Michelle Nunn 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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President & CEO of @CARE USA, leading a global team of 7,000 people working in more than 100 countries to save lives, defeat poverty, & achieve social justice.

Bittersweet (Oprah's Book Club): How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
Susan Cain
For all of you fellow lovers of sad songs and Leonard Cohen, highly recommend @susancain's “Bittersweet, How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole.” https://t.co/YRG9AVHalh
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Strangers Drowning: Strangers Drowning: Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Urge to Help
Larissa Macfarquhar
Check out my short review of Larissa MacFarquhar’s Strangers Drowning - a timely and worthy consideration and an important provocation as we face the moral demands of our time. https://t.co/euKSJB0CcY
Paperback, 2016
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports
John Branch
This week, grateful for John Branch’s “Sidecountry – Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports.” Stories of adventure, courage, and resilience. #MondayMotivation https://t.co/SgNxTKrau4
Paperback, 2022
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Congratulations!
Joyful Moments
Congratulations, Nancy Farese, on your book “Potential Space.” @CARE is so grateful for the copies, and we look forward to peeking at the inspiring and joyful moments of play you've captured. https://t.co/4c4zkQxlr3
Paperback, Large Print, 2016
$5.88$2.94 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened
Bill McKibben
The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon, by Bill McKibben- a timely reflection on America, past and future, through memoir by a passionate climate justice activist. A provocative, easy read. https://t.co/7RQVY1NIb0
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island
Will Harlan
For all lovers of the Georgia Coast and Cumberland Island, a fascinating read: “Untamed - The Wildest Women in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island.” #MondayMotivation https://t.co/EjLdpZQLmR
Paperback, 2015
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Just finished listening to Robin Wall Kimmerer’s beautiful and wise, Braiding Sweet Grass – perfect for weekend walks. #MondayMotivation https://bookshop.org/books/braiding-sweetgrass-3e12996d-ea04-4dd2-b9a9-04cfd82f361f/9781571313560 https://t.co/PTngLmTH8x
Paperback, 2015
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
George Packer
Just finished George Packer’s "Last Best Hope, America in Crisis and Renewal," and feeling the urgency for all of us to re-dedicate ourselves to practicing and cultivating the arts of democracy. https://t.co/rWx42AEknZ
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Peace
Holy Spirit
#RamadanMubarak & #RamadanKareem to those observing the holy month of Ramadan. May we continue leaning on each other in the spirit of solidarity and finding comfort, hope, and peace during these challenging times.
Paperback, 2017
$7.00$3.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
George Packer
This week, grateful to George Packer for “Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century.” #MondayMotivation #NationalAuthorsDay https://t.co/rmHaQpLiNn
Paperback, 2020
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book