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Cover of Leviathan

Leviathan

Thomas Hobbes, C.B. Macpherson

3.7

1651

Cover of The River Why

The River Why

David James Duncan

4.2

1983

Cover of A Short History of Nearly Everything

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

4.2

2003

Cover of The Art of War

The Art of War

Sun Tzu, Thomas Cleary

4.0

-500

Cover of The Republic

The Republic

Plato, Desmond Lee

3.9

-380

Cover of The Shipping News

The Shipping News

Annie Proulx

3.8

1993

Cover of The Art Book

The Art Book

Phaidon Press

3.8

1997

Cover of The Girl with All the Gifts

The Girl with All the Gifts

M.R. Carey

3.9

2014

Cover of Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Richard Feynman

4.3

1984

Cover of The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

H.G. Wells

3.7

1896

Cover of What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Randall Munroe

4.2

2014

Cover of The Book of Ruth

The Book of Ruth

Jane Hamilton

3.8

1988

Cover of The Communist Manifesto

The Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Gareth Stedman Jones

3.5

1848

Cover of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Daniel H. Pink

4.0

2008

Cover of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari

4.4

2011

Cover of Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Peter Thiel, Blake Masters

4.2

2014

Cover of We Should All Be Feminists

We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.5

2014

Cover of The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

4.3

1995

Cover of 300

300

Frank Miller, Lynn Varley

3.9

1998

Cover of Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

Mary Roach

3.8

2008

Cover of The 48 Laws of Power

The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene, Joost Elffers

4.2

1988

Cover of Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Barbara Demick

4.4

2009

Cover of Utopia

Utopia

Thomas More, Paul Turner

3.5

1516

Cover of The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

Richard Dawkins

4.2

2009

Cover of The Future of Us

The Future of Us

Jay Asher, Carolyn Mackler

3.6

2011

Cover of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

Jon Meacham

3.8

2008

Cover of Master and Commander

Master and Commander

Patrick O'Brian

4.1

1969

Cover of Noble House (Asian Saga, #5)

Noble House (Asian Saga, #5)

James Clavell

4.2

1981

Cover of The Histories

The Histories

Herodotus, Aubrey de Sélincourt, John M. Marincola

4.0

-440

Cover of The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

Sam Kean

3.9

2010

Cover of Leonardo's Notebooks

Leonardo's Notebooks

Leonardo da Vinci, H. Anna Suh

4.0

1519

Cover of Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

Seth Godin

3.9

2010

Cover of The Plot Against America

The Plot Against America

Philip Roth

3.7

2004

Cover of Lincoln

Lincoln

David Herbert Donald

4.2

1995

Cover of Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace

4.2

2009

Cover of The Social Contract

The Social Contract

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Maurice Cranston

3.8

1762

Cover of The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality

The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality

Brian Greene

4.1

2003

Cover of Pompeii

Pompeii

Robert Harris

3.8

2003

Cover of Bad Science

Bad Science

Ben Goldacre

4.1

2008

Cover of The Symposium

The Symposium

Plato, Christopher Gill

4.0

-385

Cover of 100 Selected Poems

100 Selected Poems

E.E. Cummings

4.3

1954

Cover of Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel

Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel

Michio Kaku

4.1

2008

Cover of Politics

Politics

Aristotle

3.9

-350

Cover of Chaos: Making a New Science

Chaos: Making a New Science

James Gleick

4.0

1987

Cover of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

Elizabeth Kolbert

4.1

2014

Cover of A History of Western Philosophy

A History of Western Philosophy

Bertrand Russell

4.0

1945

Cover of Lexicon

Lexicon

Max Barry

3.9

2013

Cover of Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy

Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy

René Descartes, Donald A. Cress

3.7

1637

Cover of 14

14

Peter Clines

3.9

2012

Cover of A Briefer History of Time

A Briefer History of Time

Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow

4.2

2005

Cover of The Nicomachean Ethics

The Nicomachean Ethics

Aristotle, J.A.K. Thomson, Jonathan Barnes, Hugh Tredennick

3.9

-350

Cover of The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

Norman Doidge

4.2

2007

Cover of A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy

A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy

Miyamoto Musashi, Victor Harris

4.1

1645

Cover of An Instance of the Fingerpost

An Instance of the Fingerpost

Iain Pears

3.9

1997

Cover of First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

Loung Ung

4.3

2000

Cover of Valhalla Rising (Dirk Pitt, #16)

