Human Learning Systems, published by The Center for Public Impact, https://realworld.report/, downloadable, and fantastic for telling truth to power.

 

Deep Economy, by Bill McKibben, 2007 — Achieving a human scale world.

 

The Sweetness of a  Simple Life, by Diana Beresford-Kroeger, 2015 — Tips for a better life from a natural scientist.

 

The Moral Economy, by Samuel Bowles, 2016 — Why good [capitalistic] incentives are no substitute for good citizens.

 

The Future of Success, by Robert Reich, 2002 — Working and living in the New [human-centered] Economy.

 

Rational Choice in an Uncertain World, by Robyn M. Dawes, 1988  — How to evaluate and make good decisions.

 

The Great Guide, by Julian Baggini, 2021 — What David Hume can teach us about being human and living well.

 

Cradle to Cradle, by William McHonough and Michael Braaungart, 2002 — Remaking the way we make things [rethinking consumption].

 

The Unconscious Civilization, by John Ralston Saul, 2005 — Reconnecting language to reality for each of us.

 

Home Economics, by Wendell Berry, 1987 — On keeping your feet on the ground, every day values.

 

Human Capital, by Gary Becker, 1993 — The economic upside of investing in personal education, knowledge and skills.

 

The World We Create, by Tomas Bjorkman, 2019 — Our individual contributions to the creation of culture and contemporary thought.

 

Aspiration, The Agency of Becoming, by Agnes Callard, 2018 — The process of selfhood, transformation, and acquiring new values.

 

Fewer, Better Things, by Glenn Adamson, 2018 — How to rethink consumption.

 

Pierre Bordieu, Key Concepts, 2008 — French philosopher on the being of human in society.