5 Best teaching books like The Missing Course: Everything They Never Taught You about College Teaching by David Gooblar

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The Missing Course: Everything They Never Taught You about College Teaching

By: David Gooblar

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Professors know a lot, but they are rarely taught how to teach. The author of the Chronicle of High…

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1. Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

4.10

Format: 426 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Black Swan and one of the foremost philosophers of our time, Nas… read more

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"Only the autodidacts are free."

-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

"More data means more information, but it also means more false information."

-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

"Convincing - and confident - disciplines, say, physics, tend to use little statistical backup, while political science and economics, which have never produced anything of note, are full of elaborate…"

-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

"Further, in writing, I feel corrupt and unethical if I have to look up a subject in a library as part of the writing itself. This acts as a filter--it is the only filter. If the subject is not intere…"

-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

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2. The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion (Teaching and Learning in Higher Education)

By: Sarah Rose Cavanagh

3.93

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

Historically we have constructed our classrooms with the assumption that learning is a dry, staid a… read more

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  • academia
  • teaching
  • academic
  • nonfiction
  • education
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3. Confessions

By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literatur… read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

By: Peter C. Brown , Henry L. Roediger III , Mark A. McDaniel

4.30

Format: None pages, Hardcover

To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • teaching
  • education

5. Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland

By: Jan Tomasz Gross

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

On a summer day in 1941 in Nazi-occupied Poland, half of the town of Jedwabne brutally murdered the… read more

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6. Avid Reader: A Life

By: Robert Gottlieb

3.90

Format: 15 pages, Hardcover

A spirited and revealing memoir by the most celebrated editor of his time After editing The Columbi… read more

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7. American War

By: Omar El Akkad

3.62

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

An audacious and powerful debut novel: a second American Civil War, a devastating plague, and one f… read more

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8. How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens

By: Benedict Carey

3.93

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of The Power of Habit andThinking, Fast and Slowcomes a practical, playful, and en… read more

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9. Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom

By: John C. Bean

3.89

Format: None pages, Paperback

A practical nuts and bolts guide for teachers from any discipline who want to design interest-provo… read more

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10. The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View

By: Ellen Meiksins Wood

3.44

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

Capitalism is not a natural and inevitable consequence of human nature, nor is it simply an extensi… read more

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11. Metamorphoses

By: Ovid , David Raeburn , Denis Feeney

3.99

Format: 240 pages,

Metamorphoses (from Greek meta meta and morphe morphe, meaning "changes of shape"), is a Latin narr… read more

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12. History of the Peloponnesian War

By: Thucydides , Moses I. Finley , Rex Warner

3.94

Format: 648 pages, Paperback

Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the lo… read more

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"Friendship or enmity is everywhere an affair of time and circumstance"

-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War

"Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage."

-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War

"Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear."

-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War

"Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must."

-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War

13. 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works

By: Dan Harris

3.99

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan Harris knew he had to… read more

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14. Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II

By: Liza Mundy

4.00

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Hidden Figuresand The Girls of Atomic City, Code Girlsis the astonishing, untol… read more

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15. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

By: David Brooks

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more

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"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

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16. The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

By: Amanda Gorman

4.56

Format: 29 pages, Hardcover

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN 9780593465271 can be found here. On January 20, 2021,… read more

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"So while we once asked: How could we possibly prevail over catastrophe? Now we assert: How could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?"

-Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

"The new dawn blooms as we free it, For there is always light, If only we're brave enough to see it, If only we're brave enough to be it."

-Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

"Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true: That even as we grieved, we grew That even as we hurt, we hoped That even as we tired, we tried"

-Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

"When day comes, we step out of the shade of flame and unafraid. The new dawn balloons as we free it. For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be …"

-Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

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17. Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

By: Amanda Montell

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The word "bitch" conjures many images for many people but is most often meant to describe an unplea… read more

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"Language pedantry is snobbery and snobbery is prejudice,"

-Amanda Montell, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

"One of the burdens of being a woman is the imperative to be nice."

-Amanda Montell, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

"Hitler wasn’t any less fascist because he could write a coherent sentence."

-Amanda Montell, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

"Anytime language reform happens, it has to happen in the context of social change,"

-Amanda Montell, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

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18. Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory

By: Sarah Polley

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director, and actor Sarah Polley's Run Towards the Danger explores me… read more

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"His love was all around the edges, but sometimes it was hard for both of us to see, I think."

-Sarah Polley, Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory

"The past was affecting how I moved through the world, while present life was affecting how the past moved through me."

-Sarah Polley, Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory

"The past and present, I have come to realize, are in constant dialogue, acting upon one another in a kind of reciprocal pressure dance."

-Sarah Polley, Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory

"It can seem perplexing from the outside, this pull that many women experience to make things better for those who have hurt us. The impulse to smooth things over the keep ourselves safe..."

