Educated by Tara WestoverBad Blood by John CarreyrouBecoming by Michelle ObamaFactfulness by Hans RoslingEnlightenment Now by Steven Pinker
Best Non-Fiction of 2018
362 books — 284 voters
On Looking by Alexandra HorowitzThis Explains Everything by John BrockmanAdvice to Little Girls by Mark TwainTime Warped by Claudia HammondSelf-Portrait as Your Traitor by Debbie Millman
Brain Pickings' Best Books of 2013
13 books — 4 voters

On Managing Yourself by Harvard Business ReviewHBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management by Harvard Business ReviewOn Leadership by Harvard Business ReviewOn Managing People by Harvard Business ReviewHBR'S 10 Must Reads by Harvard Business Review
HBR's 10 must reads
20 books — 9 voters
The Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggThe Brain that Changes Itself by Norman DoidgeBuddha's Brain by Rick     HansonThe Mind & the Brain by Jeffrey M. SchwartzNineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness by Patrick  House
Neuroplasticity
70 books — 138 voters

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Best Self Help Books
2,284 books — 2,325 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,228 books — 8,061 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters
Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandEinstein by Walter IsaacsonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best Biographies
1,663 books — 2,944 voters

Influence by Robert B. CialdiniWords That Change Minds by Shelle Rose CharvetHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Best Sales & Marketing Books
172 books — 271 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Thrillers
4,604 books — 5,598 voters


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