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An Ishmael of Syria (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as intellectual)
avg rating 3.81 — 634 ratings — published 2016
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.17 — 592,562 ratings — published 2011
The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,417,197 ratings — published 1942
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,506,179 ratings — published 1948
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,271,024 ratings — published 2011
The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as intellectual)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,594,555 ratings — published 1988
Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.19 — 870,405 ratings — published 2008
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.37 — 886,300 ratings — published 1946
The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,443,291 ratings — published 1985
Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,588,426 ratings — published 1945
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,896,139 ratings — published 1890
The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,041,154 ratings — published 1992
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.22 — 424,408 ratings — published 2003
Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as intellectual)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,858,886 ratings — published 1953
Meditations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.28 — 353,477 ratings — published 180
Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,091,177 ratings — published 1866
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,919,423 ratings — published 1960
The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as intellectual)
avg rating 3.68 — 199,755 ratings — published 1848
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.01 — 857,349 ratings — published 2000
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as intellectual)
avg rating 3.94 — 575,136 ratings — published -500
The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as intellectual)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,443,711 ratings — published 1915
Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as intellectual)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,087,935 ratings — published 1932
The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as intellectual)
avg rating 3.84 — 384,854 ratings — published 1532
Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as intellectual)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,215,478 ratings — published 1954
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as intellectual)
avg rating 3.96 — 623,608 ratings — published 2005
The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as intellectual)
avg rating 3.97 — 227,017 ratings — published -400
The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,234,167 ratings — published 1963
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,317,971 ratings — published 2018
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.07 — 476,654 ratings — published 2012
Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as intellectual)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,851,792 ratings — published 1937
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as intellectual)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,948,491 ratings — published 1925
Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,834,300 ratings — published 1813
Atlas Shrugged (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as intellectual)
avg rating 3.69 — 407,701 ratings — published 1957
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 13 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.18 — 288,731 ratings — published 2015
Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.03 — 114,976 ratings — published 1886
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.11 — 547,388 ratings — published 1984
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.01 — 899,621 ratings — published 2005
Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,489,138 ratings — published 1969
The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.08 — 228,391 ratings — published 1999
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.08 — 208,310 ratings — published 2017
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,155,377 ratings — published 1936
Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,369,817 ratings — published 1956
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,111,088 ratings — published 1967
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.03 — 30,078 ratings — published 1962
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.21 — 177,999 ratings — published 1984
The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.39 — 390,016 ratings — published 1880
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as intellectual)
avg rating 3.88 — 94,377 ratings — published 2011
Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.29 — 183,288 ratings — published -350
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,211,302 ratings — published 1947
Inferno (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as intellectual)
avg rating 4.03 — 207,164 ratings — published 1321
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