This Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrate with nonfiction that’s as bold as it is inspiring—books that spotlight powerful voices, fresh ideas, and stories you won’t forget.
The Outward Path: The Wisdom of the Aztecs
By Sebastian Purcell
While traditions like Buddhism and Stoicism teach you to go inward—to still your mind through meditation and journaling—the Aztecs taught the opposite. Your mind, they believed, is easier to steady if you start with your surroundings: your environment, your habits, your relationships. You take the outward path. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Sebastian Purcell, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon.
How to Love Better: The Path to Deeper Connection Through Growth, Kindness, and Compassion
By Yung Pueblo
We often carry our past into our present in ways that are counterproductive to happiness and connection. Until we attend to our inner baggage, our personal and relational well-being will suffer from the pressure of our repressed struggles. Through personal growth and healing, we can create new harmony in our most important bonds. In this way, caring for your own inner peace will result in a greater gift of love for the people you care about most. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Yung Pueblo, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon.
Main Street Millionaire: How to Make Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses
By Codie Sanchez
Do you know the real way most rich people get wealthy? It’s not from getting a bigger paycheck, saving more for retirement, or working harder. Rich people build wealth by owning businesses that pay them every single day. 60 percent of all millionaires own a business. Now may be the best time for us to do this, too. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Codie Sanchez, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon.
The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers
By Zeke Hernandez
Hernandez turns fear into hope by proving that immigrants are essential for economically prosperous and socially vibrant nations. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Zeke Hernandez, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon.
Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics
By Ernesto Londoño
A riveting look at the tremendous promise and inherent risks of the use of psychedelics in mental health treatment through the lens of a New York Times reporter whose journalistic exploration of this emerging field began with a personal crisis. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Ernesto Londoño, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon.
Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma
By Mariel Buqué
The definitive, paradigm-shifting guide to healing intergenerational trauma—weaving together scientific research with practical exercises and stories from the therapy room—from Dr. Mariel Buqué, PhD, a Columbia University-trained trauma-informed psychologist and practitioner of holistic healing. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Mariel Buqué, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon.
The Performance Paradox: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action
By Eduardo Briceño
Fostering growth mindset to elevate performance is Eduardo Briceño’s specialty. As CEO of Mindset Works and in his work with Fortune 500 companies, he discovered that mastering growth—personal, organizational, and financial—hinges on navigating the crucial balance between learning and performing. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Eduardo Briceño, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon.
Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves Through Dark Moods
By Mariana Alessandri
A philosopher’s personal meditation on how painful emotions can reveal truths about what it means to be truly human. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Mariana Alessandri, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon.
The Key Ideas in 15 Minutes
“If you are going to get anywhere in life, you have to read a lot of books,” Roald Dahl once famously said. The only trouble is, reading even one book from cover to cover takes hours—and you may not have many hours to spare.
But imagine for a moment: What if you could read a groundbreaking new book every day? Or even better, what if you could invite a world-renowned thinker into your earbuds, where they personally describe the 5 key takeaways from their work in just 15 minutes?
With the Next Big Idea App, we’ve turned this fantasy into a reality. We partnered with hundreds of acclaimed authors to create “Book Bites,” short audio summaries of the latest nonfiction that are prepared and read aloud by the authors themselves. Discover cutting-edge leadership skills, productivity hacks, the science of happiness and well-being, and much more—all in the time it takes to drive to work or walk the dog.
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For a more focused learning experience, we recommend a Hardcover or eBook Membership. Every few months, legendary authors and club curators Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Adam Grant, and Daniel Pink select two new nonfiction books as the must-reads of the season. We then send hardcover copies straight to your doorstep, or eBook versions to your favorite digital device. We also collaborate with the authors of selected books to produce original reading guides and premium e-courses, 50-minute master classes that take you step by step through their most life-changing ideas. And yes, it’s all available through the Next Big Idea App.
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Whether you prefer to read, listen, or watch, the Next Big Idea is here to help you work smarter and live better. Wake up with an always-fresh Idea of the Day, the perfect shot of inspiration to go with your morning coffee. Then dive into one of our Challenges, hand-picked collections of Book Bites that form crash courses in subjects like communication, motivation, and career acceleration. Later, watch the playback of an interview with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, Stanford psychologist Jennifer Eberhardt, or philosopher John Kaag. And be sure to check the “Events” tab in the app, so that you can join an upcoming live Q&A and personally chat with the next featured thought leader.
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