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Books everyone should read

Here are some of the books that have most shaped my view of how I see the world. There’s a focus on empathy, understanding, personal growth and history. I’ve left out some popular ones often read in high school, and focused on books that I remember changing me in some way even though I wasn’t expecting it.

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

2016 • 245 Readers • 6h 50m 4.4

A Short History of Nearly Everything

2003 • 960 Readers 4.2

Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones

2016 • 1,894 Readers • 168 pages 4.2

Badass

Badass
ByKathy Sierra

2015 • 22 Readers • 294 pages 4.4

Circe

Circe
ByMadeline Miller

2018 • 2,576 Readers • 409 pages 4.3

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

2001 • 377 Readers • 368 pages 4.3

Dune

Dune
ByFrank Herbert

1965 • 4,323 Readers • 704 pages 4.3

Ender's Game

Ender's Game
ByOrson Scott Card

1985 • 2,385 Readers • 256 pages 4.3

Frankenstein

Frankenstein
ByMary Shelley

181 • 2,378 Readers • 353 pages 3.8

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

2001 • 441 Readers 3.9

Grit : The Power of Passion and Perseverance

2016 • 242 Readers • 304 pages 4

Hyperion

Hyperion
ByDan Simmons

1989 • 1,637 Readers • 481 pages 4.3

Meditations

Meditations
ByMarcus Aurelius,Martin Hammond(Translator)

-180 • 942 Readers • 254 pages 4.2

Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

2012 • 1,008 Readers • 370 pages 4

The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing

The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
ByTaylor Larimore,Michael LeBoeuf,+1 more

2006 • 70 Readers • 336 pages 4.6

The Complete Maus

The Complete Maus
ByArt Spiegelman

1994 • 627 Readers • 295 pages 4.7

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale
ByMargaret Atwood

1985 • 2,628 Readers • 324 pages 4.1

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying
ByCathy Hirano(Translator),Marie Kondo

2010 • 482 Readers • 258 pages 3.7

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings
ByJ.R.R. Tolkien

1954 • 1,443 Readers • 1,178 pages 4.5

The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage

2014 • 351 Readers • 229 pages 3.9

The Three-Body Problem

The Three-Body Problem
ByCixin Liu,Ken Liu(Translator)

2006 • 2,835 Readers • 400 pages 3.9

This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life

2009 • 119 Readers • 144 pages 4.6

Understanding Comics

Understanding Comics
ByScott McCloud

1993 • 217 Readers • 215 pages 4.3