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Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life
Ozan Varol
NonfictionHomo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
Yuval Noah Harari
NonfictionDigital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Cal Newport
NonfictionThe Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
Jonathan Haidt
PsychologyThe Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
Gavin de Becker
NonfictionOutliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell
NonfictionQuiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Susan Cain
NonfictionBreaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
Joe Dispenza
Self HelpBarking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
Eric Barker
NonfictionAttached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love
Amir Levine
NonfictionWhy Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
Julie Smith
NonfictionEat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes
Tom Rath
NonfictionBecoming Supernatural: How Common People are Doing the Uncommon
Joe Dispenza
Self HelpADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction—From Childhood Through Adulthood
Edward M. Hallowell
AdhdFactfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Hans Rosling
NonfictionBurnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Emily Nagoski
NonfictionThinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
NonfictionEmotional: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking
Leonard Mlodinow
PsychologyBreath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor
NonfictionEmotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Daniel Goleman
PsychologyThe Secret Body: How the New Science of the Human Body Is Changing the Way We Live
Daniel M. Davis
ScienceGenius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life
Max Lugavere
HealthFlow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
PsychologySupercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
Charles Duhigg
NonfictionMind Hacking: How to Change Your Mind for Good in 21 Days
John Hargrave
Self HelpStolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
Johann Hari
NonfictionNo Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness
Michelle Segar
NonfictionHyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction
Chris Bailey
ProductivityA Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
Daniel H. Pink
Nonfiction21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari
NonfictionSeeking Wisdom: From Darwin To Munger
Peter Bevelin
PhilosophyUltralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
Scott H. Young
NonfictionThe Power of Neuroplasticity
Shad Helmstetter
PsychologyAntifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
NonfictionNudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Richard H. Thaler
NonfictionUnlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive
Kevin Horsley
Self HelpSkincare: the Ultimate No-Nonsense Guide
Caroline Hirons
NonfictionBlink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Malcolm Gladwell
NonfictionTiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything
B.J. Fogg
Self HelpThe Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
NonfictionRange: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
David Epstein
NonfictionThe Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting
Jason Fung
HealthIndistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
Nir Eyal
NonfictionHow Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
Michael Greger
HealthYou're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters
Kate Murphy
NonfictionFocus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence
Daniel Goleman
PsychologyThe Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
Daniel J. Siegel
ParentingGut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ
Giulia Enders
NonfictionNot a Diet Book: Take Control. Gain Confidence. Change Your Life.
James Smith
NonfictionThe 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman
Timothy Ferriss
HealthNever Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters
Gleb Tsipursky
BusinessFast, Feast, Repeat: The Comprehensive Guide to Delay, Don't Deny® Intermittent Fasting
Gin Stephens
HealthRemember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
Lisa Genova
NonfictionThe Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
Dan Ariely
PsychologyThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk
NonfictionHow to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking
Sönke Ahrens
NonfictionThinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
Annie Duke
BusinessPsycho-Cybernetics: A New Way to Get More Living Out of Life
Maxwell Maltz
Self HelpThe Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Malcolm Gladwell
NonfictionFeeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
David D. Burns
PsychologyAccessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve: Self-Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Autism
Stanley D. Rosenberg
HealthThe Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
Daniel Z. Lieberman
ScienceHumankind: A Hopeful History
Rutger Bregman
NonfictionThe Design of Everyday Things
Donald A. Norman
DesignDopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Anna Lembke
NonfictionPredictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Dan Ariely
PsychologySapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
NonfictionAlgorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Brian Christian
NonfictionDavid and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
Malcolm Gladwell
NonfictionAuthentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment
Martin E.P. Seligman
PsychologyLifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To
David A. Sinclair
ScienceThe Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer
Steven Kotler
NonfictionThe Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
Elaine N. Aron
NonfictionForks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health
Gene Stone
HealthHow Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
Michael Greger
HealthWhy We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease―and How to Fight It
Benjamin Bikman
HealthFood Rules: An Eater's Manual
Michael Pollan
NonfictionSuper forecast (Market version)
Philip E. Tetlock
NonfictionThe Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté
NonfictionThe Art of Thinking Clearly
Rolf Dobelli
NonfictionInfluence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert B. Cialdini
PsychologyChatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
Ethan Kross
NonfictionThe Power of Your Subconscious Mind
Joseph Murphy
Self HelpThe Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
Atul Gawande
NonfictionContagious: Why Things Catch On
Jonah Berger
BusinessThe Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan
NonfictionHow to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day
Michael J. Gelb
NonfictionSolve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy
Mo Gawdat
NonfictionTalking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell
NonfictionSleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success
Shawn Stevenson
HealthWhy We Dream: The Transformative Power of Our Nightly Journey
Alice Robb
NonfictionBiohack Your Brain: How to Boost Cognitive Health, Performance & Power
Kristen Willeumier
HealthGames People Play
Eric Berne
PsychologyThinking In Systems: A Primer
Donella H. Meadows
NonfictionWorking with Emotional Intelligence
Daniel Goleman
PsychologyThe Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
ScienceThe Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
Daniel J. Levitin
NonfictionPeak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day
Amishi P. Jha
Self HelpHow Innovation Works: Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time
Matt Ridley
BusinessThe Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
Daniel H. Pink
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