallowell
–Shyness: What It Is, What To Do About It by Philip G. Zimbardo
–Simulation and Its Discontents (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life) by Sherry Turkle
–Situations Matter: Understanding How Context Transforms Your World by Sam Sommers
–Small Acts of Resistance: How Courage, Tenacity, and Ingenuity Can Change the World by Steve Crawshaw
–SMART Strengths – Building Character, Resilience and Relationships in Youth by John M. Yeager
–Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord
–Solzhenitsyn: A Soul in Exile by Joseph Pearce
–Spirit of Servant-Leadership by Larry C. Spears, Shann Ray
–Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie
–Strengths-Based Leadership by Tom Rath, Barry Conchie
–Techniques of Propaganda and Persuasion by Magedah E. Shabo
–The Age of Access: The New Culture of Hypercapitalism, Where all of Life is a Paid-For Experience by Jeremy Rifkin
–The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society by Frans De Waal, F. B. M. De Waal
–The Anatomy of Influence: Literature as a Way of Life by Harold Bloom
–The Anatomy of Revolution by Clarence Crane Brinton, Crane Brinton
–The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by Dalai Lama, Howard C. Cutler
–The Art of the Impossible: Politics as Morality in Practice by Paul Wilson, Vaclav Havel
–The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr., Clayborne Carson
–The Beach Beneath the Street: The Everyday Life and Glorious Times of the Situationist International by McKenzie Wark
–The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World by David Deutsch
–The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker
–The Brighter Side Of Human Nature: Altruism And Empathy In Everyday Life by Alfie Kohn
–The Corporate Whistleblower’s Survival Guide: A Handbook for Committing the Truth by Tom Devine
–The Courage to Create by Rollo May
–The Compassionate Mind: A New Approach to Life’s Challenges by Paul Gilbert Ph.D.
–The Cry for Myth by Rollo May
–The Cynical Idealist: A Spiritual Biography of John Lennon by Gary Tillery
–The Discoverers by Daniel J. Boorstin
–The Discovery of Being: Writings in Existential Psychology by Rollo May
–The Doctor and the Soul: From Psychotherapy to Logotherapy by Viktor E. Frankl
–The Evolving Self: A Psychology for the Third Millennium by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
–The Force of Character: And the Lasting Life by James Hillman
–The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time by Will Durant, John R. Little
–The Gulag Archipelago Volume 1: An Experiment in Literary Investigation by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
–The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by Jonathan Haidt
–The Hero and the Outlaw: Building Extraordinary Brands Through the Power of Archetypes by Carol Pearson, Margaret Mark
–The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By by Carol Pearson
–The Hero’s Journey: A Voyage of Self Discovery by Stephen G. Gilligan
–The Hero’s Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work by Phil Cousineau, Joseph Campbell
–The Heroes of the Greeks by Karl Kerenyi
–The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard
–The Human Condition by Hannah Arendt
–The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America by Daniel J. Boorstin
–The Individual in a Social World: Essays and Experiments by Stanley Milgram
–The Killing of Karen Silkwood: The Story Behind the Kerr-McGee Plutonium Case, by Richard Rashke
–The Limits of Heroism: Homer and the Ethics of Reading (The Body, In Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism) by Mark Buchan
–The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip G. Zimbardo
–The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History by Howard K. Bloom
–The Man Who Shocked The World: The Life and Legacy of Stanley Milgram by Thomas Blass
–The Meme Machine by Susan J. Blackmore
–The Mind: Leading Scientists Explore the Brain, Memory, Personality, and Happiness by John
–The New Global Insecurity: How Terrorism, Environmental Collapse, Economic Inequalities, and Resource Shortages Are Changing Our World by Fathali M. Moghaddam
–The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
–The Power and Promise of Humane Education by Zoe Weil
–The Power of the Powerless: Citizens Against the State in Central-eastern Europe by Vaclav Havel
–The Real Heroes of Business: …and Not a Ceo Among Them by Bill Fromm
–The Revolution of Everyday Life by Raoul Vaneigem
–The Roots of Evil: The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence by Ervin Staub
–The Science of Good and Evil: Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule by Michael Shermer
–The Search for Fulfillment: Revolutionary New Research That Reveals the Secret to Long-term Happiness by Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Susan Krauss Whitbourne
–The Seekers: The Story of Man’s Continuing Quest to Understand His World Knowledge Trilogy by Daniel J. Boorstin
–The Social Psychology of Good and Evil by Arthur G. Miller
–The Solzhenitsyn Reader: New and Essential Writings, 1947-2005 by Edward E. Ericson
–The Soul’s Code: In Search of Character and Calling by James Hillman
–The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul
–The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life by Philip G. Zimbardo, John Boyd
–The Undiscovered Self by Carl G. Jung
–The Unheard Cry for Meaning: Psychotherapy and Humanism by Viktor E. Frankl
–The Whistleblower’s Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Doing What’s Right and Protecting Yourself by Stephen M. Kohn
–The Whistleblower: Sex Trafficking, Military Contractors, and One Woman’s Fight for Justice by Kathryn Bolkovac
–To the Castle and Back by Vaclav Havel
–Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong
–Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky by Noam Chomsky
–Vaclav Havel: Civic Responsibility in the Postmodern Age by James F. Pontuso
–Vaclav Havel: The Authorized Biography by Eda Kriseová
–Vaclav Havel: The Intellectual Conscience of International Politics: An Introduction, Appreciation & Critique by James W. Sire
–Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic by James Gilligan
–Vital Lies, Simple Truths: The Psychology of Self-Deception by Daniel Goleman
–Warning to the West by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
–We First: How Brands and Consumers Use Social Media to Build a Better World by Simon Mainwaring
–Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements by Tom Rath
–What Story Are You Living?: A Workbook and Guide to Interpreting Results from the Pearson-Marr Archetype Indicator by Carol Pearson
–Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? by Harold Bloom
–Whistleblower: Confessions of a Healthcare Hitman by Peter Rost
–Whistleblower Whining by Kenneth Clements
–Whistleblowers by Myron Glazer
–Whistleblowers: Broken Lives and Organizational Power by C. Fred Alford
–Who’s in Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain by Michael S. Gazzaniga
–With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law Is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful by Glenn Greenwald
