Top 100 non-fiction books

These are the top 100 most recommended non-fiction books from the world's most successful and interesting people.

Sapiens

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari

Man's Search for Meaning

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

Principles

Principles

Ray Dalio

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

Zero to One

Zero to One

Peter Thiel

Influence

Influence

Robert B. Cialdini, PhD

The 4-Hour Workweek

The 4-Hour Workweek

Tim Ferriss

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Ben Horowitz

The Innovator's Dilemma

The Innovator's Dilemma

Clayton M. Christensen

The War of Art

The War of Art

Steven Pressfield

High Output Management

High Output Management

Andrew Grove

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson

Shoe Dog

Shoe Dog

Phil Knight

Good to Great

Good to Great

Jim Collins

Mindset

Mindset

Carol S. Dweck

How To Win Friends and Influence People

How To Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

The Black Swan

The Black Swan

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Meditations

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

Poor Charlie's Almanack

Poor Charlie's Almanack

Charlie Munger

Tao Te Ching

Tao Te Ching

Lao Tzu

Tools of Titans

Tools of Titans

Tim Ferriss

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

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

Richard P. Feynman

Outliers

Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell

The Lean Startup

The Lean Startup

Eric Ries

Fooled by Randomness

Fooled by Randomness

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Selfish Gene

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

The Four Agreements

The Four Agreements

Don Miguel Ruiz

Antifragile

Antifragile

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Checklist Manifesto

The Checklist Manifesto

Atul Gawande

The Effective Executive

The Effective Executive

Peter F. Drucker

The Power of Habit

The Power of Habit

Charles Duhigg

The Score Takes Care of Itself

The Score Takes Care of Itself

Bill Walsh

Atomic Habits

Atomic Habits

James Clear

The Better Angels of Our Nature

The Better Angels of Our Nature

Steven Pinker

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Jared Diamond

Einstein

Einstein

Walter Isaacson

How to Change Your Mind

How to Change Your Mind

Michael Pollan

Stumbling on Happiness

Stumbling on Happiness

Daniel Todd Gilbert

Deep Work

Deep Work

Cal Newport

Essentialism

Essentialism

Greg McKeown

Bird by Bird

Bird by Bird

Anne Lamott

The Art of War

The Art of War

Sun Tzu

Measure What Matters

Measure What Matters

John Doerr

The Obstacle Is the Way

The Obstacle Is the Way

Ryan Holiday

Superintelligence

Superintelligence

Nick Bostrom

Crossing the Chasm

Crossing the Chasm

Geoffrey A. Moore

Factfulness

Factfulness

Hans Rosling

The Lessons of History

The Lessons of History

Will & Ariel Durant

12 Rules for Life

12 Rules for Life

Jordan Peterson

Start with Why

Start with Why

Simon Sinek

The Elements of Style

The Elements of Style

William Strunk & E.B. White

Homo Deus

Homo Deus

Yuval Noah Harari

Skin in the Game

Skin in the Game

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Elon Musk

Elon Musk

Ashlee Vance

Loonshots

Loonshots

Safi Bahcall

Predictably Irrational

Predictably Irrational

Dan Ariely

The Design of Everyday Things

The Design of Everyday Things

Don Norman

How Not to Die

How Not to Die

Dr. Michael Greger

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Walter Isaacson

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Becoming Steve Jobs

Becoming Steve Jobs

Brent Schlender

Rework

Rework

David Heinemeier Hansson

On the Shortness of Life

On the Shortness of Life

Lucius Seneca

The Singularity Is Near

The Singularity Is Near

Ray Kurzweil

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Robert M. Pirsig

The Beginning of Infinity

The Beginning of Infinity

David Deutsch

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Stephen R. Covey

The Ride of a Lifetime

The Ride of a Lifetime

Robert Iger

The Rise of Superman

The Rise of Superman

Steven Kotler

The Intelligent Investor

The Intelligent Investor

Benjamin Graham

Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ego Is the Enemy

Ego Is the Enemy

Ryan Holiday

Quiet

Quiet

Susan Cain

The Talent Code

The Talent Code

Daniel Coyle

The Undoing Project

The Undoing Project

Michael Lewis

Made to Stick

Made to Stick

Chip & Dan Heath

Range

Range

David Epstein

When Breath Becomes Air

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

Hooked

Hooked

Nir Eyal & Ryan Hoover

Open

Open

Andre Agassi

A Guide to the Good Life

A Guide to the Good Life

William B. Irvine

The Rational Optimist

The Rational Optimist

Matt Ridley

Finite and Infinite Games

Finite and Infinite Games

James Carse

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

Homer

Delivering Happiness

Delivering Happiness

Tony Hsieh

Endurance

Endurance

Alfred Lansing

Founders at Work

Founders at Work

Jessica Livingston

Mastery

Mastery

George Leonard

The Art of Learning

The Art of Learning

Josh Waitzkin

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Seeking Wisdom

Seeking Wisdom

Peter Bevelin

The Wealth of Nations

The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith

Creativity, Inc.

Creativity, Inc.

Ed Catmull

Moonwalking with Einstein

Moonwalking with Einstein

Joshua Foer

Originals

Originals

Adam Grant

The Book of Five Rings

The Book of Five Rings

Miyamoto Musashi

The Power of Myth

The Power of Myth

Joseph Campbell

The Tipping Point

The Tipping Point

Malcolm Gladwell

10% Happier

10% Happier

Dan Harris

Becoming

Becoming

Michelle Obama

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