Recommended Reads, 36th in a Quarterly Series

Stuff I'd recommend from the past three months:

The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World (Ehrman).  Fascinating historical context for how a mustard seed of a faith sprouted into the global phenomenon it is today.

Tiger Woods (Benedict).  A telling window into his meteoric rise, once-in-a-generation talent/ethic, and scandalous downfall.

The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty (Page). She would blanch at the labels "matriarch" and "dynasty," but was not shy about the influence she could and did wield.

The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth (Kaku).  A fun read, if only to imagine a thousand years in the future if we were able to achieve any of this.

Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society (Christakis).  "Survival of the fittest" connotes a cut-throat path to survival, so it's interesting to see where cooperation and kindness helped mankind move forward.

Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future (Buttigieg).  Is a small-town mayor's mindset the right approach for the most powerful job in the world?