Looking for some inspiration to keep you on the path? Here are some suggestions:
TED Talks from the Course
Side Trails from the Course
Additional TED Talks
- The best way to help is often just to listen
- The courage to tell a hidden story
- 5 ways to listen better
- How to disagree productively and find common ground
- Is religion good or bad? (This is a trick question)
- Islamophobia killed my brother. Let’s end the hate
- A kinder, gentler philosophy of succes
- Love — you’re doing it wrong
- The mothers who found forgiveness, friendship
- Poems of war, peace, women, power
- A realistic vision for world peace
- Why we all need to practice emotional first aid
- Why you should talk to strangers
- Why you think you’re right — even if you’re wrong
Books
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, John Boyne
- Charlotte’s Web, E. B. White
- The Compassionate Achiever, Christopher Kukk
- The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives, Dashka Slater
- God Bless You Mr. Rosewater, Kurt Vonnegut
- Harry Potter Series, J. K. Rowling
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
- The Impossible Will Take a Little While, Paul Rogat Loeb
- Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, Bryan Stevenson
- The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
- Night, Ellie Wiesel
- No Longer at Ease, Chinua Achebe
- Paper Things, Jennifer Richard Jacobson
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky
- The Power of Meaning, Emily Esfahani Smith
- Winnie the Pooh, A. A. Milne
- Wonder, R. J. Palacio
Music
- A Change is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke
- American Tune, Paul Simon
- Anytime You Need a Friend, Mariah Carey
- At Seventeen, Janice Ian
- Blackbird, The Beatles
- Brand New Day , Dizzee Rascal
- Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel
- Brothers in Arms, Dire Straights
- Cat’s in the Cradle, Harry Chapin
- The Cave, Mumford & Sons
- Carnival, Natalie Merchant
- Change the World, Eric Clapton
- Changes, David Bowie
- “Clair de Lune” from Suite Bergamasque, Debussy
- Coming Out of the Dark, Gloria Estafan
- Compassion (Change the World), Andrew Witt
- Count On Me, Bruno Mars
- Days Like This, Van Morrison
- Defying Gravity, Idina Menzel
- Do You Hear the People Sing, Cast of Les Misérables
- Eleanor Rigby, The Beatles
- Empathy, Alanis Morrisette
- Everybody Hurts , R.E.M.
- For Good, Kristin Chenoweth
- From a Distance, Bette Midler
- Heal the World, Michael Jackson
- Heirloom, Sleeping At Last
- Hero, Superchick
- Hey Jude, The Beatles
- How Can I Keep From Singing, Enya
- i, Kendrick Lamar
- I Know a Place, MUNA
- I Wont Let Go, Rascal Flatts
- I’ll Stand by You, The Pretenders
More Music
- Imagine, John Lennon
- Lean on Me, Bill Withers
- Let Your Heart Hold Fast, Fort Atlantic
- Let It Be, The Beatles
- “Largo” from the New World Symphony, Dvořák
- “Largo” from Xerxes, Handel
- “Lord, Now Lettest Thou” from Rachmaninov Vespers
- The Living Years, Mike and the Mechanics
- Mad World, Gary Jules
- Man in the Mirror, Michael Jackson
- “Meditation” from Thaïs, Massenet
- Morning Has Broken, Cat Stevens
- “Nimrod” from the Enigma Variations, Elgar
- Oh Very Young, Cat Stevens
- On Top of the World, Imagine Dragons
- One, U2
- Over the Rainbow Wonderful World, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
- The Sound of Silence, Simon and Garfunkel
- Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin
- Stand By Me, Ben E. King
- Stand By You, Rachel Platten
- “The Swan” from Carnival of the Animals, Saint-Saëns
- Tears in Heaven, Eric Clapton
- There Will Be Rest
- True Colors, Cyndi Lauper
- Unlovable, Plumb
- We Can Work It Out, The Beatles
- Whats the Matter Here, 1000 Maniacs
- Wind Beneath My Wings, Bette Midler
- Wonder, Natalie Merchant
- You Get What You Give, New Radicals
- You Learn, Alanis Morissette
- Your Song, Elton John
- You’ve Got a Friend, James Taylor
Movies
- As Good as It Gets
- Babe
- Chariots of Fire
- Driving Miss Daisy
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Good Will Hunting
- The Green Mile
- Groundhog Day
- The Half of It
- Holes
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- The Iron Giant
- Milk
- Million Dollar Baby
- Moonlight
- Pay It Forward
- Phenomenon
- Schindler’s List
- Searching for Bobby Fischer
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- West Side Story
- Won’t You Be My Neighbor
Theatre
- Angels in America
- Avenue Q
- Awake and Sing!
- Cabaret
- Caroline, or Change
- Company
- Fences
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Fun Home
- Hamilton
- King Lear
- Kinky Boots
- The Laramie Project
- Les Misérables
- Long Day’s Journey into Night
- M Butterfly
- Man of La Mancha
- Next to Normal
- Our Town
- A Raisin in the Sun
- Rent
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- West Side Story
- Wicked
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