Among Books with Lauren Cristella | Ep 1

Lauren Cristella sits down at Hilltop Books for an Among Books conversation with Stephanie Marudas.

Lauren is the President and CEO for the Committee of 70, a nonpartisan good government watchdog group in Philadelphia.

To learn more about Lauren:

https://seventy.org/staff-board/lauren-cristella

Episode hosted and produced by Stephanie Marudas of Kouvenda Media and mixed by Brad Linder.

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POST-SHOW READING LIST 

Harry Potter

By J.K. Rowling 

 

Little Women 

By Louisa May Alcott

 

Madame Secretary: A Memoir 

By Madeleine Albright

 

Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st-Century Memoir

By Madeleine Albright

 

 Sideways Stories from Wayside School

By Louis Sachar

***Remember Reading podcast episode about Sideways Stories from Wayside School produced by Kouvenda Media***

https://pod.link/1447897366/episode/dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvNjE0MzE2MDg0

 

The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency 

By Chris Whipple

 

A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety

By Jimmy Carter 

 

Churchill: Walking with Destiny

By Andrew Roberts

 

Grant

By Ron Chernow

 

The Man Who Ran Washington:

The Life and Times of James A. Baker III

By Peter Baker and Susan Glasser

 

Romney: A Reckoning

By McKay Coppins

 

Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning 

By Liz Cheney

 

The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House

By Nancy Pelosi

 

Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life

By Jim Murphy

 

Chain-Gang All-Stars

By Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

 

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America 

By Clint Smith

 

Meditations

By Marcus Aurelius

 

Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

By Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty  

 

A Sense of Where You Are: Bill Bradley at Princeton

By John McPhee

 

The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir 

By Samantha Power

 

An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

By Doris Kearns Goodwin

 

The Gift of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

By Brené Brown

And for additional titles by Brené Brown

https://brenebrown.com/books-audio

 

A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London, and New York

By Anjelica Huston 

 

Watch Me: A Memoir

By Anjelica Huston

 

Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving with Grace

By Gordon MacKenzie

 

The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

By Priya Parker

 

Democracy for Kids Reading List

https://seventy.org/youth-civics/democracy-for-kids/reading-list/70-children-s-books-from-c70

https://seventy.org/youth-civics/democracy-for-kids/reading-list

 

The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels

By Jon Meacham

 

Calm the Chaos: A Fail-Proof Road Map for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids 

By Dayna Abraham

 

How to Stop Losing your Sh*t with Your Kids: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Calmer, Happier Parent 

By Carla Naumburg

 

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind 

By Daniel J. Siegel M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson