books recommended by James Clear

James Clear is a personal development keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits. His entertaining talks teach audiences about small habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement.

James Clear is a personal development keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits. His entertaining talks teach audiences about small habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement.

books recommended by James Clear

Sapiens

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari

Principles

Principles

Ray Dalio

Influence

Influence

Robert B. Cialdini, PhD

The Alchemist

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

Meditations

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

The War of Art

The War of Art

Steven Pressfield

Harry Potter

Harry Potter

J.K. Rowling

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"

Richard P. Feynman

Siddhartha

Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien

When Breath Becomes Air

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Jared Diamond

The Art of War

The Art of War

Sun Tzu

Fooled by Randomness

Fooled by Randomness

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Stumbling on Happiness

Stumbling on Happiness

Daniel Todd Gilbert

On the Shortness of Life

On the Shortness of Life

Lucius Seneca

Mastery

Mastery

George Leonard

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Mark Manson

10% Happier

10% Happier

Dan Harris

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

Born Standing Up

Born Standing Up

Steve Martin

Just Mercy

Just Mercy

Bryan Stevenson

The Goal

The Goal

Eliyahu M. Goldratt

The Most Important Thing Illuminated

The Most Important Thing Illuminated

Howard Marks

The Little Prince

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Anything You Want

Anything You Want

Derek Sivers

Incognito

Incognito

David Eagleman

This Is Water

This Is Water

David Foster Wallace

Stillness is the Key

Stillness is the Key

Ryan Holiday

A Game of Thrones

A Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin

The Richest Man in Babylon

The Richest Man in Babylon

George S. Clason

Profit First

Profit First

Mike Michalowicz

Into Thin Air

Into Thin Air

Jon Krakauer

Not Fade Away

Not Fade Away

Laurence Shames & Peter Barton

A Brief History of Time

A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking

Margin of Safety

Margin of Safety

Seth Klarman

Who Moved My Cheese?

Who Moved My Cheese?

Spencer Johnson

The 10X Rule

The 10X Rule

Grant Cardone

Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It

Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It

Kamal Ravikant

On the Move

On the Move

Oliver Sacks

Just Keep Buying

Just Keep Buying

Nick Maggiulli

Impro

Impro

Keith Johnstone

Confessions of the Pricing Man

Confessions of the Pricing Man

Hermann Simon

The Reason I Jump

The Reason I Jump

Naoki Higashida

A Short Guide to a Happy Life

A Short Guide to a Happy Life

Anna Quindlen

The Nurture Assumption

The Nurture Assumption

Judith Rich Harris

Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son

Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son

George Horace Lorimer

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

Marshall Goldsmith

The Compound Effect

The Compound Effect

Darren Hardy

Adapt

Adapt

Tim Harford

Ultralearning

Ultralearning

Scott H. Young

Free Will

Free Will

Sam Harris

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson

A Technique for Producing Ideas

A Technique for Producing Ideas

James Webb Young

Candide

Candide

Voltaire

Start Finishing

Start Finishing

Charlie Gillkey

Strangers to Ourselves

Strangers to Ourselves

Timothy D. Wilson

The Tell-Tale Brain

The Tell-Tale Brain

V. S. Ramachandran

Ignore Everybody

Ignore Everybody

Hugh MacLeod

Confessions of an Economic Hitman

Confessions of an Economic Hitman

John Perkins

Rules for a Knight

Rules for a Knight

Ethan Hawke

The Practicing Mind

The Practicing Mind

Thomas M. Sterner

The Power of Fifty Bits

The Power of Fifty Bits

Bob Nease

Marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp

Calvin Tomkins

Slipstream Time Hacking

Slipstream Time Hacking

Benjamin Hardy

Mastermind Dinners

Mastermind Dinners

Jayson Gaignard

Manual for Living

Manual for Living

Epictetus

Superhuman by Habit

Superhuman by Habit

Tynan

The Art of Profitability

The Art of Profitability

Adrian Slywotzky

Are You Fully Charged?

Are You Fully Charged?

Tom Rath

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