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Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever? Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever? (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as grounding)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,268 ratings — published 2010
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as grounding)
avg rating 4.50 — 180,907 ratings — published 2013
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Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as grounding)
avg rating 4.38 — 21,815 ratings — published 2003
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as grounding)
avg rating 4.06 — 134,077 ratings — published 2011
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as grounding)
avg rating 4.00 — 425,420 ratings — published 2019
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The Humans The Humans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as grounding)
avg rating 4.07 — 164,252 ratings — published 2013
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as grounding)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,360,091 ratings — published 2018
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You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want (A No F*cks Given Guide, 3) You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want (A No F*cks Given Guide, 3)
by (shelved 2 times as grounding)
avg rating 3.61 — 8,366 ratings — published 2017
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Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as grounding)
avg rating 4.25 — 89,592 ratings — published 2015
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The Gifts of Imperfection The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as grounding)
avg rating 4.24 — 226,485 ratings — published 2010
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as grounding)
avg rating 4.37 — 906,808 ratings — published 1946
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as grounding)
avg rating 4.15 — 462,448 ratings — published 1997
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Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.52 — 94,905 ratings — published 2025
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 3.97 — 54,026 ratings — published 2025
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Ceremony Ceremony (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 27,070 ratings — published 1977
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Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic that Remains One of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic that Remains One of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,906 ratings — published 2010
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Our Missing Hearts Our Missing Hearts (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 215,412 ratings — published 2022
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Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 764 ratings — published 2020
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Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,338 ratings — published 2023
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The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017 The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.49 — 37,338 ratings — published 2020
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Rough Beast: My Story and the Reality of Sinn Féin Rough Beast: My Story and the Reality of Sinn Féin (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.20 — 362 ratings — published
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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.06 — 34,233 ratings — published 2015
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My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.38 — 12,043 ratings — published 2017
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The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.62 — 22,010 ratings — published 2021
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Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.51 — 492 ratings — published 2024
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The Second Sex The Second Sex (Paperback)
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avg rating 5.00 — 6 ratings — published
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The Prophets The Prophets (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 22,126 ratings — published 2021
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The Message The Message (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 44,136 ratings — published 2024
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.53 — 41,831 ratings — published 1984
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3) An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.37 — 21,134 ratings — published 2014
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Hitler's American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law Hitler's American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,840 ratings — published 2017
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James James (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.42 — 555,610 ratings — published 2024
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Radical Señora Era: Ancestral Latin American Secrets for a Happier, Healthier Life Radical Señora Era: Ancestral Latin American Secrets for a Happier, Healthier Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 3.68 — 81 ratings — published
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Stone Lands: A Journey of Darkness and Light Through Britain’s Ancient Places Stone Lands: A Journey of Darkness and Light Through Britain’s Ancient Places (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.24 — 179 ratings — published 2025
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In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 24,305 ratings — published 2018
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The Pull of the Stars The Pull of the Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 90,490 ratings — published 2020
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The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 3.94 — 29,448 ratings — published 2018
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Junie Junie (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 26,139 ratings — published 2025
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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,763 ratings — published 2019
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Enough Enough (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.29 — 18,486 ratings — published 2023
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.44 — 36,803 ratings — published 2015
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Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.49 — 2,953 ratings — published 2022
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The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,620 ratings — published 2010
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Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War (Vintage Departures) Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War (Vintage Departures)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.10 — 25,686 ratings — published 1998
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The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.34 — 32,203 ratings — published 2003
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The Storm We Made The Storm We Made (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 3.82 — 25,237 ratings — published 2024
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The Water Dancer The Water Dancer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as grounding)
avg rating 4.06 — 120,415 ratings — published 2019
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“Artifacts, and, eventually, words can readily communicate semantic information from one brain to another without laborious episodic exploration by each individual. Instead, the grounding of meaning is simply achieved by guidance or approval from others. Externalized information can be named, and, therefore, it rapidly spreads semantic knowledge. This ability comes with a cost, though. We accept the definition of events and phenomena too often without personal experience, accumulating and using a huge vocabulary in which we do not understand the true meaning of many words.”
György Buzsáki, The Brain from Inside Out

Erik Pevernagie
“How can we finally unplug in a hustling world? We often notice we simply do not have the knack for unwinding and finding moments of stillness. Learning to align our commitments to our needs or values and keeping our time budget under surveillance can be incredibly grounding and energizing. If we put boundaries around our time and energy patterns, we can succeed in leading a balanced and inspiring life without regret. (“Finally unwind”)”
Erik Pevernagie

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