Pure Book Club

Welcome to the Pure Book Club

Select a book to read from any on the recommended reading list featured on this page and share your thoughts, feelings and responses in the Hungry Artist Facebook group or send us a written review to add to the Pure journal.

Book club is open to all. Simply start reading, reviewing and recommending!

If you find a book you think we should add to the list let us know.

How to read a book a week

Do you want to read more? May be you have a long list of books you want to get through. Jay Shetty has developed a system that allows him to read 1 book a week! He shares his system in this video.

What we are reading…

  • Rewire: Change Your Brain

    Rewire: Change Your Brain

    by Richard O'Conner PhD
    We actually have two brains—a conscious deliberate self and an automatic self that makes most of our decisions—and how we can train the latter to ignore distractions, withstand temptations, and interrupt reflexive, self-sabotaging responses.

  • Daring Greatly

    Daring Greatly

    by Brené Brown
    Based on twelve years of pioneering research, Brené Brown PhD, MSW, dispels the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness and argues that it is, in truth, our most accurate measure of courage.

  • Think Like A Monk

    Think Like A Monk

    by Jay Shetty
    Jay Shetty, social media superstar and host of the #1 podcast On Purpose, distills the timeless wisdom he learned as a monk into practical steps anyone can take every day to live a less anxious, more meaningful life.

  • Abundance NOW

    Abundance NOW

    by Lisa Nichols
    Determined to break out of the defeatist mind-set, negative behaviour, and bad habits that were holding her back from success, Lisa resolved to change her life. Today she leads the life of her dreams.

  • The 4 Money Mindsets

    By Karen Sutton-Johal
    The 4 Money Mindsets helps you discover your hidden attitudes to wealth and will positively change the way you think about money.

  • The First Minute

    By Chris Fenning
    Get people's attention and get your message across at work. Learn the simplest way to improve your business communication skills today.

  • The Story of Art Without Men

    By Katy Hessel
    How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the 20th century? And what is the Baroque anyway?

  • The Case for Working with your Hands

    By Matthew Crawford

    Matthew Crawford's irreverent and inspiring manifesto will change the way you think about work forever.