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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.

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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
  • Lindsay C. Gibson
4.36109 reads
A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything
  • Bill Bryson
4.23415 reads
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
  • James Clear
4.211,101 reads
Badass
Badass
  • Kathy Sierra
4.4410 reads
Circe
Circe
  • Madeline Miller
4.251,282 reads
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
  • Ed Catmull
  • Amy Wallace
4.34166 reads
Dune
Dune
  • Frank Herbert
4.282,596 reads
Ender's Game
Ender's Game
  • Orson Scott Card
4.251,786 reads
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
  • Mary Shelley
3.841,503 reads
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
  • David Allen
3.87264 reads
Grit : The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Grit : The Power of Passion and Perseverance
  • Angela Duckworth
4.04108 reads
Hyperion
Hyperion
  • Dan Simmons
4.27727 reads
Meditations
Meditations
  • Marcus Aurelius
  • Martin Hammond (Translator)
4.17391 reads
Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
  • Susan Cain
4.02455 reads
The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
  • Taylor Larimore
  • Michael LeBoeuf
  • Mel Lindauer
4.6225 reads
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus
  • Art Spiegelman
4.66375 reads
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale
  • Margaret Atwood
4.081,609 reads
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying
  • Cathy Hirano (Translator)
  • Marie Kondo
3.66339 reads
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
  • J.R.R. Tolkien
4.54998 reads
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage
  • Ryan Holiday
3.91176 reads
The Three-Body Problem
The Three-Body Problem
  • Cixin Liu
  • Ken Liu (Translator)
3.931,449 reads
This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
  • David Foster Wallace
4.5870 reads
Understanding Comics
Understanding Comics
  • Scott McCloud
4.29140 reads