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Atomic Habits
James Clear
habits / self improvement
Tiny Habits
BJ Fogg
habits / behavior design
The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg
habits / psychology
Nudge
Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein
choice architecture / behavioral economics
Switch
Chip Heath and Dan Heath
change / teams
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
judgment / bias
Behave
Robert Sapolsky
neuroscience / biology
Influence
Robert Cialdini
persuasion / psychology
Drive
Daniel H. Pink
motivation / autonomy
Hooked
Nir Eyal
engagement / habit-forming products
Make Time
Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
focus / daily design
The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel
money / behavior
Thinking in Bets
Annie Duke
probability / decision making
The Laws of Human Nature
Robert Greene
human nature / psychologySwitch
Chip Heath and Dan Heath
change / teams
High Output Management
Andrew S. Grove
management / operations
The Making of a Manager
Julie Zhuo
new managers / leadership
Radical Candor
Kim Scott
feedback / leadership
The Coaching Habit
Michael Bungay Stanier
coaching / questions
Crucial Conversations
Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, and Emily Gregory
conflict / communicationDrive
Daniel H. Pink
motivation / autonomy
Turn the Ship Around!
L. David Marquet
leadership / ownership
First, Break All the Rules
Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
management / strengths
The Fifth Discipline
Peter M. Senge
learning organizations / systems
The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande
checklists / complexity
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz
founders / leadership
Empowered
Marty Cagan and Chris Jones
product leadership / teams
Measure What Matters
John Doerr
OKRs / goalsNudge
Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein
choice architecture / behavioral economics
Thinking in Systems
Donella H. Meadows
systems / feedback loopsThe Fifth Discipline
Peter M. Senge
learning organizations / systems
The Goal
Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox
constraints / operations
Systemantics
John Gall
systems / failure modesThe Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande
checklists / complexity
Getting Things Done
David Allen
productivity / capture
The Creative Act
Rick Rubin
creativity / art
The War of Art
Steven Pressfield
resistance / writing
The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron
creativity / morning pages
On Writing
Stephen King
writing / memoir
Bird by Bird
Anne Lamott
writing / drafting
Storyworthy
Matthew Dicks
storytelling / memoir
Writing Down the Bones
Natalie Goldberg
writing practice / notebooks
Mastery
Robert Greene
mastery / apprenticeshipInfluence
Robert Cialdini
persuasion / psychologyMade to Stick
Chip Heath and Dan Heath
communication / ideasHigh Output Management
Andrew S. Grove
management / operations
Never Split the Difference
Chris Voss and Tahl Raz
negotiation / salesThe Goal
Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox
constraints / operations
Good Strategy Bad Strategy
Richard Rumelt
strategy / focus
7 Powers
Hamilton Helmer
strategy / moats
The Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen
disruption / innovation
Zero to One
Peter Thiel with Blake Masters
startups / monopoly
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
startups / experiments
The E-Myth Revisited
Michael E. Gerber
small business / systems
Built to Sell
John Warrillow
services / positioning
Profit First
Mike Michalowicz
cash flow / small business
The Mom Test
Rob Fitzpatrick
customer research / startupsHooked
Nir Eyal
engagement / habit-forming products
The Cold Start Problem
Andrew Chen
network effects / marketplacesThe Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz
founders / leadership
Founders at Work
Jessica Livingston
founder stories / startupsVenture Deals
Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson
fundraising / venture capital
Zero to Sold
Arvid Kahl
bootstrapping / selling a business
Obviously Awesome
April Dunford
positioning / marketing
Crossing the Chasm
Geoffrey A. Moore
markets / positioning
Positioning
Al Ries and Jack Trout
positioning / marketingThe Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen
disruption / innovationThe Lean Startup
Eric Ries
startups / experimentsThe Mom Test
Rob Fitzpatrick
customer research / startupsHooked
Nir Eyal
engagement / habit-forming productsThe Cold Start Problem
Andrew Chen
network effects / marketplacesObviously Awesome
April Dunford
positioning / marketing
Inspired
Marty Cagan
product management / teamsEmpowered
Marty Cagan and Chris Jones
product leadership / teams
The Lean Product Playbook
Dan Olsen
product-market fit / MVPCrossing the Chasm
Geoffrey A. Moore
markets / positioningPositioning
Al Ries and Jack Trout
positioning / marketingMeasure What Matters
John Doerr
OKRs / goals
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
parenting / communication
The Whole-Brain Child
Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
parenting / child development
No-Drama Discipline
Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
discipline / parenting
Hunt, Gather, Parent
Michaeleen Doucleff
parenting / culture
Expecting Better
