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Cover of The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Malcolm Gladwell

3.9

2000

Cover of What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures

What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures

Malcolm Gladwell

3.8

2009

Cover of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

Chip Heath, Dan Heath

4.0

2006

Cover of Civilization and Its Discontents

Civilization and Its Discontents

Sigmund Freud, James Strachey, Peter Gay

3.8

1930

Cover of Games People Play

Games People Play

Eric Berne

3.8

1964

Cover of The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

Gavin de Becker

4.2

1997

Cover of The Definitive Book of Body Language

The Definitive Book of Body Language

Allan Pease, Barbara Pease

4.0

2004

Cover of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion

Jonathan Haidt

4.2

2012

Cover of The Wave

The Wave

Morton Rhue, Todd Strasser

3.5

1981

Cover of The Society of the Spectacle

The Society of the Spectacle

Guy Debord, Donald Nicholson-Smith

4.0

1967

Cover of The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

4.0

1963

Cover of Outliers: The Story of Success

Outliers: The Story of Success

Malcolm Gladwell

4.1

2008

Cover of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Malcolm Gladwell

3.9

2005

Cover of She's Come Undone

She's Come Undone

Wally Lamb

3.8

1992

Cover of White Oleander

White Oleander

Janet Fitch

3.9

1999

Cover of The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff

3.9

1943

Cover of The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow

4.3

2008

Cover of Who Moved My Cheese?

Who Moved My Cheese?

Spencer Johnson, Kenneth H. Blanchard

3.7

1998

Cover of The Namesake

The Namesake

Jhumpa Lahiri

4.0

2003

Cover of Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

3.9

1937

Cover of The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

Charles Duhigg

4.0

2011

Cover of Ways of Seeing

Ways of Seeing

John Berger

3.8

1972

Cover of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

Robert M. Pirsig

3.8

1974

Cover of Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

4.1

2011

Cover of Sphere

Sphere

Michael Crichton

3.8

1987

Cover of Nine Stories

Nine Stories

J.D. Salinger

4.2

1953

Cover of Blindness

Blindness

José Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero

4.1

1995

Cover of Anthem

Anthem

Ayn Rand

3.6

1938

Cover of Handle with Care

Handle with Care

Jodi Picoult

4.0

2009

Cover of The Accidental Tourist

The Accidental Tourist

Anne Tyler, Jennifer Bassett

3.9

1985

Cover of Ulysses

Ulysses

James Joyce

3.7

1922

Cover of Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

William Styron

4.2

1979

Cover of The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories

The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

4.0

1892

Cover of PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives (PostSecret)

PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives (PostSecret)

Frank Warren

4.0

2005

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 Naked Lunch

Naked Lunch

William S. Burroughs, James Grauerholz, Barry Miles

3.5

1959

Cover of Stolen: A Letter to My Captor

Stolen: A Letter to My Captor

Lucy Christopher

3.9

2009

Cover of He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo

3.6

2004

Cover of Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

Joshua Foer

3.9

2011

Cover of Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's

Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's

John Elder Robison

3.9

2007

Cover of Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

David Bayles, Ted Orland

3.7

1993

Cover of Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Robert B. Cialdini

4.2

1984

Cover of The Yellow Wall-Paper

The Yellow Wall-Paper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Elaine Hedges

