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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

ByDaron Acemoğlu,James A. Robinson

Foundation and Empire

#2 of 7 in Foundation (Publication Order)

Foundation and Empire

ByIsaac Asimov

The spirit level: why more equal societies almost always do better

The spirit level: why more equal societies almost always do better

ByRichard G. Wilkinson,Kate E. Pickett

The Golden Compass

#1 of 3 in His Dark Materials

The Golden Compass

ByPhilip Pullman

Animal Farm

ByGeorge Orwell,Boris Grabnar(Translator),+2 more

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

#3 of 7 in Millennium

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

ByStieg Larsson,Reg Keeland(Translator)

Blood of the Fold

#3 of 11 in Sword of Truth

Blood of the Fold

ByTerry Goodkind

Mistborn: The Final Empire

#1 of 3 in The Mistborn Saga: The Original Trilogly

Mistborn: The Final Empire

ByBrandon Sanderson

Steve Jobs

ByWalter Isaacson

2011 • 889 Readers • 656 pages • 4.2

The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't

The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't

ByNate Silver

Brave New World

Brave New World

ByAldous Huxley

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

#3 of 8 in Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

ByJ. K. Rowling

A Feast for Crows

#4 of 7 in A Song of Ice and Fire

A Feast for Crows

ByGeorge R.R. Martin

Lord of Chaos

#6 of 14 in The Wheel of Time

ByRobert Jordan

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

ByF. Scott Fitzgerald

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

#1 of 4 in Freakonomics

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

BySteven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

The shark mutiny

The shark mutiny

ByPatrick Robinson

The Name of the Wind

#1 of 3 in The Kingkiller Chronicle

The Name of the Wind

ByPatrick Rothfuss

The Two Towers

#2 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

ByJ.R.R. Tolkien

1984

ByGeorge Orwell

The Currents of Space

#2 of 3 in Galactic Empire

The Currents of Space

ByIsaac Asimov

The Death of Kings

#2 of 5 in Emperor

The Death of Kings

ByConn Iggulden

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

#7 of 8 in Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

ByJ. K. Rowling

The Hobbit

Middle-earth Legendarium

ByJ.R.R. Tolkien

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

#4 of 8 in Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

ByJ. K. Rowling

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

#4 of 5 in Incerto

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

ByNassim Nicholas Taleb

New Spring

#0 of 14 in The Wheel of Time

ByRobert Jordan

Beautiful Evidence

Beautiful Evidence

ByEdward R. Tufte

A Short History of Nearly Everything

A Short History of Nearly Everything

ByBill Bryson

Warbreaker

2 The Cosmere

El aliento de los dioses

ByBrandon Sanderson

The Path of Daggers

#8 of 14 in The Wheel of Time

The Path of Daggers

ByRobert Jordan

Cat's Cradle

ByKurt Vonnegut

The City and the Stars

The City and the Stars

ByArthur C. Clarke

184 Readers • 3.8

A Guide to the Good Life

A Guide to the Good Life

ByWilliam B. Irvine

The Great Hunt

#2 of 14 in The Wheel of Time

ByRobert Jordan

A Clash of Kings

#2 of 7 in A Song of Ice and Fire

A Clash of Kings

ByGeorge R.R. Martin

Never Let Go

ByDan John

The Well of Ascension

#2 of 3 in The Mistborn Saga: The Original Trilogly

The Well of Ascension

ByBrandon Sanderson

Letters from a Stoic

Letters from a Stoic

BySeneca

Guns, Germs and Steel

#1 of 3 in Civilizations Rise and Fall

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

ByJared M. Diamond

The Emperor's Soul

3 Elantris

The Emperor's Soul

ByBrandon Sanderson

Legion

#1 of 3 in Legion

ByBrandon Sanderson

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

#5 of 8 in Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

ByJ. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

#6 of 8 in Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

ByJ. K. Rowling

Winter's Heart

#9 of 14 in The Wheel of Time

ByRobert Jordan

Crossroads of Twilight

#10 of 14 in The Wheel of Time

Crossroads of Twilight

ByRobert Jordan

A Crown of Swords

