Genre search:Nonfiction

A Short History of Nearly Everything

by Bill Bryson
Paperback, 2003
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non-fiction, hisory, science, history of science, physics
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509

The God Delusion

by Richard Dawkins
Paperback, 2006
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non-fiction, religion, atheism, read in 2011
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211.8

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

by Jared Diamond Ph.D.
Paperback, 2017
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non-fiction, anthropology, history, civilization, read in 2021
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Civilizations Rise and Fall (1)
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303.4

Thinking, fast and slow

by Daniel Kahneman
Paper Book, 2011
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non-fiction, psychology, decision making, behavioral economics, Nobel, read in 2013, read in 2014
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153.4/2

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

by Oliver Burkeman
Hardcover, 2021
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non-fiction, time, time management, self-help, productivity, read in 2022
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650.1

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari
Paperback, 2018
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non-fiction, read in 2020
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909

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

by Malcolm Gladwell
Paperback, 2005
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non-fiction, psychology, cognitive psychology, rapid cognition, decision making, marketing, read in 2010
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153.44

Outliers: The Story of Success

by Malcolm Gladwell
Hardcover, 2008
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non-fiction, psychology, sociology, success, read in 2010
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302

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

by Malcolm Gladwell
Paperback, 2000
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non-fiction, social psychology, psychology, sociology, trends, read in 2010
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302

God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

by Christopher Hitchens
Paperback, 2007
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non-fiction, religion, atheism, read in 2011
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200

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

by Yuval Noah Harari
Paperback, 2019
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non-fiction, read in 2024
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909.83

Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

by Adam Grant
Hardcover, 2021
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non-fiction, psychology, read in 2024
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153.4

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 2018] Hans Rosling

by Hans Rosling
Hardcover, 2018
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non-fiction, read in 2024
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302.12

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

by Matthew Walker
Paperback, 2018
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non-fiction, sleep, read in 2023
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612.8

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

by Mary Roach
Book, 2003
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non-fiction, death, humor, read in 2012
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611

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

by Cal Newport
Hardcover, 2016
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non-fiction, productivity, self-help, read in 2022
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650.1

Digital Minimalism

by Cal Newport
Paperback, 2019
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non-fiction, self-help, productivity, read in 2023
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303.48

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Book, 2007
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non-fiction, philosophy, psychology, randomness, economics, read in 2013
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Incerto (2)
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003.54

The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America

by Timothy Snyder
Paperback, 2019
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non-fiction, politics, history, current affairs, read in 2022
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320.53094

Stumbling on Happiness

by Daniel Gilbert
Paperback, 2007
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non-fiction, psychology, happiness, read in 2021
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158

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

by Oliver Sacks
Paperback, 2007
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non-fiction, music, neuroscience, read in 2015
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781.11

Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

by Richard H. Thaler
Paperback, 2009
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non-fiction, economics, psychology, behavioral economics, decision making, read in 2013
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330.019

Selfish Gene

by Richard Dawkins
Book, 2004
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non-fiction, biology, evolution, genetics
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576.5

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

by Chip Heath
Hardcover, 2010
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non-fiction, psychology, management, organisational psychology, business, read in 2021
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303.4

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

by Dan Ariely
Paperback, 2009
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non-fiction, behavioral economics, psychology, cognitive psychology, decision making, marketing, economics, read in 2010
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153.83

What We Owe the Future

by William MacAskill
Hardcover, 2022
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non-fiction, futurism, ethics, read in 2023
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171.8

The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World

by Eric Weiner
Book, 2009
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non-fiction, happiness, humor, psychology, Netherlands, Switzerland, Bhutan, Qatar, Iceland, Moldova, Thailand — 5 more, India, Great Britain, USA, travel, read in 2011
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910.4

The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

by Nicholas Carr
Paperback, 2010
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non-fiction, media, internet, technology, neuroscience, psychology, read in 2014
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612.80285

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

by Daniel J. Levitin
Paperback, 2006
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non-fiction, music, neuroscience, psychology
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781.11

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

by Chip Heath
Book, 2007
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non-fiction, marketing, persuasion, psychology, social psychology, ideas, innovation, communication, read in 2011
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302.13

How the Mind Works

by Steven Pinker
CD audiobook, 1997
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non-fiction, psychology, evolution
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153

Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Paperback, 2020
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non-fiction, read in 2020
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Incerto (5)
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302.12

A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future

by Daniel H. Pink
Book, 2006
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non-fiction, creativity, psychology, read in 2012
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153.35

How To Win Friends and Influence People

by Dale Carnegie
Hardcover, 1936
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non-fiction, self-help, personal development, success, communication, read in 2009
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158.1

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto)

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Paperback, 2014
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non-fiction, read in 2020
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Incerto (4)
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155.2

Consider the lobster and other essays

by David Foster Wallace
Paper Book, 2005
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non-fiction, essays, humor, journalism, read in 2013
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814/.54

The Hero with a Thousand Faces

by Joseph Campbell
Book, 1949
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non-fiction, writing, archetypology, mythology
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291.13

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

by Richard P. Feynman
Paperback, 1997
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non-fiction, physics, memoir, Nobel, read in 2014
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Feynman Memoirs
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530.0924

The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

by Barry Schwartz
Paperback, 2004
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non-fiction, psychology, sociology, decision making, economics, behavioral economics, read in 2011
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302

The River of Consciousness

by Oliver Sacks
Paperback, 2018
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non-fiction, neuroscience, history of science, essays, read in 2022
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612.8

The 48 Laws of Power

by Robert Greene
Paperback, 2000
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non-fiction, psychology, leadership, power, history, business, strategy, persuasion, read in 2011
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303.3

How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them

by Jason Stanley
Paperback, 2020
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non-fiction, fascism, political theory, read in 2020
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321.9

The Art Of War

by Sun Tzu
Paperback, 1905
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non-fiction, strategy, philosophy, China, read in 2011
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355.02

A Brief History of Time

by Stephen Hawking
Paperback, 1988
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non-fiction, physics, cosmology
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523.1

The Prince

by Niccolo Machiavelli
Ebook, 1532
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non-fiction, Machiavelli, history, political science, Renaissance, read in 2013
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320.1

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

by John Medina
Hardcover, 2009
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non-fiction, psychology, learning, memory, neuroscience, brain, cognitive psychology, read in 2011
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612.82

Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor E. Frankl
Paperback, 1984
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non-fiction, psychology, logotherapy, existentialism, Holocaust, concentration camps, philosophy, read in 2012
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150.195

Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success

by Adam Grant
Paperback, 2014
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non-fiction, psychology, read in 2024
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158.2

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Paperback, 1979
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non-fiction, artificial intelligence, mathematics, philosophy, cognitive science
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510.1

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

by Stephen King
Book, 2000
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non-fiction, writing, autobiography, Stephen King, read in 2011
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813.54
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