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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as facts)
avg rating 4.35 — 204,827 ratings — published 2018
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as facts)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,300,433 ratings — published 2011
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as facts)
avg rating 4.22 — 430,373 ratings — published 2003
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as facts)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,455,832 ratings — published 2016
The Book of General Ignorance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as facts)
avg rating 3.75 — 11,274 ratings — published 2006
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as facts)
avg rating 4.14 — 198,947 ratings — published 2014
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as facts)
avg rating 4.17 — 604,875 ratings — published 2011
Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as facts)
avg rating 3.82 — 10,675 ratings — published 2020
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as facts)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,373,006 ratings — published 2018
Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as facts)
avg rating 4.19 — 880,991 ratings — published 2008
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 6 times as facts)
avg rating 4.18 — 292,711 ratings — published 2015
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as facts)
avg rating 4.33 — 176,949 ratings — published 2019
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as facts)
avg rating 4.37 — 234,011 ratings — published 2017
A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as facts)
avg rating 4.21 — 487,568 ratings — published 1988
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as facts)
avg rating 4.19 — 121,717 ratings — published 2015
1,227 QI Facts to Blow Your Socks Off (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as facts)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,176 ratings — published 2012
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as facts)
avg rating 4.07 — 481,424 ratings — published 2012
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as facts)
avg rating 4.34 — 323,907 ratings — published 2000
1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as facts)
avg rating 3.53 — 1,702 ratings — published 2010
You Might Be a Zombie and Other Bad News (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as facts)
avg rating 3.83 — 4,769 ratings — published 2011
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as facts)
avg rating 4.01 — 862,868 ratings — published 2000
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as facts)
avg rating 4.01 — 905,842 ratings — published 2005
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as facts)
avg rating 4.12 — 48,915 ratings — published 2019
101 Amazing Facts (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as facts)
avg rating 3.66 — 8,551 ratings — published 2014
1123 Hard to Believe Facts (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as facts)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,250 ratings — published 2016
Contrary to Popular Belief: More than 250 False Facts Revealed (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as facts)
avg rating 3.42 — 317 ratings — published 2005
At Home: A Short History of Private Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as facts)
avg rating 3.99 — 99,571 ratings — published 2010
Understanding FACTS: Concepts and Technology of Flexible AC Transmission Systems (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as facts)
avg rating 4.24 — 92 ratings — published 1999
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as facts)
avg rating 3.96 — 627,560 ratings — published 2005
The Happiest Man on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 4.62 — 138,053 ratings — published 2020
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 4.06 — 91,255 ratings — published 2015
21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 4.15 — 180,476 ratings — published 2018
The Sad Little Fact (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 3.81 — 948 ratings — published 2019
Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,224,579 ratings — published 2018
Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 4.21 — 8,696 ratings — published 2016
Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 4.14 — 12,543 ratings — published 2015
Sad Animal Facts (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 2,402 ratings — published 2016
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,272,112 ratings — published 1947
mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 4.00 — 397 ratings — published 2011
Why Do Men Have Nipples?: Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 3.40 — 9,384 ratings — published 1995
Listverse.com's Epic Book of Mind-Boggling Top 10 Lists: Unbelievable Facts and Astounding Trivia on Movies, Music, Crime, Celebrities, History, and More (Listverse.com Books)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 3.86 — 140 ratings — published 2014
The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 3.95 — 158,982 ratings — published 2011
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 4.06 — 245,226 ratings — published 2003
The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 4.23 — 12,786 ratings — published 2011
Stupid American History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 3.49 — 1,664 ratings — published 2009
Mental Floss Presents Forbidden Knowledge: A Wickedly Smart Guide to History's Naughtiest Bits (Mental Floss Presents)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 3.95 — 829 ratings — published 2005
Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,035 ratings — published 1987
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 4.16 — 123,801 ratings — published 1994
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 3.85 — 60,896 ratings — published 2008
Uncle John's Supremely Satisfying Bathroom Reader (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, #14)
by (shelved 4 times as facts)
avg rating 4.27 — 514 ratings — published 2001
“Truth' and 'facts' are 'sworn enemies,' but facts are often torn into a smokescreen and camouflaged into an appearance of alluring reliability. Only gullible people might swallow this for fear of being treated like dummies. ("The hidden sides of his character")”
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“For every fact there is an infinity of hypotheses. ”
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
