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Needing to Know for Sure
by Martin N. Seif & Sally M. Winston ★★★★☆
Psychology
Taming Your Outer Child
by Susan Anderson ★★★½☆
Psychology
The Imp of the Mind
by Lee Baer ★★★★☆
Psychology
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
by Lindsay Gibson ★★★★½
Psychology
Brain Lock
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz ★★★★½
Psychology
Freedom from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Jonathan Grayson ★★★★½
Psychology
Getting the Love You Want
by Harville Hendrix ★★★★☆
Psychology
Hold Me Tight
by Sue Johnson ★★★★½
Psychology
Insecure in Love
by Leslie Becker-Phelps ★★★★☆
Psychology
Mating in Captivity
by Esther Perel ★★★★☆
Psychology
Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts
by Sally Winston & Martin Seif ★★★★☆
Psychology
Radical Acceptance
by Tara Brach ★★★★½
Self-Help
Running on Empty
by Jonice Webb ★★★★☆
Psychology
Self-Compassion
by Kristin Neff ★★★★☆
Self-Help
The Body Keeps the Score
by Bessel van der Kolk ★★★★★
Psychology
The OCD Workbook
by Bruce Hyman & Cherry Pedrick ★★★★☆
Psychology
The State of Affairs
by Esther Perel ★★★★☆
Psychology
Wired for Love
by Stan Tatkin ★★★★☆
Psychology
Attached
by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller ★★★★★
Psychology
Overcoming Retroactive Jealousy
by Zachary Stockill ★★★☆☆
Self-Help
Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier ★★★★★
Fiction
The Jealousy Cure
by Robert L. Leahy ★★★★☆
Psychology
The Wisdom of Insecurity
by Alan Watts ★★★★★
Philosophy
When Things Fall Apart
by Pema Chodron ★★★★★
Philosophy
The Four Agreements
by Don Miguel Ruiz ★★★★☆
Philosophy
The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran ★★★★★
Philosophy
Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse ★★★★☆
Philosophy
The art of happiness
by His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso the XIV Dalai Lama ★★★★★
Philosophy
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
by Friedrich Nietzsche ★★★★☆
Philosophy
Beyond Good and Evil
by Friedrich Nietzsche ★★★★★
Philosophy
12 Rules for Life
by Jordan B. Peterson ★★★★☆
Philosophy
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
by Mark Manson ★★★★★
Philosophy
Sapiens
by Yuval Noah Harari ★★★★☆
Philosophy
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
by Eric Jorgenson ★★★★★
Philosophy
Digital Minimalism
by Cal Newport ★★★★☆
Philosophy
Deep Work
by Cal Newport ★★★★★
Philosophy
Atomic Habits
by James Clear ★★★★☆
Philosophy
The Beginning of Infinity
by David Deutsch ★★★★★
Philosophy
Lives of the Stoics
by Ryan Holiday ★★★★☆
Philosophy
The Art of Living
by Epictetus ★★★★★
Philosophy
Atlas of the Heart
by Brene Brown ★★★☆☆
Psychology
Burnout
by Emily Nagoski ★★★★☆
Psychology
Crucial Conversations
by Kerry Patterson ★★★☆☆
Psychology
Daring Greatly
by Brene Brown ★★★★☆
Psychology
Give and Take
by Adam Grant ★★★★☆
Psychology
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
by Lori Gottlieb ★★★★☆
Psychology
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
by Carol Tavris ★★★★☆
Psychology
Noise
by Daniel Kahneman ★★★☆☆
Psychology
Nonviolent Communication
by Marshall Rosenberg ★★★★☆
Psychology
Originals
by Adam Grant ★★★☆☆
Psychology
Superforecasting
by Philip Tetlock ★★★★☆
Psychology
The Anxiety Toolkit
by Alice Boyes ★★★☆☆
Psychology
The Art of Thinking Clearly
by Rolf Dobelli ★★★☆☆
Psychology
The Gifts of Imperfection
by Brene Brown ★★★☆☆
Psychology
The Intelligence Trap
