Lou Tondeur Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Writer, editor, tutor. Love Agatha Christie, Red Dwarf and Dr Who. Lez. Neurodivergent. Lecturer in Creative Writing for Brighton and the Open University. 🌈
The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition: Features a New Foreword and Brand-New Tools
Brené BrownLou TondeurLove this book. The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown. https://t.co/wW9lktgR9Q
Hardcover, 2020
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Change Your World
David RobsonLou TondeurI’m reading The Expectation Effect by David Robson and it’s absolutely fascinating. https://t.co/wef4y2DpAR
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition: Features a New Foreword and Brand-New Tools
Brené BrownLou Tondeur@tjcarlisle Brené Brown recommends a form of note taking at the start of the new edition of The Gifts of Imperfection, which sounds like the polar opposite side of this. I’ll see if I can find the reference.
Paperback, 2022
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm GladwellLou Tondeur@FryRsquared Just read Agatha Christie’s biography by Lucy Worsley and loved it. Also loved Connected by Nicholas Christakis & James Fowler. Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell stayed with me, so did the Freakonomics books. But Best Year Yet by Jinny Ditzler had the biggest effect on me.
Paperback, 2021
$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of Rain
Tara BrachLou Tondeur@emmarobinsonuk Think I read about it in Tara Brach’s Radical Compassion.
Paperback, 2020
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Katy MilkmanLou TondeurI might have to try this. From How to Change by Katy Milkman: https://t.co/yzCmkTRlaB
Hardcover, 2021
$32.00Member price:$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Be the Gateway: A Practical Guide to Sharing Your Creative Work and Engaging an Audience
Dan BlankLou Tondeur@AuthorLorna Have you read Be the Gateway by Dan Blank? I found his approach really useful.
Paperback, 2018
$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wrong Place Wrong Time
Gillian McAllisterLou Tondeur@samatlounge Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister. Also The Expectation Effect that I’m listening to on Audible at the moment.
Paperback, Mass Market, 2025
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman
Lucy WorsleyLou Tondeur@FryRsquared Just read Agatha Christie’s biography by Lucy Worsley and loved it. Also loved Connected by Nicholas Christakis & James Fowler. Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell stayed with me, so did the Freakonomics books. But Best Year Yet by Jinny Ditzler had the biggest effect on me.
Hardcover, 2022
$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James NestorLou Tondeur@zoerichardsuk I’ve been listening to Breath by James Nestor after hearing about it on the 10% Happier podcast. Had a couple of long train journeys recently and it was great for that.
Hardcover, 2020
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book