Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu SuzukiTao Te Ching by Lao TzuZen Flesh, Zen Bones by Paul RepsThe Way of Zen by Alan W. WattsThe Three Pillars of Zen by Philip Kapleau
Insightful Zen Buddhism Books
159 books — 135 voters
Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIVZen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu SuzukiWhen Things Fall Apart by Pema ChödrönPeace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
A Buddhist Reading List
918 books — 1,193 voters

Lost Connections by Johann HariThe Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan HaidtUnstressable by Mo GawdatAlready Free by Bruce TiftI Hear You by Michael S. Sorensen
Mind Architect
100 books — 3 voters
The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat HanhMindfulness by J. Mark G. WilliamsSpiritual Words to Live by  by Todd PerelmuterA Mindful Year by Aria Campbell-DaneshZen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
Best Books about Mindfulness Practice
178 books — 87 voters

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie KondōGoodbye, Things by Fumio SasakiWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauSpark Joy by Marie KondōEssentialism by Greg McKeown
Simple Living & Minimalism
100 books — 160 voters
The Little Book of Lykke by Meik WikingThe Little Book of Hygge by Meik WikingSisu by Joanna NylundKaizen by Sarah HarveyWabi Sabi by Beth Kempton
Little Books of Cultural Concepts
36 books — 5 voters

Siddhartha by Hermann HesseLost Horizon by James HiltonA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleBartleby the Scrivener by Herman MelvilleThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
Idlers
202 books — 24 voters
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie KondōThe Little Book of Hygge by Meik WikingThe Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIVThe Book of Joy by Dalai Lama XIVSpark Joy by Marie Kondō
Happy Simple Living
70 books — 26 voters

The Little Book of Hygge by Meik WikingThe Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta MagnussonLagom by Niki BrantmarkNorwegian Wood by Lars MyttingLagom by Linnea Dunne
Scandinavian Lifestyle Books
53 books — 34 voters