by David Robson ★★★☆☆
Psychology
The Moral Animal
by Robert Wright ★★★★☆
Psychology
The Paradox of Choice
by Barry Schwartz ★★★☆☆
Psychology
The Scout Mindset
by Julia Galef ★★★★☆
Psychology
Think Again
by Adam Grant ★★★★☆
Psychology
Thinking, fast and slow
by Daniel Kahneman ★★★★☆
Philosophy
Why Buddhism Is True
by Robert Wright ★★★★☆
Psychology
The Art of War
by 孙武 ★★★★★
Philosophy
Tao te Ching
by 老子 ★★★★☆
Philosophy
The Bed of Procrustes
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb ★★★★★
Philosophy
Antifragile
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb ★★★★☆
Philosophy
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
by Robert M. Pirsig ★★★★★
Philosophy
Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl ★★★★☆
Philosophy
The consolations of philosophy
by Alain De Botton ★★★★★
Philosophy
Essais
by Montaigne, Michel de ★★★★☆
Philosophy
Nicomachean Ethics
by Aristotle ★★★★★
Philosophy
The Republic of Plato--Books I.-V.
by Πλάτων ★★★★☆
Philosophy
Happy
by Derren Brown ★★★★★
Philosophy
The practicing stoic
by Ward Farnsworth ★★★★☆
Philosophy
The inner citadel
by Pierre Hadot ★★★★★
Philosophy
Philosophy as a way of life
by Pierre Hadot ★★★★☆
Philosophy
A Handbook for New Stoics
by Massimo Pigliucci ★★★★★
Philosophy
How to Be a Stoic
by Massimo Pigliucci ★★★★☆
Philosophy
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness
by Donald Robertson ★★★★★
Philosophy
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
by Donald Robertson ★★★★☆
Philosophy
A Guide to the Good Life
by William B. Irvine ★★★★★
Philosophy
Right Thing, Right Now
by Ryan Holiday ★★★★☆
Philosophy
Courage Is Calling
by Ryan Holiday ★★★★★
Philosophy
Discipline is Destiny
by Ryan Holiday ★★★★☆
Philosophy
Stillness is the Key
by Ryan Holiday ★★★★★
Philosophy
Ego is the Enemy
by Ryan Holiday ★★★★☆
Philosophy
The obstacle is the way
by Ryan Holiday ★★★★★
Philosophy
The daily stoic
by Ryan Holiday ★★★★☆
Philosophy
Enchiridion
by Epictetus ★★★★★
Philosophy
The discourses of Epictetus
by Epictetus ★★★★☆
Philosophy
On The Happy Life
by Seneca ★★★★★
Philosophy
On the shortness of life
by Seneca the Younger ★★★★☆
Philosophy
Letters from a Stoic
by Seneca the Younger ★★★★★
Philosophy
Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius ★★★★☆
Philosophy
The Tipping Point
by Malcolm Gladwell ★★★★☆
Business
Determined
by Robert Sapolsky ★★★★☆
Psychology & Behavior
Blink
by Malcolm Gladwell ★★★½☆
Business
Behave
by Robert Sapolsky ★★★★★
Psychology & Behavior
Outliers
by Malcolm Gladwell ★★★★☆
Business
Breath
by James Nestor ★★★★☆
Psychology & Behavior
Range
by David Epstein ★★★★½
Business
Why We Sleep
by Matthew Walker ★★★★☆
Psychology & Behavior
Effortless
by Greg McKeown ★★★★☆
Business
Stolen Focus
by Johann Hari ★★★★☆
Psychology & Behavior
Essentialism
by Greg McKeown ★★★★½
Business
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel ★★★★☆
Literary Fiction
Lost Connections
by Johann Hari ★★★★☆
Psychology
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood ★★★★★
Speculative Fiction
The One Thing
by Gary Keller ★★★★☆
Business
High Output Management
by Andrew Grove ★★★★½
Business & Leadership
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro ★★★★★
Literary Fiction
Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor Frankl ★★★★★
Psychology
Measure What Matters
by John Doerr ★★★★☆
Business & Leadership
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy ★★★★★
Literary Fiction
Supercommunicators
by Charles Duhigg ★★★★☆
