The Best of McSweeney's

7 best books like The Best of McSweeney's (Dave Eggers): The River Why, Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life, How Proust Can Change Your Life, Daily Rituals: How Artists Work, Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents, Collected Stories, Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness

The River Why

Author	David James Duncan
ISBN	0553344862

This captivating and exuberant tale is told by Gus Orviston, an irreverent young fly fisherman and one of the most appealing heroes in contemporary American fiction. Leaving behind a madcap, fishing-obsessed family, Gus decides to strike out on his own, taking refuge in a secluded cabin on a remote...

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

Author	Jon Kabat-Zinn
ISBN	1401307787

Dear Brother,

When you first asked me about how to practice meditation (was it last week?), I gave you a few vague answers and then dismissed it from my mind, thinking that while it is impressive that you consider it seriously, it is not really vital to you right now. But, yesterday when you...

How Proust Can Change Your Life

Author	Alain de Botton
ISBN	0679779159

Words Are Your Homeland

One of the most important deficiencies in the philosophy of science (and business, which prides itself as a practical science) is the idea of efficiency of inquiry in scientific method - how to get an answer to a question at hand with the least possible effort. Efficiency...

Daily Rituals: How Artists Work

Author	Mason Currey
ISBN	0307273601

Franz Kafka, frustrated with his living quarters and day job, wrote in a letter to Felice Bauer in 1912, “time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle maneuvers.”
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Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents

Author	Pete Souza
ISBN	0316421820

From Pete Souza, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Obama: An Intimate Portrait, comes a powerful tribute to a bygone era of integrity in politics.

As Chief Official White House Photographer, Pete Souza spent more time alongside President Barack Obama than almost anyone else. His...

Collected Stories

Author	Wallace Stegner
ISBN	0143039792

In a literary career spanning more than fifty years, Wallace Stegner created a remarkable record of the history and culture of twentieth-century America. Each of the thirty-one stories contained in this volume embody some of the best virtues and values to be found in contemporary fiction, demonstrating...

Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness

Author	Jon Kabat-Zinn
ISBN	0786886544

Come to your senses with the definitive guide to living a meaningful life from a world expert in the connection between mindfulness and physical and spiritual wellbeing.

"[The] journey toward health and sanity is nothing less than an invitation to wake up to the fullness of our lives as if they...