Open Stacks

New year. New books. New you? The Seminary Co-op’s Colin and Alena search for Self-Help in the guise (and stacks) of literature, capitalist spirituality, ancient philosophy and more on this week’s Front Table. Featured Books: The Self Help Compulsion: Searching for Advice in Modern Literature by Beth Blum (from Columbia University Press) Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life by Edith Hall (from Penguin) McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality by Ronald Purser (from Repeater) How to be a Leader by Plutarch (from Princeton University Press) This episode features music by Kevin MacLeod