Psychology & Behavior
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work
by Jason Fried ★★★★☆
Business
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia Butler ★★★★☆
Science Fiction
Smarter Faster Better
by Charles Duhigg ★★★☆☆
Psychology & Behavior
Kindred
by Octavia Butler ★★★★★
Speculative Fiction
Remote
by Jason Fried ★★★½☆
Business
The Power of Habit
by Charles Duhigg ★★★★☆
Psychology & Behavior
Rework
by Jason Fried ★★★★☆
Business
The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin ★★★★☆
Science Fiction
Focus
by Daniel Goleman ★★★☆☆
Psychology
The E-Myth Revisited
by Michael Gerber ★★★★☆
Business
The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin ★★★★★
Science Fiction
Emotional Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman ★★★★☆
Psychology
Stories of Your Life and Others
by Ted Chiang ★★★★★
Science Fiction
Tribe of Mentors
by Tim Ferriss ★★★½☆
Business & Leadership
Bittersweet
by Susan Cain ★★★☆☆
Psychology
Exhalation
by Ted Chiang ★★★★★
Science Fiction
Tools of Titans
by Tim Ferriss ★★★★☆
Business & Leadership
Quiet
by Susan Cain ★★★★☆
Psychology
Project Hail Mary
by Andy Weir ★★★★★
Science Fiction
The 4-Hour Workweek
by Tim Ferriss ★★★½☆
Business
A Whole New Mind
by Daniel Pink ★★★☆☆
Psychology & Behavior
Rich Dad Poor Dad
by Robert Kiyosaki ★★★½☆
Business
The Martian
by Andy Weir ★★★★☆
Science Fiction
To Sell Is Human
by Daniel Pink ★★★☆☆
Psychology & Behavior
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury ★★★★☆
Science Fiction
Think and Grow Rich
by Napoleon Hill ★★★½☆
Business
When
by Daniel Pink ★★★☆☆
Psychology & Behavior
Animal Farm
by George Orwell ★★★★☆
Speculative Fiction
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen Covey ★★★★☆
Business & Leadership
Drive
by Daniel Pink ★★★★☆
Psychology & Behavior
1984
by George Orwell ★★★★★
Science Fiction
A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway ★★★★☆
Classic Literature
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy ★★★★★
Classic Literature
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky ★★★★★
Classic Literature
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes ★★★★★
Classic Literature
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck ★★★★★
Classic Literature
Kafka on the Shore
by Haruki Murakami ★★★★☆
Literary Fiction
Les Miserables
by Victor Hugo ★★★★★
Classic Literature
Norwegian Wood
by Haruki Murakami ★★★★☆
Literary Fiction
Notes from Underground
by Fyodor Dostoevsky ★★★★☆
Classic Literature
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez ★★★★★
Classic Literature
Principles
by Ray Dalio ★★★★☆
Business & Leadership
Steppenwolf
by Hermann Hesse ★★★★☆
Literary Fiction
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky ★★★★★
Classic Literature
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas ★★★★★
Classic Literature
The Glass Bead Game
by Hermann Hesse ★★★★☆
Literary Fiction
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald ★★★★★
Classic Literature
The Myth of Sisyphus
by Albert Camus ★★★★★
Literary Fiction
The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway ★★★★★
Classic Literature
The Plague
by Albert Camus ★★★★★
Literary Fiction
The Stranger
by Albert Camus ★★★★★
Literary Fiction
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Murakami ★★★★★
Literary Fiction
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee ★★★★★
Classic Literature
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy ★★★★★