4.1

1892

Cover of The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

Jon Ronson

3.9

2011

Cover of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams

Deepak Chopra

4.1

2013

Cover of The Interpretation of Dreams

The Interpretation of Dreams

Sigmund Freud

3.8

1899

Cover of Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

Vicki Myron, Bret Witter

3.9

2008

Cover of Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

Oliver Sacks

3.9

2007

Cover of The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer

Nicholas Evans

3.8

1995

Cover of Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

Hubert Selby Jr., Darren Aronofsky, Richard Price

4.1

1978

Cover of The 48 Laws of Power

The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene, Joost Elffers

4.2

1988

Cover of Stumbling on Happiness

Stumbling on Happiness

Daniel Todd Gilbert

3.8

2006

Cover of This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

Daniel J. Levitin

3.9

2006

Cover of False Memory

False Memory

Dean Koontz

3.9

1999

Cover of Battle Royale

Battle Royale

Koushun Takami, Yuji Oniki

4.2

1999

Cover of The Arrival

The Arrival

Shaun Tan

4.3

2006

Cover of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Carol S. Dweck

4.0

2006

Cover of The Seat of the Soul

The Seat of the Soul

Gary Zukav

4.0

1989

Cover of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein

3.8

2008

Cover of Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment

Steve Harvey

3.8

2009

Cover of The Art of Loving

The Art of Loving

Erich Fromm, Peter D. Kramer, Rainer Funk

4.0

1956

Cover of Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

4.1

1990

Cover of Between Sisters

Between Sisters

Kristin Hannah

4.0

2003

Cover of Think Like a Freak

Think Like a Freak

Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

3.8

2014

Cover of The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

Naoki Higashida, K.A. Yoshida, David Mitchell

3.8

2005

Cover of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth

T. Harv Eker

4.1

2005

Cover of The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

W. Somerset Maugham

4.2

1944

Cover of Imagine: How Creativity Works

Imagine: How Creativity Works

Jonah Lehrer

3.8

2012

Cover of Giovanni's Room

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

4.2

1956

Cover of Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls

Mary Pipher

3.9

1994

Cover of So You've Been Publicly Shamed

So You've Been Publicly Shamed

Jon Ronson

3.9

2015

Cover of Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype

Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype

Clarissa Pinkola Estés

4.2

1992

Cover of The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

Barry Schwartz

3.8

2004

Cover of Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing

Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing

Caroline Myss

4.1

1996

Cover of Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life

Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life

Henry Cloud, John Townsend

4.2

1992

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 Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

John Medina

4.0

2008

Cover of Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?

Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?

Roz Chast

4.1

2014

Cover of Unlimited Power : The New Science Of Personal Achievement

Unlimited Power : The New Science Of Personal Achievement

Anthony Robbins, Kenneth H. Blanchard, Jason Winters

4.2

1986

Cover of The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

Joseph Murphy, Ian McMahan

4.1

1962

Cover of Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives

Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives

Gretchen Rubin

3.8

2015

Cover of A Wedding in December

A Wedding in December

Anita Shreve

3.1

2005

Cover of For Women Only: What You Need to Know about the Inner Lives of Men

For Women Only: What You Need to Know about the Inner Lives of Men

Shaunti Feldhahn

4.1

2004

Cover of The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It

The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It

Kelly McGonigal

4.1

2011

Cover of His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage

His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage

Willard F. Harley Jr.

4.1

1986

Cover of The Millionaire Mind

The Millionaire Mind

Thomas J. Stanley

4.2

2006

Cover of The Dance Of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships

The Dance Of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships

Harriet Lerner

4.0

1985

Cover of Wolf in White Van

Wolf in White Van

John Darnielle

3.7

2014

Cover of Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior

Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior

Ori Brafman, Rom Brafman

3.8

2008

Cover of Lost Souls

Lost Souls

Poppy Z. Brite

3.9

1992

Cover of When We Were Orphans

When We Were Orphans

Kazuo Ishiguro

3.5

2000

Cover of What the Night Knows

What the Night Knows

Dean Koontz

3.7

2010

Cover of How the Mind Works

How the Mind Works

Steven Pinker

4.0

1997

Cover of The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands

The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands

Laura C. Schlessinger

3.7

2003

Cover of The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

Jonathan Haidt

4.1

2005

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 The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.

The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.

Adelle Waldman

3.3

2013

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 Man and His Symbols

Man and His Symbols

C.G. Jung, Joseph L. Henderson, Aniela Jaffé, Jolande Jacobi, John Freeman, Marie-Louise von Franz

4.2

1964

Cover of Little Bear's Friend

Little Bear's Friend

Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak

4.3

1960

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