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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,409,896 ratings — published 2018
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as practical)
avg rating 3.98 — 28,913 ratings — published 1940
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,189,259 ratings — published 1936
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as practical)
avg rating 4.16 — 841,476 ratings — published 1989
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as practical)
avg rating 4.16 — 197,944 ratings — published 2016
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as practical)
avg rating 3.88 — 399,404 ratings — published 2010
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 183,535 ratings — published 1984
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 613,677 ratings — published 2011
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 575,600 ratings — published 2012
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as practical)
avg rating 4.16 — 139,546 ratings — published 2021
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 225,619 ratings — published 2016
The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 359,892 ratings — published 2020
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.05 — 98,887 ratings — published 2019
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 276,760 ratings — published 2018
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 170,271 ratings — published 2001
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 237,418 ratings — published 2017
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 1,480,477 ratings — published 2016
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 181,916 ratings — published 2006
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 630,122 ratings — published 2005
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.27 — 491,600 ratings — published 1990
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 484,581 ratings — published 2012
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.06 — 51,966 ratings — published 2012
The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 242,669 ratings — published 1999
The 4-Hour Workweek (ebook)
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avg rating 3.90 — 342,068 ratings — published 2007
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money—That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 757,910 ratings — published 1997
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 89,328 ratings — published 1981
The Art of War (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 594,642 ratings — published -500
How to Keep House While Drowning (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.20 — 85,032 ratings — published 2022
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.05 — 136,264 ratings — published 2011
How to Take Smart Notes (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as practical)
avg rating 4.07 — 14,194 ratings — published 2017
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 114,580 ratings — published 1994
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.30 — 332,127 ratings — published 2018
Ultralearning: The Essential Guide To Mastering Hard Skills And Future-Proofing Your Career (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.95 — 16,078 ratings — published 2019
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 90,050 ratings — published 1992
The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 373,020 ratings — published 2011
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 91,163 ratings — published 1990
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 139,847 ratings — published 1995
The Intelligent Investor (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 157,194 ratings — published 1949
Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 104,117 ratings — published 2023
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 249,046 ratings — published 2012
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 417,138 ratings — published 2014
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 9,374 ratings — published 2014
The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 229,810 ratings — published 2010
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 77,277 ratings — published 2009
Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 888,188 ratings — published 2008
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 51,764 ratings — published 1999
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as practical)
avg rating 4.49 — 105,808 ratings — published 2019
The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.10 — 94,575 ratings — published 2012
SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 5,715 ratings — published 1986
The War of Art (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 123,297 ratings — published 2002
“Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars. This is true freedom, a good practical sort of immortality.”
― My First Summer in the Sierra
― My First Summer in the Sierra
“The most abstract truth is the most practical.”
― Nature
― Nature
