Books that most influenced you

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Meditations
Meditations 4.28 avg rating β€” 320,715 ratings
102.
How to Win Friends & Influence People
How to Win Friends & Influence People 4.22 avg rating β€” 1,110,736 ratings
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Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black 3.72 avg rating β€” 204,764 ratings
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Survival in Auschwitz
Survival in Auschwitz 4.34 avg rating β€” 83,593 ratings
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Letter to a Christian Nation
Letter to a Christian Nation really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 41,926 ratings
106.
Les MisΓ©rables
Les MisΓ©rables 4.21 avg rating β€” 830,226 ratings
107.
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants 3.97 avg rating β€” 189,403 ratings
108.
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art 4.01 avg rating β€” 129,138 ratings
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking 4.08 avg rating β€” 465,719 ratings
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Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us 4.01 avg rating β€” 32,460 ratings
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Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci 4.19 avg rating β€” 122,265 ratings
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines 3.59 avg rating β€” 33,010 ratings
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 3.85 avg rating β€” 89,879 ratings
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating β€” 4,345,880 ratings
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The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone 3.92 avg rating β€” 33,168 ratings
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI 4.14 avg rating β€” 425,977 ratings
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Bad Science
Bad Science 4.06 avg rating β€” 44,416 ratings
118.
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures 3.85 avg rating β€” 103,998 ratings
119.
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory 4.10 avg rating β€” 101,035 ratings
120.
Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters
Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters 4.13 avg rating β€” 16,712 ratings
121.
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital 3.93 avg rating β€” 39,330 ratings
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The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help 3.92 avg rating β€” 36,426 ratings
123.
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted 3.94 avg rating β€” 269,401 ratings
123.
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
A History of the World in 6 Glasses 3.81 avg rating β€” 32,780 ratings
123.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto
by: Karl Marx
3.67 avg rating β€” 189,247 ratings
126.
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable 3.96 avg rating β€” 119,249 ratings
127.
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body 4.17 avg rating β€” 118,954 ratings
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow 4.17 avg rating β€” 564,559 ratings
129.
The Guns of August
The Guns of August 4.18 avg rating β€” 82,599 ratings
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Wishful Drinking
Wishful Drinking 3.82 avg rating β€” 91,331 ratings
131.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,258,016 ratings
131.
The Complete Persepolis
The Complete Persepolis 4.40 avg rating β€” 199,567 ratings
133.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating β€” 3,050,952 ratings
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin 3.89 avg rating β€” 215,185 ratings
135.
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness 3.94 avg rating β€” 57,042 ratings
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating β€” 3,800,454 ratings
137.
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead 4.29 avg rating β€” 236,428 ratings
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The Design of Everyday Things
The Design of Everyday Things 4.15 avg rating β€” 46,460 ratings
139.
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future 4.13 avg rating β€” 434,861 ratings
140.
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom 4.36 avg rating β€” 92,322 ratings
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The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers 4.17 avg rating β€” 96,949 ratings
142.
March: Book One (March, #1)
March: Book One (March, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 56,871 ratings
143.
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War 3.94 avg rating β€” 22,975 ratings
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The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus 4.16 avg rating β€” 119,585 ratings
145.
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership 4.09 avg rating β€” 49,073 ratings
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage 4.46 avg rating β€” 155,689 ratings
147.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating β€” 285,182 ratings
148.
Black Like Me
Black Like Me 4.11 avg rating β€” 69,182 ratings
149.
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis 3.85 avg rating β€” 488,811 ratings
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Fate Finally Found Us: Tommy and Barbara Beal: A Compelling Story of Rock 'n' Roll, His Overcoming Addiction, and Rediscovering Love
Fate Finally Found Us: Tommy and Barbara Beal: A Compelling Story of Rock 'n' Roll, His Overcoming Addiction, and Rediscovering Love 4.36 avg rating β€” 447 ratings
151.
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity 3.95 avg rating β€” 116,871 ratings
152.
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity 4.01 avg rating β€” 165,254 ratings
153.
The Princess Diarist
The Princess Diarist 3.70 avg rating β€” 88,150 ratings
154.
A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy 4.14 avg rating β€” 44,123 ratings
155.
Measure What Matters
Measure What Matters 3.98 avg rating β€” 36,275 ratings
156.
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging 4.02 avg rating β€” 48,311 ratings
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Modern Romance
Modern Romance 3.80 avg rating β€” 189,346 ratings
158.
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life 3.95 avg rating β€” 280,974 ratings
158.
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex 4.16 avg rating β€” 115,975 ratings
160.
Capital in the Twenty First Century
Capital in the Twenty First Century 4.06 avg rating β€” 33,858 ratings
160.
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman 3.94 avg rating β€” 107,265 ratings
162.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 4.07 avg rating β€” 850,475 ratings
162.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating β€” 710,356 ratings
164.
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Einstein: His Life and Universe 4.17 avg rating β€” 197,568 ratings
165.
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
by: Ed Yong
4.18 avg rating β€” 30,337 ratings
166.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating β€” 5,731,361 ratings
167.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring 4.05 avg rating β€” 53,314 ratings
168.
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War 3.76 avg rating β€” 16,840 ratings
169.
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life 3.88 avg rating β€” 105,646 ratings
169.
Think Like a Freak
Think Like a Freak 3.86 avg rating β€” 55,660 ratings
171.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 3.69 avg rating β€” 182,715 ratings
172.
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World 3.87 avg rating β€” 62,009 ratings
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The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds 3.99 avg rating β€” 62,916 ratings
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer 4.12 avg rating β€” 257,773 ratings
175.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating β€” 2,802,169 ratings
176.
No Logo
No Logo 3.89 avg rating β€” 32,434 ratings
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 4.34 avg rating β€” 99,165 ratings
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 4.04 avg rating β€” 445,037 ratings
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 4.16 avg rating β€” 192,415 ratings
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The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit 3.90 avg rating β€” 82,159 ratings
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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls: Essays, Etc.
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls: Essays, Etc. 3.85 avg rating β€” 149,432 ratings
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The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry
The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry 3.95 avg rating β€” 155,559 ratings
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Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential 4.04 avg rating β€” 20,429 ratings
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Becoming
Becoming 4.44 avg rating β€” 1,160,552 ratings
184.
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman 4.17 avg rating β€” 62,836 ratings
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World 4.06 avg rating β€” 58,652 ratings
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business 4.16 avg rating β€” 36,102 ratings
188.
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
by: John Gray
3.58 avg rating β€” 197,193 ratings
189.
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions 4.14 avg rating β€” 191,212 ratings
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty 4.09 avg rating β€” 59,213 ratings
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Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto 3.74 avg rating β€” 72,259 ratings
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The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene 4.16 avg rating β€” 189,056 ratings
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate 4.16 avg rating β€” 27,262 ratings
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Women Who Run With the Wolves
Women Who Run With the Wolves 4.11 avg rating β€” 90,543 ratings
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Orientalism
Orientalism 4.13 avg rating β€” 28,508 ratings
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Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,117,447 ratings
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Liar's Poker
Liar's Poker 4.15 avg rating β€” 109,197 ratings
198.
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit 4.31 avg rating β€” 269,112 ratings
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa 4.19 avg rating β€” 66,212 ratings
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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President 4.22 avg rating β€” 81,274 ratings
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