The RMA Book Club is very democratic about choosing books. When we are near the end of the list of chosen books, everyone is invited to suggest books by a specific deadline. Then all members vote on 12 books for the next 12 months. The books with the most votes are placed on the reading list. But why do individuals suggest certain books? That is where the Book Blog comes in. Each month, we invite the person who suggested that book to write a short paragraph about why they made their selection.
Past and Upcoming books for 2024:
Mar 14, 2024: A Grain of Salt, The Science and Pseudoscience of What We Eat, by Joe Schwarcz
Apr 11, 2024: Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior, by Leonard Mlodinow
May 9, 2024: Best Things First: The 12 most efficient solutions for the world’s poorest and our global SDG promises, by Bjorn Lomborg
June 13, 2024: How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, by Michael Pollan
July 11, 2024: Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization, by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Aug 8, 2024: The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure, by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff
Sep 12, 2024: Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism, by Bradley Onishi
Oct 10, 2024: The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change, by Geoff Dembicki
Nov 14, 2024:Your Brain, Explained: What Neuroscience Reveals About Your Brain and its Quirks, by Marc Dingman, PhD