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Top 100 Non-Fiction Books of All Time


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Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Mark Manson
4.0 (1.3M)
Atomic Habits by James Clear
James Clear
4.8 (134.4K)
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Yuval Noah Harari
4.6 (144.5K)
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell
4.6 (38.5K)
The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Gary Chapman
4.3 (472K)
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill
4.2 (374K)
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Charles Duhigg
4.1 (553K)
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu
3.9 (558K)
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman
4.2 (573)

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21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
Yuval Noah Harari
4.2 (174K)
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Timothy Snyder
4.4 (93K)
How to Know a Person by David Brooks
David Brooks
4.1 (35K)
What If? 2 by Randall Munroe
Randall Munroe
4.4 (16K)
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom
4.2 (1.1M)
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
Mel Robbins
4.6 (190K)
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig
Matt Haig
4.1 (70K)
Inspired by Marty Cagan
Marty Cagan
4.2 (25K)

Best Technology Books


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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson
4.2 (1.3M)
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson
4.3 (72K)
Zero to One by Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel
4.2 (388K)
The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen
Clayton M. Christensen
4.5 (3.8K)
Hooked by Nir Eyal
Nir Eyal
4.1 (49K)
The Cult of We by Eliot Brown
Eliot Brown
4.3 (7K)

Best Productivity Books


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Atomic Habits by James Clear
James Clear
4.8 (134.4K)
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Charles Duhigg
4.1 (553K)
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris
Timothy Ferris
3.9 (328K)
Deep Work by Cal Newport
Cal Newport
4.2 (184K)
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
Greg McKeown
4.6 (20K)
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Oliver Burkeman
4.2 (12K)
The 5AM Club by Robin Sharma
Robin Sharma
3.7 (113K)

Best Business Books


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Lean Startup by Eric Ries
Eric Ries
4.1 (359.4K)
Good to Great by Jim Collins
Jim Collins
4.5 (284.4K)
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
Ben Horowitz
4.2 (106.4K)
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Dr Travis Bradberry
Dr Travis Bradberry
3.8 (83K)
Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim
W. Chan Kim
4.6 (6.1K)
The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins
Michael D. Watkins
3.9 (36K)
Purple Cow by Seth Godin
Seth Godin
3.8 (55K)
Deep Work by Cal Newport
Cal Newport
4.2 (184K)
Good Strategy Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt
Richard Rumelt
4.1 (17K)

Best Self-Help Books


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Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Lori Gottlieb
4.4 (393K)
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Dr. Julie Smith
Dr. Julie Smith
3.9 (46K)
The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi
Ichiro Kishimi
3.9 (127K)
Attached by Amir Levine
Amir Levine
4.1 (116K)
The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris
Russ Harris
4.6 (5.6K)
Unf*ck Yourself by Gary John Bishop
Gary John Bishop
3.8 (80K)
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell
4.0 (332K)

Best Inspirational Books


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The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Don Miguel Ruiz
4.2 (500K)
You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
Jen Sincero
3.9 (283K)
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart Tolle
3.8 (437K)
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Charles Duhigg
4.1 (553K)
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom
4.2 (1.1M)
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
4.3 (96K)
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Robert T. Kiyosaki
4.1 (704K)
Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
Spencer Johnson
3.9 (505K)

Best Relationship Books


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The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Gary Chapman
4.3 (472K)
Attached by Amir Levine
Amir Levine
4.1 (116K)
Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson EdD
Dr. Sue Johnson EdD
4.6 (6K)
Eight Dates by John Gottman Ph.D
John Gottman Ph.D
4.2 (10K)
Marriage Be Hard by Kevin Fredericks
Kevin Fredericks
4.2 (1.4K)
Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski Ph.D.
Emily Nagoski Ph.D.
4.7 (6.5K)
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