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1	The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times by Jennifer Worth 4.20 avg rating — 81,435 ratings score: 441, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small, #3-4) by James Herriot 4.36 avg rating — 84,932 ratings score: 433, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir 4.12 avg rating — 74,055 ratings score: 401, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Papillon by Henri Charrière 4.23 avg rating — 78,074 ratings score: 399, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	History of Beauty by Umberto Eco (Editor) 3.82 avg rating — 70,366 ratings score: 364, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life by C.S. Lewis 4.06 avg rating — 71,892 ratings score: 338, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	'Tis by Frank McCourt 3.75 avg rating — 67,714 ratings score: 330, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Unf*ck Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life by Gary John Bishop 3.83 avg rating — 85,402 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4.50 avg rating — 90,729 ratings score: 297, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey 4.18 avg rating — 56,581 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know by Emily Oster 4.27 avg rating — 60,949 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp 4.02 avg rating — 58,644 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit 3.82 avg rating — 91,055 ratings score: 292, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ by Joseph Smith Jr. 4.22 avg rating — 92,782 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace 4.18 avg rating — 56,182 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Mythology by Edith Hamilton 4.04 avg rating — 61,760 ratings score: 287, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton 3.92 avg rating — 61,651 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life by Henry Cloud (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 91,093 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. 4.18 avg rating — 88,625 ratings score: 284, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes 3.70 avg rating — 55,386 ratings score: 283, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela 4.37 avg rating — 98,544 ratings score: 282, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander 3.74 avg rating — 66,309 ratings score: 280, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Héctor García (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 90,595 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 55,976 ratings score: 279, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abagnale 4.04 avg rating — 63,890 ratings score: 276, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport 4.05 avg rating — 99,910 ratings score: 274, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 92,766 ratings score: 272, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes 4.20 avg rating — 78,213 ratings score: 271, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 74,641 ratings score: 271, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business by Clayton M. Christensen 4.04 avg rating — 63,760 ratings score: 269, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Paris: A Memoir for Young Women in the Age of Influencers by Paris Hilton 4.20 avg rating — 94,473 ratings score: 269, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt 4.19 avg rating — 69,978 ratings score: 267, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter 4.28 avg rating — 54,368 ratings score: 267, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45 by Władysław Szpilman 4.26 avg rating — 81,842 ratings score: 265, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life: Before 8AM by Hal Elrod (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 88,269 ratings score: 265, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach 3.86 avg rating — 61,443 ratings score: 264, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 76,821 ratings score: 264, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A.J. Jacobs (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 69,717 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 58,149 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky 3.75 avg rating — 82,629 ratings score: 260, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller 3.97 avg rating — 59,137 ratings score: 260, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 84,698 ratings score: 259, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer 4.25 avg rating — 79,587 ratings score: 259, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Myth of Sisyphus, and Other Essays by Albert Camus 4.21 avg rating — 67,381 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson 4.07 avg rating — 88,198 ratings score: 257, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Cross and the Switchblade by David Wilkerson 4.27 avg rating — 61,390 ratings score: 257, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis 4.17 avg rating — 72,404 ratings score: 256, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach 3.95 avg rating — 61,649 ratings score: 255, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan 4.16 avg rating — 53,131 ratings score: 251, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery by Catherine Gildiner (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 73,994 ratings score: 251, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read 4.14 avg rating — 83,682 ratings score: 250, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1) by Gerald Durrell 4.16 avg rating — 67,444 ratings score: 250, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari 4.15 avg rating — 56,908 ratings score: 250, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life by Gary John Bishop 3.83 avg rating — 85,402 ratings score: 250, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich 4.40 avg rating — 67,898 ratings score: 247, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 80,276 ratings score: 246, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living by Shauna Niequist 3.82 avg rating — 65,142 ratings score: 244, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley 4.12 avg rating — 69,935 ratings score: 243, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi 4.35 avg rating — 91,489 ratings score: 242, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford 4.07 avg rating — 88,594 ratings score: 239, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler 3.80 avg rating — 55,202 ratings score: 238, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild 4.20 avg rating — 74,414 ratings score: 237, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 71,685 ratings score: 236, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione by Jonathan Haidt 4.19 avg rating — 69,978 ratings score: 236, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 50,818 ratings score: 236, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul by John Eldredge 3.95 avg rating — 92,347 ratings score: 233, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Spilled Milk by K.L. Randis (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 73,359 ratings score: 233, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 68,919 ratings score: 233, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder 4.21 avg rating — 90,764 ratings score: 232, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher 3.69 avg rating — 93,521 ratings score: 232, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster 3.87 avg rating — 51,123 ratings score: 232, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul by John Eldredge 3.93 avg rating — 91,402 ratings score: 231, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda 4.25 avg rating — 76,919 ratings score: 230, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 74,151 ratings score: 229, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre 4.51 avg rating — 98,929 ratings score: 228, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by Jay Shetty 4.17 avg rating — 89,636 ratings score: 228, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	I Feel Bad About My Neck and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron 3.74 avg rating — 94,659 ratings score: 226, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 76,082 ratings score: 225, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 87,006 ratings score: 225, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	What Is the What by Dave Eggers 4.15 avg rating — 88,526 ratings score: 224, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy J. Keller 4.23 avg rating — 79,002 ratings score: 224, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	A Year in Provence (Provence, #1) by Peter Mayle 4.01 avg rating — 86,008 ratings score: 223, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds 4.46 avg rating — 55,337 ratings score: 223, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Zeitoun by Dave Eggers 4.05 avg rating — 81,012 ratings score: 222, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 4.20 avg rating — 93,936 ratings score: 222, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together by Ron Hall 4.20 avg rating — 93,987 ratings score: 222, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 79,165 ratings score: 222, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child 4.25 avg rating — 80,459 ratings score: 222, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life by Bruce H. Wilkinson 3.98 avg rating — 92,646 ratings score: 221, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Have a Little Faith: a True Story by Mitch Albom (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 94,628 ratings score: 220, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda French Gates (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 65,534 ratings score: 220, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio (Goodreads Author) (Author/Narrator) 4.09 avg rating — 72,442 ratings score: 219, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 85,589 ratings score: 218, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard 4.22 avg rating — 83,495 ratings score: 218, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald 3.73 avg rating — 86,454 ratings score: 217, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward 3.87 avg rating — 66,053 ratings score: 217, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Boy: Tales of Childhood (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #1) by Roald Dahl 4.07 avg rating — 75,876 ratings score: 216, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1) by Edmund Morris 4.22 avg rating — 63,390 ratings score: 216, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! by Anthony Robbins (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 77,273 ratings score: 215, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown 4.37 avg rating — 74,480 ratings score: 215, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Mitchell (new)

