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Unlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick WarrenWild at Heart Expanded Edition by John EldredgeThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyThe Tears of Things by Richard Rohr
Most Helpful Personal & Professional Self-Help Books
1,231 books — 987 voters
Unlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickThe Tears of Things by Richard RohrThe Case for Christ by Lee StrobelGood Boundaries and Goodbyes by Lysa TerKeurstThe Bait Of Satan by John Bevere
Best Books That Grow You
1,325 books — 863 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Bildungsroman book
364 books — 323 voters
Dungeon Born by Dakota KroutAncient Ruins by Benjamin MedranoThe Slime Dungeon by Jeffrey "Falcon" LogueWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorDungeon Spawned by D.R. Rosier
Protagonist is a Dungeon
66 books — 164 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMistborn by Brandon SandersonAssassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Best Fantasy: Characters and Character Development
192 books — 120 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
Best Cognitive Development Books
57 books — 75 voters

Connect for Classroom Success by R. Janet WalravenYour Leadership Edge by Dr. Ravinder TulsianiNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyUpskill by Chris WatsonThe Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
Organizational Development reading
100 books — 64 voters
Don't Make Me Think by Steve KrugHTML5 for Web Designers by Jeremy KeithJavaScript by David FlanaganThe Art & Science of CSS by Cameron AdamsDesigning With Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman
Web Development
76 books — 56 voters

Why Nations Fail by Daron AcemoğluThis Changes Everything by Naomi KleinGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinCrony Capitalism in America by Hunter Lewis
Econs For Change
173 books — 47 voters
Excellent Sheep by William DeresiewiczManufacturing Consent by Edward S. HermanAnarchism by Pyotr KropotkinEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertDead Serious by Jane Mersky Leder
Books for counselor educators
62 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 TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyManage My Emotions by Kenneth J. Martz
Developmental Psychology
79 books — 43 voters
Driven to Distraction by Edward M. HallowellBoy Without Instructions by Penny WilliamsThe Explosive Child by Ross W. GreeneChild of Mine by Ellyn SatterThat Special Someone by Tanya Bullock
Best Pediatric Physical and Mental Health Books for Parents
39 books — 40 voters

Addie and the Divorce Disaster by Meghan BairdThe Empowered Parent by Joseph MoldoverThe Power of the Socratic Classroom by Charles Ames FischerDeep Listening by Emily KasrielHow to Draw People - "Easy Step-by-Step Drawing of People for... by Maribel Cruz
Strategies for Educators and Parents
20 books — 25 voters
The Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul OlaThe Jungle by Upton SinclairLethal But Legal by Nicholas FreudenbergMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderAid State by Jake Johnston
Public Health, Global Health, & Development
70 books — 24 voters

The Orphan Conspiracies by James MorcanSaving Wild by Lori RobinsonThe Treeline by Ben RawlenceIsle of Fire by Christian A. KullSaving Paradise by Mike Bond
Conservation and Development
47 books — 21 voters
Inspired by Marty CaganNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyThe Lean Startup by Eric RiesThe Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben HorowitzCrossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore
Product Management reads
25 books — 18 voters

Educational Game Design Fundamentals by George KalmpourtzisThe Animator's Survival Kit by Richard WilliamsGame Design Workshop by Tracy FullertonThe Art of Game Design by Jesse SchellZX Spectrum Games Code Club by Gary Plowman
Top Game Developer Books
10 books — 14 voters
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeBreasts and Eggs by Mieko KawakamiTop Heavy by Rhonda DeChambeauThanks for the Mammaries by Sarah DarmodyDoes My Body Offend You? by Mayra Cuevas
Breasts in Fiction
88 books — 13 voters

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperFish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly HuntAspergirls by Rudy SimoneBorn on a Blue Day by Daniel TammetI Think I Might Be Autistic by Cynthia Kim
Books About Disabilities and Neurodiversity
161 books — 12 voters
Why Nations Fail by Daron AcemoğluThe Company Valuation Playbook by Charles SunnucksThe Intelligent Investor by Benjamin GrahamToo Big to Fail by Andrew Ross SorkinUniversity of Berkshire Hathaway by Daniel Pecaut
Economist - Buttonwood: The Best Books On Finance and Economics
18 books — 11 voters

I Love My Doctor, But... by Lawrence W. GoldThirty Million Words by Dana SuskindHow to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele FaberThe Extended Mind by Annie Murphy PaulSincerely, Your Autistic Child by Autistic Women and Nonbinar...
Books for Speech Therapists
10 books — 8 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisDeacon King Kong by James McBrideThis Is Chance! by Jon MooallemThe Promised Neverland, Vol. 1 by Kaiu Shirai
2020 Acquisitions & Development for TV/Film Adaptations (Part 1 - Jan. to July)
100 books — 4 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingNumber One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li
2020 Acquisitions & Development for TV/Film Adaptations (Part 2 - July to Present)
30 books — 3 voters
The Boyfriend App by Katie SiseHeartstream by Tom PollockThe Pretty App by Katie SiseClick'd by Tamara Ireland StoneLove, Decoded by Jennifer Yen
YA & Middle Grade App Fiction
20 books — 3 voters

R for Programmers by Dan ZhangEssential Software Development by AppJungle NET LLCSoftware Designers in Action by Marian PetreSoftware Engineering for Science by Jeffrey C. CarverJava Programming Fundamentals by Premchand S. Nair
Humble Bundle - Software Engineering and Design - January 2023
14 books — 2 voters
Extractivisms by Eduardo GudynasLa lección nórdica by José Miguel AhumadaThe Essential Guide to Critical Development Studies by Henry VeltmeyerBuen Vivir and the Challenges to Capitalism in Latin America by Henry Veltmeyer
Critical development studies
4 books — 1 voter

Free Software Free Society 3rd Edition by Richard M. StallmanFree as in Freedom by Sam WilliamsThe Cathedral & the Bazaar by Eric S. RaymondHacking Capitalism by Johan SöderbergFor Fun and Profit by Christopher Tozzi
Free and Open-Source Software
21 books — 1 voter
Built to Last by Jim CollinsLeading the Transformation by Gary GruverEffective Devops by Jennifer DavisBeyond The Phoenix Project by Gene KimAccelerate by Nicole Forsgren
the best that DevOps generates in companies
9 books — 1 voter

Ignite Global Change by Alessandro CrimiDead Aid by Dambisa MoyoWhy Nations Fail by Daron AcemoğluThe Prosperity Paradox by Clayton M. ChristensenPoor Economics by Abhijit V. Banerjee
How to change the world
5 books — 1 voter
Mickey7 by Edward AshtonThe Night Always Comes by Willy VlautinThe Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanThe Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha ChristieThe Running Man by Richard Bachman
Soon To Be As Seen On Screen
44 books — 1 voter

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