• New England Nation by B. Daniels
• Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici
• Last Witnesses by Svetlana Alexeivich
• Lincoln on the Verge by Ted Widmer
• The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
• The Immortal Irishman by Timothy Egan
• A History of Magic by Ben Davies
• Fight of the Century , ed. by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman
• Spain in Our Hearts by Adam Hochschild
• The Studs Terkel Reader

• James Baldwin's collected essays
• Killing Trayvons , edited by Jeffrey St. Clair
• The Radical King by Martin Luther King
• James Agee's film writing
• Understanding Power by Noam Chomsky
• Alan Bennett's diaries
• Keeping On Keeping On by Alan Bennett
• The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
• How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America by Kiese Laymon
• The Most of It by Mary Ruefle

• Sundial by L.C. Morse
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
• Five Smooth Stones by Ann Fairbairn
• Indigo by Beverly Jenkins
• The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
• Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
• The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
• Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash
• All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor
• The Street by Ann Petry

• Historical Atlas of Maine by Stephen J. Hornsby
• A Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia Savage McAlester
• Metropolitan Washington, D.C. by Thomas Brothers Maps
• The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman
• The Travel Book by Lonely Planet
• The World of Ice & Fire by George R.R. Martin et. al.
• The 40s by The New Yorker
• The Great Movies III by Roger Ebert
• The Secret Language of Relationships by Gary Goldschneider
• The 50s by The New Yorker

• Tune In by Mark Lewisohn
• The Life of Langston Hughes by Arnold Rampersad
• Neruda: The Poet's Calling by Mark Eisner
• Reclaiming 42 by David Naze
• Paul Robeson by Martin Duberman
• Ida: A Sword Among Lions by Paula Giddings
• The Firebrand and the First Lady by Patricia Bell-Scott
• Charlotte Bronte: A Fiery Heart by Claire Harman
• Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable
• For Freedom's Sake by Chana Kai Lee

Note to self.

• Food
• Drink
• Decompression-focused alone time
• Meditation/positive reflection
• Second wind
• At least eight hours of sleep
• Sunlight
• Fresh air
• A nice view
• Warmth (and cool temperatures in the summer)
• Intellectual stimulation
• Self-esteem/compliments
• Relative physical comfort
• Hugs