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2026-05-02 · 5 points · 15 comments · 15 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.

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Neuromancer
William Gibson
1 here · 117 all-time · #17 overall
Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 20,213 ratings on Amazon
1
Tao Te Ching
Lao Tzu
1 here · 53 all-time · #76 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 1,771 ratings on Amazon
1The Power of Now
The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle
1 here · 34 all-time · #155 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 54,841 ratings on Amazon
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Ubik
Philip K. Dick
1 here · 25 all-time · #234 overall
Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 7,135 ratings on Amazon
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Atomic Habits
James Clear
1 here · 25 all-time · #238 overall
Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 149,902 ratings on Amazon
1The Four Agreements
The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz
1 here · 17 all-time · #378 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 121,779 ratings on Amazon
1Chip War
Chip War
Chris Miller
1 here · 17 all-time · #382 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 9,953 ratings on Amazon
1This is Water
This is Water
David Foster Wallace
1 here · 15 all-time · #431 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 2,652 ratings on Amazon
1A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly
Philip K. Dick
1 here · 14 all-time · #455 overall
Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 4,019 ratings on Amazon
1City
City
Clifford D. Simak
1 here · 8 all-time · #851 overall
1Count Zero
Count Zero
William Gibson
1 here · 7 all-time · #963 overall
1Mona Lisa Overdrive
Mona Lisa Overdrive
William Gibson
1 here · 6 all-time · #1098 overall
1Martin Eden
Martin Eden
Jack London
1 here · 5 all-time · #1238 overall
1The Analects
The Analects
Confucius
1 here · 5 all-time · #1312 overall
1On Tyranny
On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder
1 here · 5 all-time · #1341 overall