Intellectually Stimulating Books

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 1,225,217 ratings — published 2011
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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 138,445 ratings — published 2007
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The Last Lecture The Last Lecture (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.26 — 361,055 ratings — published 2008
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 167,003 ratings — published 2021
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 849,348 ratings — published 1946
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 34,440 ratings — published 2016
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 853,744 ratings — published 2008
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 199,140 ratings — published 2018
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.20 — 107,057 ratings — published 2014
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.96 — 617,676 ratings — published 2005
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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 — 890,428 ratings — published 2005
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Atlas Shrugged Atlas Shrugged (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 404,503 ratings — published 1957
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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 32,586 ratings — published 2010
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This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 7,075 ratings — published 2012
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E=mc²: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation E=mc²: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.10 — 8,297 ratings — published 2000
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,777,336 ratings — published 2012
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Tom Lake Tom Lake (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 471,382 ratings — published 2023
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Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen (ebook)
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avg rating 4.31 — 15,429 ratings — published 2018
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The Frozen River The Frozen River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.39 — 458,614 ratings — published 2023
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,719,507 ratings — published 2022
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,806,406 ratings — published 2018
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The Book of Woman The Book of Woman (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.79 — 3,444 ratings — published 1976
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Calculated (Calculated #1) Calculated (Calculated #1)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,069 ratings — published 2021
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sadananda sadananda (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.06 — 36 ratings — published
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The City and Its Uncertain Walls The City and Its Uncertain Walls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.76 — 31,596 ratings — published 2023
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Intermezzo Intermezzo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.83 — 299,701 ratings — published 2024
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Dubliners Dubliners (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.84 — 172,299 ratings — published 1914
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You Are the World You Are the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.28 — 342 ratings — published 1972
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.03 — 29,463 ratings — published 1962
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New Science New Science (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 926 ratings — published 1725
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The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,846 ratings — published 1996
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The Glass Bead Game The Glass Bead Game (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.10 — 41,772 ratings — published 1943
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The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.17 — 9,466 ratings — published 2011
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.34 — 112,443 ratings — published 2010
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Gravity’s Rainbow Gravity’s Rainbow (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.01 — 47,421 ratings — published 1973
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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.81 — 41,846 ratings — published 2005
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Medieval Bodies: Life and Death in the Middle Ages Medieval Bodies: Life and Death in the Middle Ages (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,583 ratings — published 2018
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All That Remains: A Life in Death All That Remains: A Life in Death (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.16 — 15,165 ratings — published 2018
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.22 — 106,486 ratings — published 2014
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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.17 — 62,215 ratings — published 2013
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Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.09 — 5,358 ratings — published 2003
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Chaos: Making a New Science Chaos: Making a New Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.03 — 40,555 ratings — published 1987
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The Sudden Appearance of Hope The Sudden Appearance of Hope (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 3.64 — 11,890 ratings — published 2016
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The Leopard The Leopard (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 45,699 ratings — published 1958
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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.33 — 48,799 ratings — published 2020
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Exact Thinking in Demented Times: The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science Exact Thinking in Demented Times: The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.14 — 609 ratings — published 2015
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 216,819 ratings — published 1864
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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.18 — 30,956 ratings — published 2016
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Debt: The First 5,000 Years Debt: The First 5,000 Years (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.21 — 26,171 ratings — published 2011
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectually-stimulating)
avg rating 4.11 — 532,816 ratings — published 1984
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