The books people recommended

2018-07-24 · 391 points · 97 comments · 24 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

8
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu
8 here · 152 all-time · #11 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 53,978 ratings on Amazon
6This is Water
This is Water
David Foster Wallace
6 here · 15 all-time · #431 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 2,652 ratings on Amazon
5
Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker
5 here · 68 all-time · #54 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 34,551 ratings on Amazon
4The Undoing Project
The Undoing Project
Michael Lewis
4 here · 13 all-time · #507 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 12,094 ratings on Amazon
3
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
3 here · 95 all-time · #32 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 100,360 ratings on Amazon
3The Years of Lyndon Johnson
The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert Caro
3 here · 11 all-time · #613 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 2,563 ratings on Amazon
3Kindred
Kindred
Octavia Butler
3 here · 5 all-time · #1486 overall
2The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven
Ursula K. Le Guin
2 here · 14 all-time · #452 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 8,654 ratings on Amazon
2The Goshawk
The Goshawk
T.H. White
2 here · 3 all-time · #2591 overall
1
Principles
Ray Dalio
1 here · 49 all-time · #88 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 19,363 ratings on Amazon
1
Bad Blood
John Carreyrou
1 here · 44 all-time · #105 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 33,871 ratings on Amazon
1
Enlightenment Now
Steven Pinker
1 here · 39 all-time · #126 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 7,145 ratings on Amazon
1
The Vital Question
Nick Lane
1 here · 21 all-time · #291 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,792 ratings on Amazon
1Grit
Grit
Angela Duckworth
1 here · 16 all-time · #395 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 20,854 ratings on Amazon
1Untethered Soul
Untethered Soul
Michael A. Singer
1 here · 8 all-time · #816 overall
1The Surrender Experiment
The Surrender Experiment
Michael A. Singer
1 here · 7 all-time · #999 overall
1Ego Is the Enemy
Ego Is the Enemy
Ryan Holiday
1 here · 6 all-time · #1097 overall
1Your Money or Your Life
Your Money or Your Life
Vicki Robbins
1 here · 5 all-time · #1242 overall
1The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
1 here · 5 all-time · #1297 overall
1Parable of the Sower
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
1 here · 4 all-time · #1639 overall
1Leadership and Self Deception
Leadership and Self Deception
The Arbinger Institute
1 here · 4 all-time · #1715 overall
1Napoleon: A Life
Napoleon: A Life
Andrew Roberts
1 here · 3 all-time · #2018 overall
1Building a Storybrand
Building a Storybrand
Donald Miller
1 here · 3 all-time · #2139 overall
1Island Of The Lost
Island Of The Lost
Joan Druett
1 here · 3 all-time · #2158 overall