Emily Oster
pregnancy / data
Cribsheet
Emily Oster
parenting / data
The Montessori Toddler
Simone Davies
toddler / Montessori
Deep Work
Cal Newport
focus / knowledge work
Digital Minimalism
Cal Newport
technology / focusGetting Things Done
David Allen
productivity / capture
Essentialism
Greg McKeown
priorities / focusMake Time
Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
focus / daily design
Four Thousand Weeks
Oliver Burkeman
time / mortality
The Attention Merchants
Tim Wu
media / advertising
All Systems Red
Martha Wells
science fiction / novella
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
science fiction / problem solving
The Martian
Andy Weir
science fiction / survival
Children of Time
Adrian Tchaikovsky
science fiction / evolution
We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
Dennis E. Taylor
science fiction / funny
Contact
Carl Sagan
science fiction / first contact
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers
science fiction / hopeful
Dark Matter
Blake Crouch
science fiction / thriller
Piranesi
Susanna Clarke
fantasy / mystery
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Becky Chambers
science fiction / cozy
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
science fiction / anthropology
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin
science fiction / politics
Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel
literary fiction / post-apocalyptic
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros
romantasy / dragon riders
Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros
romantasy / Empyrean
Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros
romantasy / Empyrean
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
romantasy / fae
From Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout
romantasy / forbidden romance
Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / assassin heroine
The Assassin's Blade
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / prequel
Crown of Midnight
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / sequel
Heir of Fire
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / fae
Queen of Shadows
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / revenge
Empire of Storms
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / war
Tower of Dawn
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / parallel story
Kingdom of Ash
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / finale
The Serpent and the Wings of Night
Carissa Broadbent
romantasy / deadly competition
The Bridge Kingdom
Danielle L. Jensen
romantasy / spy heroine
Eragon
Christopher Paolini
dragons / quest fantasy
Fireborne
Rosaria Munda
dragon riders / political fantasy
A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin
political fantasy / betrayal
The Midnight Library
Matt Haig
hopeful fiction / life choices
Anxious People
Fredrik Backman
humane fiction / funny![](["https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/11481354-M.jpg?default=false","https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/olid/OL32848840M-M.jpg?default=false","https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/isbn/9780441172719-M.jpg?default=false"])
Dune
Frank Herbert
science fiction / ecology
Rise of the Earth Dragon
Tracey West
early chapter book / dragons
The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides
psychological thriller / unreliable narrator
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
marriage thriller / unreliable narrators
The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins
unreliable narrator / suburban mystery
Verity
Colleen Hoover
psychological thriller / found manuscript
Then She Was Gone
Lisa Jewell
missing daughter / slow-burn mystery
The Woman in the Window
A. J. Finn
agoraphobia / unreliable narrator
Behind Closed Doors
B. A. Paris
domestic suspense / controlling marriage
Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn
family trauma / small-town mystery
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
adult marriage plot / classic
A Clash of Kings
George R. R. Martin
political fantasy / war
A Storm of Swords
George R. R. Martin
political fantasy / betrayal
A Feast for Crows
George R. R. Martin
political fantasy / aftermath
A Dance with Dragons
George R. R. Martin
political fantasy / exile
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
George R. R. Martin
prequel novellas / Dunk and Egg
Emma
Jane Austen
classic romance / matchmaking
Anne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery
coming of age / school and family
The Princess Bride
William Goldman
adventure romance / comedic
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
classic / jazz age
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
classic horror / public domain
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
classic mystery / short stories
Dracula
Bram Stoker
classic horror / epistolary
1984
George Orwell
dystopian classic / surveillance
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
dystopian classic / genetic engineering
The Handmaid’s Tale
Margaret Atwood
dystopian classic / feminist fiction
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
dystopian YA / survival
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V. E. Schwab
atmospheric fantasy / immortality
Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro
literary speculative fiction / artificial intelligence
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
time travel / gentle and reflective
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman
warm and funny / loneliness
The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune
cozy fantasy / found family
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
classic / psychological fiction
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
gothic horror / atmospheric
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
gothic horror / classic
The Shining
Stephen King
horror classic / isolation
Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
literary fiction / coming of age
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver
literary fiction / opioid crisis
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
literary fiction / friendship
Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
graphic memoir / Iranian revolution
Maus
Art Spiegelman
graphic memoir / Holocaust
Watchmen
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
graphic novel / deconstructed superheroes
Fun Home
Alison Bechdel
graphic memoir / literaryFourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros
romantasy / dragon ridersIron Flame
Rebecca Yarros
romantasy / EmpyreanOnyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros
romantasy / EmpyreanA Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
romantasy / faeFrom Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout
romantasy / forbidden romanceThrone of Glass
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / assassin heroineThe Assassin's Blade
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / prequelCrown of Midnight
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / sequelHeir of Fire
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / faeQueen of Shadows
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / revengeEmpire of Storms
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / warTower of Dawn
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / parallel storyKingdom of Ash
Sarah J. Maas
fantasy / finaleThe Serpent and the Wings of Night
Carissa Broadbent
romantasy / deadly competitionThe Bridge Kingdom
Danielle L. Jensen
romantasy / spy heroine
Beach Read
Emily Henry
romcom / writers in love
People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry
friends to lovers / road trip
Book Lovers
Emily Henry
enemies to lovers / book industry
Happy Place
Emily Henry
fake relationship / found family
Funny Story
Emily Henry
rebound romance / small town
Great Big Beautiful Life
Emily Henry
rivals to lovers / writers
The Hating Game
Sally Thorne
enemies to lovers / workplace romance
The Unhoneymooners
Christina Lauren
fake dating / enemies to lovers
Love and Other Words
Christina Lauren
second chance romance / childhood friendsPride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
adult marriage plot / classic
Vicious
L. J. Shen
bully romance / returning antagonist
Corrupt
Penelope Douglas
dark romance / group revenge
Haunting Adeline
H. D. Carlton
stalker romance / dark romanceEmma
Jane Austen
classic romance / matchmakingAnne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery
coming of age / school and familyThe Princess Bride
William Goldman
adventure romance / comedic
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine
fairy tale / middle grade
Redeeming Love
Francine Rivers
Christian historical romance / trauma-heavy
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
Kate DiCamillo
early chapter book / funny
The Princess in Black
Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
early chapter book / adventure
Dinosaurs Before Dark
Mary Pope Osborne
early chapter book / adventureRise of the Earth Dragon
Tracey West
early chapter book / dragons
Eva's Treetop Festival
Rebecca Elliott
early chapter book / friendship
Dragons and Marshmallows
Asia Citro
early chapter book / STEM
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea
Ben Clanton
graphic novel / funny
The Bad Guys
Aaron Blabey
graphic novel / funny
Rise of the Balloon Goons
Troy Cummings
early chapter book / monsters
Ivy and Bean
Annie Barrows
early chapter book / friendship
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
humor / illustrated diary
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
mythology / adventure series
Dog Man
Dav Pilkey
graphic novel / humor
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy
Tui T. Sutherland
dragons / prophecy
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
survival / wilderness
The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate
animal narrator / captivity
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself
Lincoln Peirce
comic-strip humor / school stories
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
Lauren Tarshis
historical fiction / Titanic
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus
Barbara Park
series opener / kindergarten
Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business
Barbara Park
series / siblings
Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth
Barbara Park
series / school
Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying
Barbara Park
series / school
Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake
Barbara Park
series / school carnival
Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder
Barbara Park
series book 20 / first grade
Dork Diaries
Rachel Renée Russell
diary format / humorThe Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy’s Great Idea
Raina Telgemeier
graphic novel / friendship
Front Desk
Kelly Yang
immigrant story / motel work
Clementine
Sara Pennypacker
humor / school stories
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Beverly Cleary
classic / family stories
Real Friends
Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham
graphic memoir / peer exclusion
Because of Winn-Dixie
Kate DiCamillo
dog story / communityElla Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine
fairy tale / middle gradeThe Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
dystopian YA / survival![](["https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/isbn/9780812968255-M.jpg?default=false"])
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
stoicism / control
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
big history / shared fictions
The Great Mental Models
Shane Parrish
mental models / inversion
Fooled by Randomness
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
randomness / luck
Superforecasting
Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner
forecasting / probability
The Scout Mindset
Julia Galef
truth seeking / motivated reasoning![](["https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/isbn/9781578645015-M.jpg?default=false"])
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charlie Munger
mental models / worldly wisdomA Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers
science fiction / hopefulThe Midnight Library
Matt Haig
hopeful fiction / life choicesMeditations
Marcus Aurelius
stoicism / control
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
meaning / resilienceCrime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
classic / psychological fiction
Educated
Tara Westover
memoir / family and survivalism
The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk
trauma / nervous systemProfit First
Mike Michalowicz
cash flow / small businessVenture Deals
Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson
fundraising / venture capitalThe Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel
money / behavior
The Simple Path to Wealth
JL Collins
index funds / financial independence
The Millionaire Next Door
Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
wealth / frugality
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
John C. Bogle
index funds / investing
The Richest Man in Babylon
George S. Clason
saving / personal financeThinking in Bets
Annie Duke
probability / decision makingFooled by Randomness
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
randomness / luckPoor Charlie's Almanack
Charlie Munger
mental models / worldly wisdom
I Will Teach You to Be Rich
Ramit Sethi
practical system / beginner friendly
Broke Millennial
Erin Lowry
credit basics / beginner friendly
The Total Money Makeover
Dave Ramsey
debt payoff / structured plan
Your Money or Your Life
Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez
values based / foundationalMade to Stick
Chip Heath and Dan Heath
communication / ideasRadical Candor
Kim Scott
feedback / leadershipThe Coaching Habit
Michael Bungay Stanier
coaching / questionsCrucial Conversations
Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, and Emily Gregory
conflict / communication
Difficult Conversations
Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen
conflict / listening
Nonviolent Communication
Marshall B. Rosenberg
empathy / conflictNever Split the Difference
Chris Voss and Tahl Raz
negotiation / salesStoryworthy
Matthew Dicks
storytelling / memoirHow to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
parenting / communicationGood Strategy Bad Strategy
Richard Rumelt
strategy / focus7 Powers
Hamilton Helmer
strategy / moatsThe Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen
disruption / innovationZero to One
Peter Thiel with Blake Masters
startups / monopoly
The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
power / historyMastery
Robert Greene
mastery / apprenticeshipThe Laws of Human Nature
Robert Greene
human nature / psychology
The Daily Laws
Robert Greene
daily reading / strategyThe Great Mental Models
Shane Parrish
mental models / inversionThe Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides
psychological thriller / unreliable narratorGone Girl
Gillian Flynn
marriage thriller / unreliable narratorsThe Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins
unreliable narrator / suburban mysteryVerity
Colleen Hoover
psychological thriller / found manuscriptThen She Was Gone
Lisa Jewell
missing daughter / slow-burn mysteryThe Woman in the Window
A. J. Finn
agoraphobia / unreliable narratorBehind Closed Doors
B. A. Paris
domestic suspense / controlling marriageSharp Objects
Gillian Flynn
family trauma / small-town mystery
Born a Crime
Trevor Noah
memoir / humor
Bossypants
Tina Fey
memoir / humor
The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls
memoir / unconventional childhoodPersepolis
Marjane Satrapi
graphic memoir / Iranian revolutionMaus
Art Spiegelman
graphic memoir / HolocaustFun Home
Alison Bechdel
graphic memoir / literary