The Collection
Petero’s Books
A curated shelf of stories, essays, and ideas gathered along the way. Each one earned its place here.
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Eight Books Worth Your Time
The Unapologetic Woman
Written for women who are done outsourcing their worth and negotiating their joy, Unapologetic Woman reframes independence not as isolation, but as wholeness. It invites women to marry from strength, not neediness; from clarity, not fear; from fullness, not hunger.
Solo Living Playbook
The Solo Living Playbook is a landmark work that reframes solitude as a legitimate, dignified, and powerful way of life. Blending ancient African wisdom, Stoic clarity, secular Dharma, neuroscience, and narrative philosophy, this beautifully crafted handbook helps you build a meaningful life rooted in freedom, presence, and inner stability.
Retirement
The book outlines present day challenges faced by the baby boom generation as they transition into retirement.
Why your Ancestors are Happier
Drawing from ancestral practices, cultural wisdom, and modern happiness science, Why Your Ancestors Were Happier Than You explores the deep roots of well-being that our fast-paced digital age has forgotten. Author and happiness mentor Petero Wamala takes you on a journey through ancient rhythms, communal living, spiritual groundedness, and nature-connected lifestyles that once shaped daily life—and mental health—for generations.
Refirement: Not Retirement
In today’s world, many are being administratively retired but feel too young to retire. Looking forward to a life without the 8 to 5 pm job need not create great anxiety. There are known and tested ways of preparing for retirement as elucidated in this book by Petero Wamala and Douglas Cooper. The story of Henry shows how the refired life can be lived out in practice.
Happy Mobility
In Happy Mobility, Dr Petero Wamala reframes mobility as a human system, not a technical one. Using Uganda as a living case study—with insights relevant far beyond Africa—the book shows why building more roads often worsens congestion, why technology alone cannot solve mobility crises, and why behaviour, proximity, and urban design matter more than speed.
The City That Could Nolonger Move
The City That Could No Longer Move is a powerful public narrative based on the doctoral research work of Dr Sam Stewart Mutabazi, transformed into an accessible, witty, and deeply reflective story by Dr Petero Wamala.
Vibrant at 80
Through the lifestyle of Henry, the principles of positive ageing are explained in a light and humorous manner.
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