Here are additional resources in the forms of books and programs that we think will be helpful to you as you learn more about applied Humanism. All products listed here are consistent with the humanist approach.
This streaming video on applied humanism discusses a humanistic approach to the important business of living a life that is fully realized, to help you not only understand what success really means but how to achieve it. Learn how to stay focused and not give up when you hit a roadblock on your road to success! Taught by Jennifer Hancock, founder of Humanist Learning Systems.
The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)
by Dan Siegel is the first book ever to integrate neuroscience research with the ancient art of mindfulness. The result is a groundbreaking approach to not simply mental health, but life in general, which shows readers how personal awareness and attunement can actually stimulate emotional circuits in the brain, leading to a host of physiological benefits, including greater Read more [...]
The Moral Molecule: How Trust Works
By PAUL J. ZAK, Ph.D., is professor of economic psychology and management at Claremont Graduate University. He is at the vanguard of neuroeconomics, a new discipline that integrates neuroscience and economics. This book explores the role oxytocin plays in regulating moral behavior. (Recommended by Humanist Meditation instructor Rick Heller)
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Emotional Overeating: Know the Triggers, Heal Your Mind, and Never Diet Again (Praeger Series on Contemporary Health and Living)
Respected author Marcia Sirota examines this phenomenon, exploring the emotional and psychological factors involved with overeating and food addiction. The author provides an overview of the overeating and obesity problem, offers a critical look at the downfalls of dieting, and reveals the reasons why many of us use food to supplant a real emotional need. The book includes Read more [...]
Strength Training for Fat Loss
By Nick Tumminello. No fads, gimmicks, or miracle claims. Just science-based programming, sensible strategies, and the results you desire. Nick is well known as a trainer of trainers, famous for his science based approach to fitness.
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How to talk to your child’s school about bullying so they will actually listen and help
This is a short e-book designed to help you learn the basics of what you should be doing to help make sure your child’s school takes your reports of bullying seriously. This e-book is ~4,000 words long and should take less than ½ hour to read. The purpose of this book is to give you detailed information on how to approach the school, who in the school can help and how to get the school to actually help you Read more [...]
Everyday Humanism
Author Dale McGowan is editor and co-author of Raising Freethinkers (2009), Parenting Beyond Belief (2007) and the forthcoming anthology Voices of Unbelief . He currently serves as founding executive director of Foundation Beyond Belief, a non-profit organization focusing, encouraging, and demonstrating humanist generosity and volunteerism.
Everyday Humanism seeks to move the discussion of humanism's positive contributions to life away from the macro-level to focus on the everyday, Read more [...]
Wonderful book by Dr. Ramendra on ethics – easy to read, really thought provoking. One of Jennifer’s favorite books about Humanism.
Positive Humanism: A Primer
By Bo Bennett. This is an academically oriented book. It is meant to be a sequel to Gerard Larue's The Way of Positive Humanism . What is Positive Humanism? Is the focus of Humanism on all that is positive - how to live life better and be a better person and flourish - and a downplaying of the - what we are against approach that a lot of the modern Humanist movement seems to find itself stuck in. For someone new to the concept of Humanism, or who is coming out of the Read more [...]
A brilliant down-to-earth guide to the Humanist philosophy. This is an older book, but still a classic.
Renowned philosopher and activist Corliss Lamont offers a vigorous argument for humanism and provides an affirmative, intelligent guidebook for shaping a better life in today’s complex world.
A book from famed Humanist Edward Said – focuses on the intersection of philosophic Humanism and the necessity of a humanities education that is global in nature.
Wonderful book by Helen Bennett – designed to help guide kids through a discussion about the philosophy of humanism, tolerance and different beliefs. It is laid out as a dialogue between a teacher and her students.
Excellent book – must read for Humanist parents. Talks about raising children and lessons learned.
This is a great book. Even though it is geared towards non-religious parents, it still lays out the principles of Humanist parenting quite well and can provide you with helpful ideas on how to provide for the needs of your increasingly independant child.
Excellent book for learning specific ways you can encouraging thinking in your child. Very comprehensive to just about any situation you will find yourself in. I highly recommend this book.
An international team of academics and practitioners present philosophical, spiritual, economic, psychological and organizational arguments that show how humanism can be used to understand, and possibly transform, business at three different levels: the systems level, the organizational level and the individual level.
Reuel Khoza, African Humanist and business man, argues that “the philosophical traditions of Africa offer an important contribution to the theory and practice of leadership in the world today.
The authors shed light on leadership, governance, and personal development when companies aim for more humanism in business and management. Various international case studies illustrate the presented frameworks and presented recommendations.
Humanistic Marketing recognizes the harm that comes with the unfettered desire for more of more. The authors ask how can marketing’s principles and practice be founded in humanistic values such as altruism, empathy, respect, trustworthiness, honesty, integrity, care, compassion, service, intelligence, beauty, justice, virtue?
Another great book for the folks at the Humanistic Management Center. This book seeks to answer the question: Is there a humanistic consensus that can bridge cultural and ethnic divides and reconcile the diverse and contrary interests of stakeholders world-wide?
This book investigates into the principles of humanistic management and examines their theoretical merits. In order to demonstrate that humanistic ideas also work in practice and can lead to actionable management guidelines it is a collection of case examples of how businesses succeed in generating social value whilst being profitable.
The effectiveness of your leadership is, to a very large extent, determined by the way you converse, ask questions and interact with your staff. How can people friendly values can be put into the practice of how we create both a humanistic and a profitable organization?
Another excellent primer in Humanistic Leadership in Action by John Steinberg – practical guidebook in the art of leading with people friendly, humanistic values.
A Humanistic Leadership in Action book by John Steinberg. This is a short, practical and passionate book about customer service, staff training and employee empowerment.