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2011-01-27 · 20 points · 33 comments · 37 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.

  1. 6

    The Fountainhead

    Ayn Rand

    6 here · 90 all-time · #36 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 12,667 ratings on Amazon
  2. 4

    Atlas Shrugged

    Ayn Rand

    4 here · 173 all-time · #9 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 22,012 ratings on Amazon
  3. 4

    The Game

    Neil Strauss

    4 here · 26 all-time · #224 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 6,899 ratings on Amazon
  4. 3

    How to Win Friends and Influence People

    Dale Carnegie

    3 here · 175 all-time · #8 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 106,505 ratings on Amazon
  5. 2

    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

    Robert Pirsig

    2 here · 193 all-time · #5 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 13,921 ratings on Amazon
  6. 2

    The Design of Everyday Things

    Don Norman

    2 here · 95 all-time · #33 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 8,629 ratings on Amazon
  7. 2

    The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

    Robert A. Heinlein

    2 here · 38 all-time · #127 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 9,404 ratings on Amazon
  8. 2The 4-Hour Workweek

    The 4-Hour Workweek

    Timothy Ferriss

    2 here · 38 all-time · #130 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 29,714 ratings on Amazon
  9. 2The Power of Now

    The Power of Now

    Eckhart Tolle

    2 here · 34 all-time · #155 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 54,841 ratings on Amazon
  10. 2Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology

    Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology

    Ayn Rand

    2 here · 6 all-time · #1202 overall

  11. 1

    Gödel, Escher, Bach

    Douglas Hofstadter

    1 here · 347 all-time · #1 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 2,713 ratings on Amazon
  12. 1

    The Selfish Gene

    Richard Dawkins

    1 here · 178 all-time · #7 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 8,966 ratings on Amazon
  13. 1

    The Pragmatic Programmer

    Andrew Hunt and David Thomas

    1 here · 102 all-time · #26 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 3,644 ratings on Amazon
  14. 1

    Man's Search for Meaning

    Viktor Frankl

    1 here · 95 all-time · #32 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 100,360 ratings on Amazon
  15. 1

    Ishmael

    Daniel Quinn

    1 here · 44 all-time · #104 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 7,045 ratings on Amazon
  16. 1

    Nineteen Eighty-Four

    George Orwell

    1 here · 43 all-time · #108 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 15,224 ratings on Amazon
  17. 1

    The Four Steps to the Epiphany

    Steve Blank

    1 here · 36 all-time · #137 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 673 ratings on Amazon
  18. 1

    On Intelligence

    Jeff Hawkins

    1 here · 36 all-time · #138 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 893 ratings on Amazon
  19. 1

    Rich Dad Poor Dad

    Robert Kiyosaki

    1 here · 35 all-time · #148 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 108,495 ratings on Amazon
  20. 1The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    Stephen Covey

    1 here · 30 all-time · #186 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 20,573 ratings on Amazon
  21. 1

    A Short History of Nearly Everything

    Bill Bryson

    1 here · 30 all-time · #187 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 19,783 ratings on Amazon
  22. 1

    Fahrenheit 451

    Ray Bradbury

    1 here · 28 all-time · #199 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 61,227 ratings on Amazon
  23. 1

    Thus Spoke Zarathustra

    Friedrich Nietzsche

    1 here · 24 all-time · #249 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 3,956 ratings on Amazon
  24. 1

    Think and Grow Rich

    Napoleon Hill

    1 here · 21 all-time · #287 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 75,414 ratings on Amazon
  25. 1Jonathan Livingston Seagull

    Jonathan Livingston Seagull

    Richard Bach

    1 here · 20 all-time · #316 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 16,386 ratings on Amazon
  26. 1Narcissus and Goldmund

    Narcissus and Goldmund

    Hermann Hesse

    1 here · 15 all-time · #424 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,269 ratings on Amazon
  27. 1The Art of the Start

    The Art of the Start

    Guy Kawasaki

    1 here · 11 all-time · #578 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,667 ratings on Amazon
  28. 1The Emperor's New Mind

    The Emperor's New Mind

    Roger Penrose

    1 here · 8 all-time · #861 overall

  29. 1Demian

    Demian

    Hermann Hesse

    1 here · 7 all-time · #916 overall

  30. 1Learned Optimism

    Learned Optimism

    Martin Seligman

    1 here · 7 all-time · #936 overall

  31. 1iWoz

    iWoz

    Steve Wozniak

    1 here · 7 all-time · #972 overall

  32. 1The Magic of Thinking Big

    The Magic of Thinking Big

    David J. Schwartz

    1 here · 7 all-time · #974 overall

  33. 1Lateral Thinking

    Lateral Thinking

    Edward de Bono

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1084 overall

  34. 1The Double Helix

    The Double Helix

    James D. Watson

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1386 overall

  35. 1Introduction to Logic

    Introduction to Logic

    H. W. B. Joseph

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1670 overall

  36. 1Business @ The Speed Of Thought

    Business @ The Speed Of Thought

    Bill Gates

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1862 overall

  37. 1Art of Happiness

    Art of Happiness

    Dalai Lama

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2277 overall