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1Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
2What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
3The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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1East of Eden
East of Eden
2A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
3The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
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1Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
NonfictionRanked in 8 lists
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2What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
NonfictionRanked in 6 lists
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3The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
NonfictionRanked in 7 lists
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4Why We Sleep
Why We Sleep
NonfictionRanked in 7 lists
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5The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist
NonfictionRanked in 6 lists
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6Life Time by Russell Foster
Life Time by Russell Foster
NonfictionRanked in 7 lists
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7Elon Musk
Elon Musk
NonfictionRanked in 8 lists
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8Confessions of an Advertising Man
Confessions of an Advertising Man
NonfictionRanked in 9 lists
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9Outlive By Peter Attia
Outlive By Peter Attia
NonfictionRanked in 6 lists
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10East of Eden
East of Eden
NovelRanked in 8 lists
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11The Design Of Everyday Things
The Design Of Everyday Things
NonfictionRanked in 10 lists
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12The Black Swan
The Black Swan
NonfictionRanked in 8 lists
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13Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
NonfictionRanked in 9 lists
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14The Creative Act
The Creative Act
NonfictionRanked in 8 lists
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15Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
NonfictionRanked in 7 lists
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16Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
NonfictionRanked in 8 lists
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17Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
NonfictionRanked in 8 lists
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18Mythos by Stephen Fry
Mythos by Stephen Fry
NonfictionRanked in 6 lists
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19After the Quake
After the Quake
Short StoriesRanked in 6 lists
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20A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
NovelRanked in 5 lists
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21Barbarian Days by William Finnegan
Barbarian Days by William Finnegan
NonfictionRanked in 9 lists
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22Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood
NovelRanked in 10 lists
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23Down and Out in Paris and London
Down and Out in Paris and London
NonfictionRanked in 8 lists
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241Q84
1Q84
NovelRanked in 10 lists
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