Darcia’s Favorite Books (always under construction, in no particular order)
WHO ARE HUMANS? WHAT ARE OUR HERITAGES?
Douglas Fry, 2006: The Human Potential for Peace: 2013: War, Peace and Human Nature
Marshall Sahlins, 2008, The Western Illusion of Human Nature
Sarah Hrdy, 2009, Mothers and Others
Melvin Konner, The Tangled Wing; 2010: The Evolution of Childhood
Calvin Luther Martin, 1999: The Way of the Human Being
Everything by primatologist, Frans de Waal
Writings by Tim Ingold, e.g., The Perception of the Environment: Essays on Livelihood, Dwelling and Skill
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (normal and optimal)
Barry Hewlett & Michael Lamb (editors), 2005: Hunter-Gatherer Childhoods
NEUROBIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION
Ian McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary
Wilma Koutstaal, The Agile Mind
Jaal Panksepp, Affective Neuroscience
QUESTIONS OF LIVING A GOOD LIFE
Alfred North Whitehead: Process Philosophy;The Aims of Education
Everything by philosopher, Mary Midgley
Everything by philosopher, Mark Johnson
Everything by philosopher, John Dewey
EDUCATION ISSUES
Carol Dweck, Mindset
Writings by Four Arrows, e.g., Teaching Truly
The Hundred Languages of Children
INSIPIRATIONAL
Everything by poet, Mary Oliver
Everything by Thomas Berry
RESTORING OUR HUMANITY
Mark Bekoff, Rewilding Our Hearts Interview about the book
Everything by Paul Shepard
