Books like The Subtle Art of Breathing by asha bandele

A groundbreaking guide to embracing vulnerability and courage.

Sam Harris’ guide shows how meditation, grounded in neuroscience and psychology, can bring spiritual insight to those without religious affiliation, exploring consciousness and present‑moment awareness.

Explore the path to inner peace and freedom with Michael A. Singer’s practical guide to letting go of limiting thoughts and emotions.

Jon Kabat‑Zinn’s 1994 bestseller about mindfulness and meditation, now updated with a new afterword and celebrated for its lasting influence on mental health and self‑improvement.

Alan Watts examines the paradox of human insecurity, arguing that the pursuit of stability breeds anxiety. Drawing on philosophy, religion, and psychology, he invites Western readers to reconsider their relationship with time, pain, and the world.

A book about self acceptance.

A bold exploration of pregnancy, childbirth, and artistic expression through verse, prose, and dialogue.

In this passionate new collection, Kevin Young takes up a range of African American griefs and passages. He opens with the beautiful “Elegy for Miss Brooks,” invoking Gwendolyn Brooks, who died in 2000, and who makes a perfect muse for the volume: “What the devil / are we without you?” he asks. “I tuck your voice, laced / tight, in these brown shoes.” In that spirit of intimate community, Young gives us a saucy ballad of Jim Crow, a poem about Lionel Hampton's last concert in Paris, an “African Elegy,” which addresses the tragic loss of a close friend in conjunction with the first anniversary of 9/11, and a series entitled “Americana,” in which we encounter a clutch of mythical southern towns, such as East Jesus (“The South knows ruin & likes it / thataway―the barns becoming / earth again, leaning in―”) and West Hell (“Sin, thy name is this / wait―this place― / a long ways from Here / to There”). *For the Confederate Dead* finds Young, more than ever before, in a poetic space that is at once public and personal. In the marvelous “Guernica,” Young’s account of a journey through Spain blends with the news of an American lynching, prompting him to ask, “Precious South, / must I save you, / or myself?” In this surprising book, the poet manages to do a bit of both, embracing the contradictions of our “Confederate” legacy and the troubled nation where that legacy still lingers.

Anjail Rashida Ahmad's powerful exploration of African American women's heritage and pride in language and tradition.

A poetic journey through the Underground Railroad and the pursuit of freedom for African Americans.