Dec 24, 2013 12:36PM

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, A Short History of Nearly Everything and How to Win Friends and Influence People - all graduated.

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message 2: by Julie (last edited Mar 13, 2014 08:57PM) (new)

Mar 13, 2014 08:51PM

Little House in the Big Woods and other Laura Ingalls Wilder books are historical fiction.

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message 3: by Sophie (new)

May 06, 2014 03:32PM

Graduated:

The Hiding Place
John Adams
The Prince
Mere Christianity
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Maus I : A Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History
The God Delusion
A Brief History of Time
The Art of War

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message 4: by Mitchell (new)

May 06, 2014 04:25PM

Seems like it is time to go hunting for new books for this list.

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message 5: by Sophie (new)

May 06, 2014 04:39PM

I added a few just from looking on the non-fiction genre page.

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message 6: by Mitchell (new)

Sep 29, 2014 03:58PM

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking and Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea graduated

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message 7: by Mitchell (new)

Dec 24, 2014 03:55PM

Added a new nonfiction list for nonfiction with 10,000 to 24,999 ratings. Still think these lists are missing quite a few books though.

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...

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message 8: by Mitchell (new)

Jan 30, 2015 12:07PM

Man's Search for Meaning and On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft graduated

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message 9: by Lobstergirl (new)

Feb 26, 2015 09:23PM

Removed fiction:

Schindler's List
The House on Mango Street
On the Banks of Plum Creek
Year of Wonders

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message 10: by Max (new)

Jul 16, 2015 01:08PM

Cosmos added

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message 11: by Mitchell (new)

Aug 30, 2015 08:28PM

Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen: How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, and Her Sanity to Master the Art of Living and Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus graduated

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message 12: by Mitchell (new)

Sep 27, 2015 04:20PM

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith and Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance graduated

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message 13: by Mitchell (new)

Jan 17, 2017 11:05PM

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales graduated

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message 14: by Lobstergirl (new)

Jan 17, 2017 11:48PM

A Moveable Feast
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

are all books that could be added.

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message 15: by Mitchell (new)

Jan 18, 2017 08:22AM

Lobstergirl wrote: "A Moveable Feast
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
[book:The Black Swan: The Impac..."

thanks. added. and for anyone else out there who discovers books for this list but doesn't want to add them since they haven't read them, posting them like this is great.

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message 16: by Mitchell (new)

May 28, 2017 11:33PM

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln and The Joy of Cooking and The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom and The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing graduated

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message 17: by Claire (Clairby11xxx) (new)

Oct 18, 2017 03:52AM

Graduated 9 for ratings

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message 18: by Lobstergirl (new)

Oct 18, 2017 04:09PM

Claire (Clairby11xxx) wrote: "Graduated 9 for ratings"

You need to list the books you deleted, using the "add book/author" link.

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message 19: by Claire (Clairby11xxx) (last edited Oct 19, 2017 12:46AM) (new)

Oct 19, 2017 12:45AM

Lobstergirl wrote: "Claire (Clairby11xxx) wrote: "Graduated 9 for ratings"

You need to list the books you deleted, using the "add book/author" link."

I know didn't have time yesterday, here you go:
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Selfish Gene
The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
Between the World and Me
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

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message 20: by Sophie (last edited Jan 15, 2018 11:55AM) (new)

Jan 15, 2018 11:47AM

Removed All Creatures Great and Small
SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book
Rework

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message 21: by Mitchell (new)

Jan 15, 2018 04:00PM

Claire (Clairby11xxx) wrote: "Lobstergirl wrote: "Claire (Clairby11xxx) wrote: "Graduated 9 for ratings"

You need to list the books you deleted, using the "add book/author" link."

I know didn't have time yesterday, here you g..."

I didn't spot this until now.... thanks so much for graduating these books.

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message 22: by Claire (Clairby11xxx) (new)

Mar 09, 2018 03:18AM

Graduated:
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

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message 23: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Mar 07, 2019 10:36AM