LEAP Book Club Library
The Lyndon Economic opportunity AmeriCorps Program offers this growing selection of books to members to borrow and return in good condition. If lost or damaged the member will be asked to replace the book. The information found in each book represents the diverse opinions and values of each author, and are not necessarily shared with the LEAP program. In a democratic society a wide variety of voices may be heard, and are certainly not limited to the selection below. Members are welcome to select outside books of their own choosing with approval.
Citizenship, Leadership and Service
United We Serve: National Service and the Future of Citizenship, Dionne, Drogosz, & Litan
The American Way to Change: How National Service and Volunteers are Transforming America, Shirley Sagawa
The Innovator’s Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity, George Couros
Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times, Paul Rogat Loeb
Strengths Finder 2.0, Tom Rath
How Women Decide: What’s True, What’s Not, and What Strategies Spark the Best Choices, Therese Huston
How Change Happens, by Duncan Green
Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, by Courtney E. Martin
Inspiration and Big Ideas
In the Shadow of Man, Jane Goodall & Richard Wrangham
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Angela Duckworth
A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell
Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, Carmine Gallo
Horizon, by Barry Lopez
The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century, by Thomas L. Friedman
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, by George Packer
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation, by Daniel J. Siegel
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges, by Amy Cuddy
The Power of Positive Thinking, by Norman Vincent Peale
The Story Factor, by Annette Simmons
Vermont Life & Ecology
Vermont Women, Native Americans & African Americans: out of the Shadows of History, Cynthia Bittinger
Story of Vermont: A Natural and Cultural History, 2nd Edition, Klyza, Trombulak, McKibben
Hands on the Land: A History of the Vermont Landscape, Jan Albers
The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food, by Ben Hewett
Losing Earth: A Recent History, by Nathaniel Rich
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Repeopling Vermont: The Paradox of Development in the Twentieth Century, by Paul M Searls
Poverty/Class/Social Justice
Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White Collar Dreams, Alfred Lubrano
Without a Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class, Michelle Tea
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, Robert D. Putnam
Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates
Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond, Hill and Brewster
Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice, 3rd Edition, Paul Kivel
Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic, Sam Quinones
The Glass Castle: A Memoir, Jeannette Walls
Poverty in America: A Handbook (3rd Edition), John Iceland
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, by Sarah Smarsh
Hillbilly Elegy, by J.D. Vance
Education / Serving with Youth
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, Pal Tough
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, Richard Louv
Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher’s First Year, Expanded Edition, Esme Raji Codell et all
Getting the Buggers to Behave, Sue Cowley
Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever, Mem Fox
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, Mary Pipher
Masterminds and Wingmen, Rosalind Wiseman
Lives on the Boundary, Mike Rose
Degrees of Inequality: How the Politics of Higher Education Sabotaged the American Dream, Suzanne Mettler
Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children, by Angela J. Hanscom
How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature, by Scott D. Sampson
The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education, by Ainsley Arment
Teaching With Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do About It, by Eric Jensen