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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,289,886 ratings — published 2011
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 600,333 ratings — published 2011
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as brainy)
avg rating 4.13 — 568,942 ratings — published 2012
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as brainy)
avg rating 4.01 — 860,807 ratings — published 2000
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 903,503 ratings — published 2005
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 626,093 ratings — published 2005
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 877,088 ratings — published 2008
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Love on the Brain Love on the Brain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as brainy)
avg rating 3.90 — 659,278 ratings — published 2022
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The Love Hypothesis The Love Hypothesis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 1,971,693 ratings — published 2021
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as brainy)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,354,425 ratings — published 2018
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Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up To Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up To (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 11,060 ratings — published 2016
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,591,173 ratings — published 1948
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as brainy)
avg rating 4.50 — 180,010 ratings — published 2013
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To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 2,523 ratings — published 1985
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Love, Theoretically Love, Theoretically (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 693,830 ratings — published 2023
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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1) Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as brainy)
avg rating 3.96 — 223,671 ratings — published 2023
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 89,238 ratings — published 2018
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All About Love: New Visions All About Love: New Visions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 143,697 ratings — published 1999
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 144,529 ratings — published 2016
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,109,467 ratings — published 1932
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 118,822 ratings — published 2010
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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 229,024 ratings — published -400
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 463,985 ratings — published 1997
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Stories of Your Life and Others Stories of Your Life and Others (ebook)
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avg rating 4.25 — 128,445 ratings — published 2002
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as brainy)
avg rating 4.48 — 119,292 ratings — published 2010
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as brainy)
avg rating 4.09 — 64,844 ratings — published 2012
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Piranesi Piranesi (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 513,173 ratings — published 2020
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The Au Pair Affair (Big Shots, #2) The Au Pair Affair (Big Shots, #2)
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avg rating 3.59 — 96,634 ratings — published 2024
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 502,564 ratings — published 2022
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Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2) Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
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avg rating 4.24 — 108,766 ratings — published 2024
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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as brainy)
avg rating 3.77 — 495,289 ratings — published 2018
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I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as brainy)
avg rating 4.24 — 74,000 ratings — published 1934
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Sophie’s World Sophie’s World (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as brainy)
avg rating 3.97 — 286,319 ratings — published 1991
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 164,616 ratings — published 2020
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.70 — 40,887 ratings — published 2021
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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 64,674 ratings — published 2020
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Bad Feminist Bad Feminist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 119,945 ratings — published 2014
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 2,068,500 ratings — published 2011
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A Place of Greater Safety A Place of Greater Safety (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 12,310 ratings — published 1992
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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 340,257 ratings — published 2019
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as brainy)
avg rating 4.05 — 96,509 ratings — published 2005
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Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 8,627 ratings — published 2020
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Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 67,406 ratings — published 2012
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The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as brainy)
avg rating 4.08 — 511,821 ratings — published 2006
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How the Brain Lost Its Mind: Sex, Hysteria, and the Riddle of Mental Illness How the Brain Lost Its Mind: Sex, Hysteria, and the Riddle of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as brainy)
avg rating 3.62 — 516 ratings — published 2019
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as brainy)
avg rating 4.22 — 428,172 ratings — published 2003
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A Little History of Philosophy A Little History of Philosophy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 16,209 ratings — published 2011
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Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as brainy)
avg rating 4.05 — 97,252 ratings — published 2019
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 221,726 ratings — published 2014
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 179,792 ratings — published 2018
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