Sixteen years of writing

Books.

Wisdom worth keeping, questions worth asking, and books you use, not just read — twelve in all, shelved by what they’re for.

The quote books

Historical Wisdom

Collected words from people who lived well under harder circumstances than ours. Every quote from these books is free to browse in the Quote Library.

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Abraham Lincoln Book of Quotes

Lincoln in his own words — on perseverance, humility, and leading through hard times.

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Benjamin Franklin Book of Quotes

Franklin on industry, curiosity, and the art of a useful life.

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Gandhi Book of Quotes

Gandhi on truth, courage, and being the change.

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Mark Twain Book of Quotes

America’s greatest humorist on truth, travel, and human nature.

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Dalai Lama Book of Quotes

A collection of the Dalai Lama’s wisdom on compassion and happiness.

Questions worth asking

On Living Well

Friendship, contentment, and the questions worth asking the people you love.

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Questions for Friends

Conversation starters for friendships that go deeper than catching up.

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Enough

On contentment in a culture that always wants more.

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52 Questions for Families

A year of conversations worth having at the dinner table.

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52 Questions for Relationships

Learn more about your relationship, one question at a time.

Books you use, not just read

Practical Tools

Planners, handbooks, and questions to carry with you.

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My Day with the Dalai Lama

A coloring book for kids of all ages, drawn around His Holiness’s teachings.

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The Unofficial Peace Corps Volunteer’s Handbook

Everything I wish I’d known before two years in Mongolia.

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Questions for the Dalai Lama

Life’s biggest questions, answered in his own words.

More books are in the works — the Saturday essay is where I share what’s next.