Valhalla Rising (Dirk Pitt, #16)

Clive Cussler

3.9

2001

Cover of A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing

A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing

Lawrence M. Krauss, Richard Dawkins

3.9

2012

Cover of The Wealth of Nations

The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith

3.9

1776

Cover of The Littles

The Littles

John Lawrence Peterson, Roberta Carter Clark

4.0

1967

Cover of What Do You Care What Other People Think?

What Do You Care What Other People Think?

Richard Feynman

4.3

1988

Cover of Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body

Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body

Neil Shubin

4.0

2008

Cover of My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

Jill Bolte Taylor

3.9

2006

Cover of Why Evolution Is True

Why Evolution Is True

Jerry A. Coyne

4.2

2008

Cover of The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values

The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values

Sam Harris

3.9

2010

Cover of Come Back, Amelia Bedelia

Come Back, Amelia Bedelia

Peggy Parish, Wallace Tripp

4.3

1971

Cover of No Talking

No Talking

Andrew Clements

3.9

2007

Cover of The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

Leonard Mlodinow

3.9

2008

Cover of Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

Geoff Colvin

4.0

2008

Cover of The Gift

The Gift

Danielle Steel

3.9

1986

Cover of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

David Hume

3.9

1748

Cover of The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

Joseph Conrad

3.6

1907

Cover of An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

John Locke

3.8

1689

Cover of Hallucinations

Hallucinations

Oliver Sacks

3.9

1995

Cover of The Twelve Caesars

The Twelve Caesars

Suetonius, Michael Grant, Robert Graves

4.0

119

Cover of Selected Poems

Selected Poems

E.E. Cummings, Richard S. Kennedy

4.2

1994

Cover of The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work

The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work

Shawn Achor

4.2

2010

Cover of Relativity: The Special and the General Theory

Relativity: The Special and the General Theory

Albert Einstein, Nigel Calder, Robert W. Lawson

4.2

1916

Cover of After Anna

After Anna

Alex Lake

3.7

2015

Cover of Miracles

Miracles

C.S. Lewis

4.1

1947

Cover of Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium

Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium

Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

4.3

1997

Cover of Discourse on Method

Discourse on Method

René Descartes, Donald A. Cress

3.7

1637

Cover of H.M.S. Surprise

H.M.S. Surprise

Patrick O'Brian

4.4

1973

Cover of One Good Dog

One Good Dog

Susan Wilson

4.1

2010

Cover of Poetics

Poetics

Aristotle, Malcolm Heath

3.8

-335

Cover of Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100

Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100

Michio Kaku

4.0

2011

Cover of Metaphysics

Metaphysics

Aristotle, Joe Sachs

4.0

-330

Cover of First Love

First Love

James Patterson, Emily Raymond

3.8

2013

Cover of The Analects

The Analects

Confucius, D.C. Lau

3.8

-476

Cover of All the Names

All the Names

José Saramago, Margaret Jull Costa

3.9

1997

Cover of Black Holes and Baby Universes

Black Holes and Baby Universes

Stephen Hawking

4.1

1993

Cover of The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play

The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play

Neil A. Fiore

3.9

1988

Cover of Ethics

Ethics

Baruch Spinoza, Edwin M. Curley, Stuart Hampshire, Edwin Curley

4.0

1677

Cover of The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God

The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God

Lee Strobel

4.1

2004

Cover of The Map That Changed the World

The Map That Changed the World

Simon Winchester

3.8

2001

Cover of The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself

The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself

Daniel J. Boorstin

4.1

1983

Cover of Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

Immanuel Kant, Mary J. Gregor, Christine M. Korsgaard

3.8

1785

Cover of The Pacific

The Pacific

Hugh Ambrose

4.1

2009

Cover of A. Lincoln

A. Lincoln

Ronald C. White Jr.

4.2

2009

Cover of A Theory of Justice

A Theory of Justice

John Rawls

3.9

1971

Cover of Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

Daniel C. Dennett

3.9

2006

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