-Sarah Polley, Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory

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19. Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You

By: Lin-Manuel Miranda

4.27

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

From the creator and star of Hamilton, with beautiful illustrations by Jonny Sun, comes a book of a… read more

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"Do not get stuck in the comment section of life today."

-Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You

"You are not defined by the speed of your surroundings, your mind is racing."

-Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You

"Don’t wait on anyone to make your favorite thing. Make your own favorite thing."

-Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You

"You will have to say no to things to say yes to your work. It will be worth it."

-Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You

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20. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

By: Cal Newport

3.73

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more

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"What are we really doing here?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

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21. How to Keep House While Drowning

By: K.C. Davis

4.25

Format: 151 pages, Kindle Edition

How to Keep House While Drowning will introduce you to six life-changing principles that will revol… read more

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"Shame has never helped anyone's mental health."

-K.C. Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning

"No one ever shamed themselves into better mental health."

-K.C. Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning

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22. Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

By: Dana K. White

4.09

Format: 240 pages, ebook

You don't have to live overwhelmed by stuff--you can get rid of clutter for good! While the worl… read more

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"Remember your goals are “better"

-Dana K. White, Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

"Envisioning perfection inhibits more than it inspires."

-Dana K. White, Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

"An easier-to-manage home will mean less wasted food in the future. Get that? Less wasted food is the goal."

-Dana K. White, Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

"Decluttering is stuff you don’t need leaving your house. And that’s really all it is. If five things leave or five hundred things leave, you’ve succeeded."

-Dana K. White, Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

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23. The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness

By: Meghan O'Rourke

4.03

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

A landmark exploration of one of the most consequential and mysterious issues of our time: the rise… read more

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"As the chronically ill know, to be alive is to be in uncertainty."

-Meghan O'Rourke, The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness

"Knowledge brings the hope of treatment or cure. And even if there is no cure, a diagnosis is a form of knowing (the word “diagnosis"

-Meghan O'Rourke, The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness

"And so it is a truth universally acknowledged that a young woman in possession of vague symptoms like fatigue and pain will be in search of a doctor who believes she is actually sick ."

-Meghan O'Rourke, The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness

"Is illness, in any way, a lesson? Illness is a travesty; illness is shit; illness is not redemptive unless it happens to be for a particular ill person, for reasons that are not replicable nor should…"

-Meghan O'Rourke, The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness

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24. Coming Home

By: Brittney Griner

4.43

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory acc… read more

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"When your world is violently upended, you don't just mourn your immediate losses. You also grieve a future that no longer feels possible, the peace that might've been."

-Brittney Griner, Coming Home

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25. The Strangers

By: Katherena Vermette

4.10

Format: 336 pages, None

From the bestselling author of The Break comes a staggering intergenerational saga that explores ho… read more

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"Summer was always the worst season. Everyone always complained about winter, but winter was simple, you just didn't go outside. Summer always tried to sneak in where it was not wanted."

-Katherena Vermette, The Strangers

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26. A Mind Spread Out on the Ground

By: Alicia Elliott

4.42

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A bold and profound meditation on trauma, legacy, oppression and racism in North America from award… read more

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"If intergenerational trauma can alter DNA, why can’t intergenerational love?"

-Alicia Elliott, A Mind Spread Out on the Ground

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27. Community as Rebellion: A Syllabus for Surviving Academia as a Woman of Color

By: Lorgia García Peña

4.66

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

An inspiring personal testimonial woven with political analysis, Community as Rebellion offers a me… read more

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  • teaching
  • academic
  • nonfiction
  • education
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28. Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) (Teaching and Learning in Higher Education)

By: Alfie Kohn

4.10

Format: 269 pages, Paperback

The moment is right for critical reflection on what has been assumed to be a core part of schooling… read more

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  • academia
  • teaching
  • academic
  • nonfiction
  • education
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29. The Missing Course: Everything They Never Taught You about College Teaching

By: David Gooblar

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Professors know a lot, but they are rarely taught how to teach. The author of the Chronicle of High… read more

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  • teaching
  • academic
  • nonfiction
  • education
Cover of Undoing the Grade: Why We Grade, and How to Stop by Jesse Stommel

30. Undoing the Grade: Why We Grade, and How to Stop

By: Jesse Stommel

4.07

Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition

Grades and assessment are elephants in almost every room where discussions of education are underwa… read more

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  • education
Cover of “Whatever It Is, I’m Against It”: Resistance to Change in Higher Education by Brian Rosenberg

31. “Whatever It Is, I’m Against It”: Resistance to Change in Higher Education

By: Brian Rosenberg

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

An invigorating work that identifies obstructions to transformative change in higher education and … read more

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  • education

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb

4.10

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Sarah Rose Cavanagh

3.93

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3.41

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Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

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4.01

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Lysistrata

Aristophanes , Sarah Ruden

3.87

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