A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1491 by Charles C. Mann1776 by David McCulloughA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
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261 books — 106 voters
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Best American History Books
2,213 books — 2,610 voters

Mental Immunity by Andy NormanMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaThe Fountainhead by Ayn RandThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan
Critical Thinking
199 books — 157 voters
A Mind for Numbers by Barbara OakleyFluent Forever by Gabriel WynerThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanMoonwalking with Einstein by Joshua FoerMake It Stick by Peter C. Brown
Coursera's Learning How to Learn List
11 books — 35 voters

The Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganCosmos by Carl SaganBad Science by Ben GoldacreWhy People Believe Weird Things by Michael ShermerThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
A Skeptic's Library
170 books — 127 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,317 books — 1,442 voters

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksHow the Mind Works by Steven PinkerThe Blank Slate by Steven PinkerThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Best Cognitive Science Books
418 books — 515 voters
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanOutliers by Malcolm GladwellBlink by Malcolm GladwellQuiet by Susan CainPredictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
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794 books — 1,333 voters

The Millionaire Fastlane by M.J. DeMarcoHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggOn Writing by Stephen  King
CEO 10k a day
97 books — 44 voters
The Ultimate Human Secrets by Ramzi NajjarThe You Beyond You by Ramzi NajjarHow to Hack Back Your Mind by Ramzi NajjarThe Echoes of Enigma by Ramzi NajjarHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The Self Help Master List!
550 books — 381 voters