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How We Decide
Jonah Lehrer

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
Stuart Russell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Millionaire Success Habits: The Gateway To Wealth & Prosperity
Dean Graziosi

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN
Tara Brach

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Search Inside Yourself: Search Inside Yourself
Chade-Meng Tan

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success
Shawn Stevenson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Archaeology of Knowledge and The Discourse on Language
Michel Foucault

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1969

The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm
Tom Kelley, Jonathan Littman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

The Power Of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters
Emily Esfahani Smith

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy
Chris Bailey

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Female Masculinity
Jack Halberstam

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1998

Forged in Crisis
Nancy Koehn

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs
Kathleen M. Brown

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1996

The American Promise
James L. Roark, Michael P. Johnson, Patricia Cline Cohen, Sarah Stage, Susan M. Hartmann

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2001

The Power of Full Engagement
Jim Loehr, Tony Schwartz

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America
John Lewis

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2012

Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus
Carolina Maria De Jesus

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1960

Fast, Feast, Repeat: The Comprehensive Guide to Delay, Don't Deny Intermittent Fasting
Gin Stephens

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts
Jennie Allen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

In Other Words
Jhumpa Lahiri

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2015

Danse Macabre
Stephen King

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1981

The Sane Society
Erich Fromm

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1955

In Patagonia
Bruce Chatwin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1977

Live No Lies
John Mark Comer

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021

Modernity and Self-Identity: Self and Society in the Late Modern Age
Anthony Giddens

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1991

Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success
Napoleon Hill

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Permission Marketing: Turning Strangers Into Friends And Friends Into Customers
Seth Godin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works
Ash Maurya

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow
Tom Rath, Barry Conchie

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2007

Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well
Douglas Stone, Sheila Heen

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2007

The Disciplined Trader: Developing Winning Attitudes
Mark Douglas

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1990

The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
Peter F. Drucker

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1966

The Forever Witness: How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder
Edward Humes

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2022

The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships
Michael P. Nichols

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1994

The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
Alex Epstein

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
Steven Kotler

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Thank You Economy
Gary Vaynerchuk

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade
Pietra Rivoli

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light
Allison Holker

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Winning With People: Discover the People Principles That Work for You Every Time
John C. Maxwell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
Lisa Cron

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less
Sam Carpenter

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long
David Rock

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

Eros and Civilization
Herbert Marcuse

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1953

Sisters of the Yam
bell hooks

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1993

The Great Depression
Robert S. Mcelvaine

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1984

Born Survivors
Wendy Holden

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2015

Childhood and Society
Erik Erikson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1950

Be Obsessed or Be Average
Grant Cardone

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Holier Than Thou
Jackie Hill Perry

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021

How the Mighty Fall
Jim Collins

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

The Hidden Habits of Genius
Craig Wright

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Crowds and Power
Elias Canetti

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1960

Letting Go: The Pathway to Surrender
David R. Hawkins

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Murder Your Darlings: And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser
Roy Peter Clark

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Next of Kin: A Memoir
Gabrielle Hamilton

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

On Sparta
Plutarch

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 100

Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
Dr. William Davis

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2022

Wasted
Marya Hornbacher

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1998

The New Age of Sexism: How AI and Emerging Technologies Are Reinventing Misogyny
Laura Bates

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Your Story Has a Villain: Identify Spiritual Warfare and Learn How to Defeat the Enemy
Jonathan Pokluda

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Are You Fully Charged?: The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life
Tom Rath

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Before Happiness: The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change
Shawn Achor

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
Chogyam Trungpa

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1973

Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
Tom Holland

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
Donald A. Norman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church
Kevin Sack

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

The Courage to Be
Paul Tillich

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1952

The Handbook of Epictetus
Epictetus

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 125

The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
James Gleick

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

The New Rules of Marketing & PR: How to Use Social Media, Online Video, Mobile Applications, Blogs, News Releases, & Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly
David Meerman Scott

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2007

The Witches: Salem, 1692
Stacy Schiff

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
Ann Patchett

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2013

To Have or to Be?
Erich Fromm

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1976

What Are People For?
Wendell Berry

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1990

Prozac Nation
Elizabeth Wurtzel

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1994

The Relationship Cure
John M. Gottman, Joan DeClaire

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

The Magnolia Story
Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines, Mark Dagostino

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2016

The Nazi Conspiracy
Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2023

Eaarth
Bill McKibben

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

Here Comes Everybody
Clay Shirky

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
David S. Landes

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1998

The Path Made Clear
Oprah Winfrey

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

The Big Disconnect
Catherine Steiner-Adair

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Heart Life Music
Kenny Chesney, Holly Gleason

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Reality Is Broken
Jane McGonigal

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

In This Economy?
Kyla Scanlon

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2024

The Man Who Listens to Horses
Monty Roberts

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1996

Change by Design
Tim Brown

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

Firestorm
Jacob Soboroff

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

Shakespeare in a Divided America
James Shapiro

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

The Happiness of Pursuit
Chris Guillebeau

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Why Marriages Succeed or Fail
John M. Gottman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1995

Case Interview Secrets
Victor Cheng

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Organization Man
William H. Whyte

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1956

Leading at a Higher Level
Ken Blanchard

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

Our Inner Ape
Frans de Waal

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

Tiger, Tiger
James Patterson

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2024

Six Days of War
Michael Oren

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History
Penny Le Couteur, Jay Burreson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1991