Book recommendation for a young adult?

My nephew will be graduating from high school and proude of himself (with arrogance) to be an adult. I am looking to give him a book as a gift (among other gifts) to help him grow humble and be respectful to others. Any recommendations?
Book recommendation for a young adult?
Its going to take more than a book. I hope he's going to college and living in the dorms. That oughta do it!


I can't think of any books with the message "You're really not that great." I should write that book!
Book recommendation for a young adult?
well i dont know any books with that type of messege and i read the heroin diaries the life of a shattered rock star and it wakes you up to life and many other thing it is a very very good book but im only 15 so sorry i hoped that helped some
Reply:Do You by Russell Simmons is AWESOME!!!





He'll especially like it if he's into hip hop at all. Russell is an amazing entrepreneur w/ great values and the book is fun to read, colorful words but not vulgar.





Here's a brief description....


http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookD...





Also, look into "The Power Of Now" by Eckhart Tolle.





Hope this helps.
Reply:Adolescent brains mature, re decision-making, about 20-22.





Until then, perhaps the way to his head is cautionary emotions. Maybe two or three used volumes, gleaned at http://www.amazon.com





So, "When Invisible Children Sing," Huang, M.D. A young American's helping with Bolivian street children;





"Hope Rising," Kim Meeder; healing of teens and horses on her Crystal Peaks ranch;





"Testimony of Light," Helen Greaves;





"The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?", Free and Wilcock, http://www.divinecosmos.com





"They Call Me Coach," John Wooden; good, straight talk from a great basketball coach;





"University of Destruction," David Wheaton; a top tennis pro, describes what he'd do differently if he were to attend Stanford again. Good, humble values;





"Red Cocaine," Dr. Joseph Douglass. Cautions re drugs;





"Boys Adrift," Dr. Leonard Sax; great book about how young males are now regressing or under stress;





"Expecting Adam," Martha Beck, Ph.D. Great, profound, witty, well-written, very interesting, and with Christian values, about her years at Harvard;





"Freakonomics," S. Levitt; helpful, entertaining introduction to some economics truths.





"Liberal Fascism," Jonah Goldberg; if he's a proud conservative, this would tend to ground him in facts; if he's a proud liberal, it would tend to make him a bit more humble, regarding protest.





And, one for his parents..."The New Strong-Willed Child," Dr. James Dobson.

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