Classic Literature
Mindset
by Carol Dweck ★★★★☆
Psychology
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley ★★★★★
Science Fiction
The Infinite Game
by Simon Sinek ★★★★☆
Business & Leadership
Grit
by Angela Duckworth ★★★☆☆
Psychology
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut ★★★★☆
Speculative Fiction
Leaders Eat Last
by Simon Sinek ★★★★☆
Business & Leadership
Flow
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ★★★★☆
Psychology
Start with Why
by Simon Sinek ★★★½☆
Business & Leadership
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut ★★★★★
Literary Fiction
The Coddling of the American Mind
by Jonathan Haidt ★★★★☆
Psychology & Behavior
Built to Last
by Jim Collins ★★★★☆
Business & Leadership
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams ★★★★★
Science Fiction
The Righteous Mind
by Jonathan Haidt ★★★★★
Psychology & Behavior
The Innovator's Dilemma
by Clayton Christensen ★★★★☆
Business
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson ★★★★☆
Science Fiction
The Happiness Hypothesis
by Jonathan Haidt ★★★★★
Psychology
Shoe Dog
by Phil Knight ★★★★★
Business
Neuromancer
by William Gibson ★★★★☆
Science Fiction
Stumbling on Happiness
by Daniel Gilbert ★★★★☆
Psychology
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
by Ben Horowitz ★★★★½
Business & Leadership
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card ★★★★☆
Science Fiction
Misbehaving
by Richard Thaler ★★★★☆
Psychology & Behavior
The Lean Startup
by Eric Ries ★★★★☆
Business
Nudge
by Richard Thaler ★★★★☆
Psychology & Behavior
The Three-Body Problem
by Cixin Liu ★★★★★
Science Fiction
Zero to One
by Peter Thiel ★★★★½
Business
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov ★★★★☆
Science Fiction
The Upside of Irrationality
by Dan Ariely ★★★☆☆
Psychology & Behavior
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
by Burton Malkiel ★★★★☆
Business
Amp It Up
by Frank Slootman ★★★★☆
Business
Blitzscaling
by Reid Hoffman ★★★½☆
Business
Blue Ocean Strategy
by W. Chan Kim ★★★★☆
Business
Competing Against Luck
by Clayton Christensen ★★★★½
Business
Creativity Inc
by Ed Catmull ★★★★½
Business
Crossing the Chasm
by Geoffrey Moore ★★★★☆
Business
David and Goliath
by Malcolm Gladwell ★★★★☆
Business
Fooled by Randomness
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb ★★★★½
Business
Good to Great
by Jim Collins ★★★★½
Business & Leadership
Influence
by Robert Cialdini ★★★★½
Business
Made to Stick
by Chip Heath ★★★★½
Business
Never Split the Difference
by Chris Voss ★★★★½
Business
No Rules Rules
by Reed Hastings ★★★★☆
Business
Poor Charlie's Almanack
by Charlie Munger ★★★★★
Business
Pre-Suasion
by Robert Cialdini ★★★★☆
Business
Quit
by Annie Duke ★★★★☆
Business
Same as Ever
by Morgan Housel ★★★★☆
Business
Skin in the Game
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb ★★★★☆
Business
Switch
by Chip Heath ★★★★½
Business
Talking to Strangers
by Malcolm Gladwell ★★★★☆
Business
The Black Swan
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb ★★★★½
Business
The Cold Start Problem
by Andrew Chen ★★★★☆
Business
The Intelligent Investor
by Benjamin Graham ★★★★½
Business
The Mom Test
by Rob Fitzpatrick ★★★★½
Business
The Psychology of Money
by Morgan Housel ★★★★½
Business
The Ride of a Lifetime
by Bob Iger ★★★★½
Business
Thinking in Bets
by Annie Duke ★★★★½
Business
Upstream
by Dan Heath ★★★★☆
Business
Dune
by Frank Herbert ★★★★★
Science Fiction
Predictably Irrational
by Dan Ariely ★★★★☆
Psychology & Behavior