#7 of 14 in The Wheel of Time

A Crown of Swords

ByRobert Jordan

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

#2 of 8 in Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

ByJ. K. Rowling

Prince of Thorns

#1 of 3 in The Broken Empire

Prince of Thorns

ByMark Lawrence

The New New Deal

The New New Deal

ByMichael Grunwald

2012 • 2 Readers • 432 pages • 4

The Ghost Brigades

#2 of 6 in Old Man's War

The Ghost Brigades

ByJohn Scalzi

2006 • 470 Readers • 10h 25m • 4

Knife of Dreams

#11 of 14 in The Wheel of Time

Knife of Dreams

ByRobert Jordan

Towers of Midnight

#13 of 14 in The Wheel of Time

Towers of Midnight

ByRobert Jordan,Brandon Sanderson

The (Mis)Behavior of Markets

The (Mis)Behavior of Markets

ByBenoît B. Mandelbrot,Richard L. Hudson

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

ByNeil Gaiman,Terry Pratchett

Prelude to Foundation

#6 of 7 in Foundation (Publication Order)

ByIsaac Asimov

V for Vendetta

#1 of 10 in V for Vendetta

ByAlan Moore

King of Thorns

#2 of 3 in The Broken Empire

ByMark Lawrence

Zen in the Art of Archery

Zen in the Art of Archery

ByEugen Herrigel

Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

ByCarl Sagan,Ann Druyan

Drift

ByRachel Maddow

Robots and Empire

#4 of 4 in Robot

Robots and Empire

ByIsaac Asimov

ByNaomi Klein

The Girl Who Played With Fire

#2 of 7 in Millennium

The Girl Who Played with Fire

ByStieg Larsson,Reg Keeland(Translator)

Nimitz Class

#1 of 6 in Admiral Arnold Morgan

ByPatrick Robinson

Faith of the Fallen

#6 of 11 in Sword of Truth

Faith of the Fallen

ByTerry Goodkind

Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training

Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training

ByMark Rippetoe,Lon Kilgore

Phantom

#10 of 11 in Sword of Truth

ByTerry Goodkind

Chainfire

#9 of 11 in Sword of Truth

ByTerry Goodkind

Soul of the Fire

#5 of 11 in Sword of Truth

Soul of the Fire

ByTerry Goodkind

Debt of Bones

#0.5 of 11 in Sword of Truth

ByTerry Goodkind

The Omen Machine

#1 of 4 in Richard and Kahlan

The Omen Machine

ByTerry Goodkind

The Strike at Shayol Ghul

#0.1 of 14 in The Wheel of Time

The Strike at Shayol Ghul

ByRobert Jordan

Unweaving the Rainbow

Unweaving the Rainbow

ByRichard Dawkins

1999 • 31 Readers • 336 pages • 4

Chains of Command

#3 of 4 in Independent

Chains of Command

ByDale Brown

Lord of the Silver Bow

#1 of 3 in Troy

Lord of the Silver Bow

ByDavid Gemmell

2005 • 48 Readers • 483 pages • 4

The Way of Zen

ByAlan Watts

1957 • 90 Readers • 236 pages • 3.9

The Amber Spyglass

#3 of 3 in His Dark Materials

The Amber Spyglass

ByPhilip Pullman

The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World

The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World

ByMarti Olsen Laney

2002 • 32 Readers • 340 pages • 3.3

Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions

Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions

ByGary Klein

1998 • 17 Readers • 372 pages

Conjectures and Refutations

Conjectures and Refutations

ByKarl Popper

1963 • 14 Readers • 608 pages • 4

Hammerheads

#2 of 4 in Independent

ByDale Brown

Sky Masters

#3 of 22 in Patrick McLanahan

ByDale Brown

Plan of Attack

#12 of 22 in Patrick McLanahan

ByDale Brown

Day of the Cheetah

#4 of 22 in Patrick McLanahan

Day of the Cheetah

ByDale Brown

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Fatal Terrain

#6 of 22 in Patrick McLanahan

ByDale Brown

The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist

The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist

ByRichard P. Feynman

1998 • 35 Readers • 144 pages • 3.9

Freefall

ByJoseph E. Stiglitz

Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Quiet

BySusan Cain

Convict Conditioning: How to Bust Free of All Weakness Using the Lost Secrets of Supreme Survival Strength

Convict Conditioning: How to Bust Free of All Weakness Using the Lost Secrets of Supreme Survival Strength

ByPaul Wade

The Way of Kings, Part 1

#1 of 10 in The Stormlight Archive

The Way of Kings, Part 1

ByBrandon Sanderson

Conscience of a Liberal

Conscience of a Liberal

ByPaul Krugman

The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future

The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future

ByJoseph E. Stiglitz

2012 • 5 Readers • 414 pages • 4