Intellectually Stimulating Books

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,267,069 ratings — published 2011
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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 144,450 ratings — published 2007
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The Last Lecture The Last Lecture (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.26 — 364,079 ratings — published 2008
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 177,492 ratings — published 2021
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 882,562 ratings — published 1946
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 35,081 ratings — published 2016
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 868,962 ratings — published 2008
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.36 — 202,251 ratings — published 2018
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.20 — 110,056 ratings — published 2014
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.96 — 623,144 ratings — published 2005
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 898,879 ratings — published 2005
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Atlas Shrugged Atlas Shrugged (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 407,416 ratings — published 1957
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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 33,079 ratings — published 2010
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This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.79 — 7,086 ratings — published 2012
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E=mc²: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation E=mc²: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.10 — 8,358 ratings — published 2000
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Bel Canto Bel Canto (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.94 — 323,455 ratings — published 2001
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Something, Not Nothing: A Story of Grief and Love Something, Not Nothing: A Story of Grief and Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.42 — 356 ratings — published 2024
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.20 — 781,313 ratings — published 1962
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How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.09 — 14,271 ratings — published 2022
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The Undocumented Americans The Undocumented Americans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.37 — 27,217 ratings — published 2020
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.96 — 85,043 ratings — published 2023
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Here After Here After (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.23 — 11,247 ratings — published 2024
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Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,529 ratings — published 2024
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Dark Days Dark Days (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.40 — 4,959 ratings — published 2018
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Letter from the Birmingham Jail Letter from the Birmingham Jail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.72 — 8,833 ratings — published 1963
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The Red Tenda of Bologna The Red Tenda of Bologna (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,201 ratings — published 2007
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New York City in 1979 New York City in 1979 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.12 — 2,223 ratings — published 1981
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Notes on Nationalism Notes on Nationalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,992 ratings — published 2012
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An Advertisement for Toothpaste An Advertisement for Toothpaste (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.61 — 761 ratings — published 1963
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Create Dangerously Create Dangerously (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.86 — 5,432 ratings — published 1957
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The Duke in His Domain The Duke in His Domain (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,172 ratings — published 1957
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Food Food (Paperback)
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avg rating 1.93 — 1,148 ratings — published
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The Problem That Has No Name The Problem That Has No Name (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,534 ratings — published 2018
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Africa's Tarnished Name Africa's Tarnished Name (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,366 ratings — published 1997
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The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.56 — 8,688 ratings — published 2018
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The Three Electroknights The Three Electroknights (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.32 — 1,111 ratings — published 2018
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Television Was a Baby Crawling Toward That Death Chamber Television Was a Baby Crawling Toward That Death Chamber (Paperback)
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avg rating 2.77 — 1,982 ratings — published 2018
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Notes on ‘Camp’ Notes on ‘Camp’ (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.97 — 9,611 ratings — published 1964
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The Finger The Finger (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.29 — 1,220 ratings — published
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Bee Season Reading Group Guide Bee Season Reading Group Guide (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.36 — 56 ratings — published
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Tom Lake Tom Lake (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.93 — 499,758 ratings — published 2023
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Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.32 — 16,293 ratings — published 2018
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,869,284 ratings — published 2018
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The Book of Woman The Book of Woman (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.79 — 3,486 ratings — published 1976
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Calculated (Calculated #1) Calculated (Calculated #1)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,140 ratings — published 2021
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sadananda sadananda (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.06 — 36 ratings — published
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The City and Its Uncertain Walls The City and Its Uncertain Walls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.75 — 38,236 ratings — published 2023
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Intermezzo Intermezzo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.81 — 346,981 ratings — published 2024
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Dubliners Dubliners (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.83 — 176,993 ratings — published 1914
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You Are the World You Are the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.29 — 344 ratings — published 1972
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