RAD Books: Elevating Reads for Curious Minds
Welcome to RAD Books, a hand-selected collection by
Founder Pam Buchanan of thought-provoking reads that challenge perspectives, spark creativity, and expand your curiosity – to be your best self for you, your family, your friends, and your colleagues.
Are you ready to get RAD Curious? Let’s take this journey from Sense to Soul Together.
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Your Senses
Our senses shape how we experience life, influencing our emotions, decisions, and Soul Health. These books invite you to engage more intentionally with the world around you—deepening your connection to sight, sound, taste, touch, and scent.
Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
By Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross
In this book Susan and Ivy showcase how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts and how this knowledge can improve our health, enable us to flourish, and build stronger communities. These ladies don’t hold back offering compelling research that shows how engaging in an art project for as little as forty-five minutes reduces the stress hormone cortisol, no matter your skill level, and just one art experience per month can extend your life by ten years.
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An Immense World
By Ed Yong
“I truly felt like I was entering a new paradigm while reading Ed Yong ‘s An Immersive World,” Pam shared. This book explores the sensory world of animals and the difference between the human experience. Animals glean so much extra information with the help of their senses.
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Your Environment
Let’s start living from the outside in. The spaces we inhabit shape our energy, mindset, and overall Soul Health. These books explore how to design, curate, and engage with your surroundings more intentionally—transforming your environment into a source of inspiration, balance, and soul-deep nourishment. Don’t forget your sense are you best tool for figuring out what’s best for your environment whether at home, work, and beyond.
Wellness by Design: A Room-by-Room Guide to Optimizing Your Home for Health, Fitness, and Happiness
By Jamie Gold
This book is a room-by-room guide to refreshing your space with simple changes to things like lighting, storage, and more to enhance your well-being. We encourage you to use your five senses as a tool for making some of these decisions. Whether you realize it or not your environment impacts your senses and therefore your health. Live from the outside in!
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The Secret Lives of Color
By Jamie Gold
This book uncovers the unexpected stories behind 75 shades, dyes, and hues that have shaped history. From the brown that changed warfare to the white that fought the plague, from Picasso’s blue period to the charcoal of ancient cave art, color has left its mark on culture, politics, and art. Kassia St. Clair weaves her fascination with color into a vivid exploration of how these hues have influenced everything from fashion to war, revealing the hidden connections between color and civilization.
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Your Soul
Soul Health is about your whole self. These books offer insight into how to optimize your soul so that you can perform at the highest level – it’s all about taking care of your mind, body, and SOUL!
You Are the Universe: Discovering Your Cosmic Self and Why It Matters
By Deepak Chopra and Menas Kafatos
You Are the Universe explores how consciousness shapes reality, aligning with the essence of Soul Health. Chopra and Kafatos challenge the idea of a passive universe, showing that we are active co-creators of our world. By engaging fully—mind, body, and SOUL—we can transform our reality, elevate well-being, and create deeper connections.
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Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
By Dr. Joe Dispenza
You’ll explore how our thoughts and energy shape our reality. Dr. Joe Dispenza blends neuroscience, quantum physics, and biology to show how reconditioning the mind can transform well-being. With practical tools and insights, this book guides you in shifting your energy, breaking old patterns, and creating a more aligned, soul-healthy life.
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