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How to Hack Back Your Mind by Ramzi NajjarHow to Hack Back Your Mind by Ramzi NajjarPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyShe Who Wins by Renée C. Bauer
Self-help, improvement, life-changing
229 books — 220 voters
Bossypants by Tina FeyYes Please by Amy PoehlerLean In by Sheryl Sandberg#Girlboss by Sophia AmorusoIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Best Career Advice by Women for Women
121 books — 171 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussCrafting the Character ARC by Jennie JarvisBandersnatch by Diana Pavlac Glyer
Books for Aspiring Writers
142 books — 114 voters
Lean In by Sheryl SandbergNice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office by Lois P. FrankelThe Confidence Code by Katty KayHome Shopping Diva by Meg FlatherDrive by Daniel H. Pink
Books for Female Young Professionals
83 books — 80 voters

Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoHumankind by Brad AronsonThe Last Miracle Worker-2025 by Alan S. FergusonThe Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Best Non-Christian Spiritual Books
151 books — 78 voters
Turkey by Jack ScottThird Culture Kids by David C. PollockPerking the Pansies - Jack and Liam move to Turkey by Jack ScottTurkey by Jack ScottThe Essential Moving Guide For Families by Sara Boehm
Relocation
78 books — 50 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingBullies, Bastards and Bitches by Jessica Page MorrellWriting Fiction for Dummies by Randy IngermansonHooked by Les EdgertonTechniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight V. Swain
Writing Can Be Taught Books
53 books — 43 voters
The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb Tsipursky
Live the good life
29 books — 43 voters

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations by John BartlettOscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom by Oscar WildeEpigrams by Marcus Valerius MartialisThe Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain by Mark TwainThe Dictionary of Cliches by James T. Rogers
Collections of Epitaphs, Epigrams, Bon Mots, Lines, Phrases, and Quotations
118 books — 30 voters
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. PirsigPeanuts by Charles M. SchulzThe Secret Art of Dr. Seuss by Dr. SeussMythology by Alex RossThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Dave Manak
The Art of.........
457 books — 30 voters

Think, Trade, and Grow Rich! by Benjamin KahrimanThe Ecstatic Stock Market by David RasmussenJapanese Candlestick Charting Techniques by Steve NisonThe Intelligent Investor by Benjamin GrahamIn God We Trust by George P. Schwartz
Best Investing Books Ever
23 books — 27 voters
The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb Tsipursky
Reality Checks
9 books — 26 voters

Draw Like a Boss by Ashley EdgeThe New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty EdwardsThe Natural Way to Draw by Kimon NicolaïdesCartooning the Head and Figure by Jack HammThe Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams
Best Books For Aspiring Artists/Cartoonists/Designers
116 books — 24 voters
Asking for a Friend by Kara H.L. ChenDear Wendy by Ann ZhaoDear Student by Elly SwartzDear Sweet Pea by Julie MurphyMiss Fortune Cookie by Lauren Bjorkman
Advice Columnists in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
42 books — 15 voters

Babies Don't Make Small Talk (So Why Should I?) by Julie VickConscious Unparenting™ by Kim KinzieCliffsNotes Parents' Guide to Paying for College and Repaying... by Reyna GobelHow to Get Your Children to Clean Their Rooms Using Rubric Rules by Katie ElyHow To Raise A Smart Ass by Lucia Walinchus
Funny AND Useful Parenting Books
23 books — 12 voters
Outside, Inside by LeUyen PhamWindows by Patrick GuestNo Books For Benjamin? by R.G. de RouenP is for Pandemic by Tashawna BennettSchool in the Time of the Coronavirus by Emily Mazzulla
Best Children's Books about the Pandemic
23 books — 12 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingWriting 21st Century Fiction by Donald MaassInto the Woods by John YorkeThe Art of Fiction by John GardnerPlotting and Writing Suspense Fiction by Patricia Highsmith
Books on writing novels and short stories
19 books — 11 voters
To Train Up a Child by Michael PearlThe Plant Paradox by Steven R. GundryDianetics by L. Ron HubbardFrom My Cold Dead Fingers by Sheriff Richard MackRise Above by Gwen Shamblin Lara
Bad Advice
71 books — 9 voters

Coming Out Straight by Richard CohenHealing Homosexuality by Joseph NicolosiPursuing Sexual Wholeness by Andrew ComiskeySetting Love in Order by Mario BergnerTo Train Up a Child by Michael Pearl
Worst. Advice. Ever.
65 books — 8 voters
Letters to a Young Contrarian by Christopher HitchensLetters to a Young Novelist by Mario Vargas LlosaThe End of America by Naomi WolfLetter to a Young Teacher by Joseph V. Landy, S.J.A letter of serious advice to a young poet. by Jonathan Swift
Letters to the Young
51 books — 7 voters

The War of Art by Steven PressfieldThe Sorrow's Garden by Anthony CarinhasPut Them Through the Maze by T.D. McMichaelHow to Write Fiction by E.E. Doc Murdock101 Quotes For Aspiring Writers by Bangambiki Habyarimana
What inspired my writing
9 books — 6 voters
The Art of Living by EpictetusStefan Sagmeister by Stefan SagmeisterSolve for Happy by Mo GawdatThe Happiness Project by Gretchen RubinThe Social Leap by William Von Hippel
Happiness
84 books — 5 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingBig Magic by Elizabeth GilbertWriting on Empty by Natalie GoldbergLetters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria RilkeLight the Dark by Joe Fassler
Books Writers Should Read
9 books — 4 voters
Yours Cheerfully by A.J. PearceIf You Ask Me by Libby HubscherSymptoms of Being Human by Jeff GarvinMiss Lattimore's Letter by Suzanne AllainDear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce
Professional Advice Givers Fiction
32 books — 4 voters

Sex and The Single Girl by Helen Gurley BrownMake Do and Mend by Imperial War MuseumsHow to Run Your Home Without Help by Kay SmallshawMiss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior by Judith MartinKeeping Up Appearances by Roy Clarke
How to be a Lady (Vintage Advice)
37 books — 3 voters
The Art of Investing by Artenie AlexandruLive Off Dividends by Artenie AlexandruKing Rat by James ClavellThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakChild 44 by Tom Rob Smith
A book a week takes you to the peak
7 books — 3 voters

Hockey Tough by Saul L. MillerBehind the Orange Curtain by Larry ClayNavigating Youth Hockey by Ronald G. Levi Jr.The Mental Edge by Kenneth BaumThe Complete Player by Saul L. Miller
Hockey Advice
7 books — 2 voters
Boys Who Like Boys by Max ThomasHelping Gay Men Find Love by Israel MartinezGet Closer by Jeffrey N. CherninIntimacy Between Men by John H. DriggsLove Between Men by Rik Isensee
Dating and Relationship Advice for Queer/Gay/Bi Men
17 books — 1 voter

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