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## In this pull request ## In this pull request
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# Contribution Guidelines # Contribution Guidelines
## What are the criteria for adding a new book? Please ensure your pull request adheres to the following guidelines:
The mission of this list is to curate books that can change the lives of people for the better.
So you should add a book that has changed your life!! - Search previous suggestions before making a new one, as yours may be a duplicate.
- if you want to add a new book you should have read the book.
Here are some questions that you can potentially ask yourself to help make this decision. If the answer is yes for most of them, feel free to create a pull request! - Use the following format: `| Book name | Author | [Goodreads rating](Goodreads url) | Year published |`
- Mention in pull request clearly why you think the book deserve to be in the list.
1. If you had the money to gift a book to every college graduate this year, would you gift this book?
2. Would you gift this book to your children at any point in their lives?
3. If there are only 3 books that you can keep a physical copy of in your life, would this book be one of them?
4. Would your life have been better off had you read this book 10 years back?
5. Would this book be relevant 1000 years from now?
## How to create a pull request?
- Search for existing books in [README.md](README.md) and make sure that you are not adding a duplicate.
- Insert the book in the following format in [README.md](README.md). Don't change any other files.
`| Book name | Author | [Goodreads rating](Goodreads url) | Year published |`
- Make sure that the book is inserted in the correct order according to the Goodreads rating.
- Mention in pull request clearly why you think the book deserves to be on the list.
Thank you! Thank you!

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# Mind Expanding Books # Mind Expanding Books
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Looking to find a book an interesting book to read but don't know where to start? You are in the right place! <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hackerkid" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/assets/img/custom_images/orange_img.png" alt="Buy Me A Coffee" style="height: 41px !important;width: 174px !important;box-shadow: 0px 3px 2px 0px rgba(190, 190, 190, 0.5) !important;-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 3px 2px 0px rgba(190, 190, 190, 0.5) !important;" ></a>
See [Contributing Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on how the books are curated. > Curated list of mind expanding books.
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## Table of Contents ## Table of Contents
- [Mind Expanding Books](#mind-expanding-books) * [Startups and Business](#startups-and-business)
- [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents) * [Philosophy and Psychology](#philosophy-and-psychology)
- [Books](#books) * [Autobiographies and Biographies](#autobiographies-and-biographies)
- [Startups and Business](#startups-and-business) * [History](#history)
- [Philosophy And Psychology](#philosophy-and-psychology) * [Evolution, Science and Medicine](#science-and-medicine)
- [Autobiographies and Biographies](#autobiographies-and-biographies) * [Logic and Problem Solving](#logic-and-problem-solving)
- [History](#history) * [Politics](#politics)
- [Science and Medicine](#science-and-medicine) * [Economics](#economics)
- [Logic and Problem Solving](#logic-and-problem-solving) * [Gender](#gender)
- [Politics](#politics) * [Sexuality](#sexuality)
- [Economics](#economics) * [Education](#education)
- [Gender](#gender) * [Writing](#writing)
- [Sexuality](#sexuality) * [Theater and Film](#theater-and-film)
- [Race](#race) * [Fiction](#fiction)
- [Education](#education) * [Health](#health)
- [Writing](#writing) * [Design](#design)
- [Theater and Film](#theater-and-film) * [Travel](#travel)
- [Shakespeare](#shakespeare)
- [Fiction](#fiction)
- [Classics](#classics)
- [Fantasy](#fantasy)
- [Historical Fiction](#historical-fiction)
- [Humor](#humor)
- [Mystery](#mystery)
- [Science Fiction](#science-fiction)
- [Horror](#horror)
- [Miscellaneous](#miscellaneous)
- [Health](#health)
- [Design](#design)
- [Travel](#travel)
- [Language](#language)
- [Nature](#nature)
- [Art](#art)
- [Credits](#credits)
- [License](#license)
# Books # Books
## Startups and Business ## Startups and Business
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike | Phil Knight | [4.46](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27220736-shoe-dog) | 2016 |
| The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company | Robert Iger, Joel Lovell | [4.44](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44525305-the-ride-of-a-lifetime) | 2019 |
| Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup | John Carreyrou | [4.4](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37976541-bad-blood) | 2018 |
| The Compound Effect | Darren Hardy | [4.40](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9420697-the-compound-effect) | 2010 | | The Compound Effect | Darren Hardy | [4.40](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9420697-the-compound-effect) | 2010 |
| Never Split the Difference | Chris Voss | [4.39](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26156469-never-split-the-difference) | 2016 |
| Failing to Succeed: The Story of India's First E-Commerce Company | K. Vaitheeswaran | [4.39](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35626210-failing-to-succeed) | 2017 |
| High Output Management | Andy Grove | [4.38](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/324750.High_Output_Management) | 1995 | | High Output Management | Andy Grove | [4.38](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/324750.High_Output_Management) | 1995 |
| Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success | Napoleon Hill | [4.38](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10713286-outwitting-the-devil) | 2011 |
| The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime! | M.J. DeMarco | [4.28](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18872437-the-millionaire-fastlane) | 2011 |
| How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be : The 25 Principles of Success | Jack Canfield, Janet Switzer | [4.26](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96593.The_Success_Principles) | 2007 | | How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be : The 25 Principles of Success | Jack Canfield, Janet Switzer | [4.26](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96593.The_Success_Principles) | 2007 |
| The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine | Michael Lewis | [4.26](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8032112-the-big-short) | 2015 | | The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine | Michael Lewis | [4.26](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8032112-the-big-short) | 2015 |
| The Future Is Faster Than You Think: How Converging Technologies Are Transforming Business, Industries, and Our Lives | Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler | [4.25](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52290273-the-future-is-faster-than-you-think) | 2020 |
| The Middle Finger Project | Ash Ambirge | [4.22](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46064079-the-middle-finger-project?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=WY4obsfps3&rank=1) | 2020 |
| Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration | Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace | [4.21](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18077903-creativity-inc) | 2014 |
| The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership | Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh | [4.21](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6342995-the-score-takes-care-of-itself) | 2009 | | The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership | Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh | [4.21](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6342995-the-score-takes-care-of-itself) | 2009 |
| The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers | Ben Horowitz | [4.20](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18176747-the-hard-thing-about-hard-things) | 2014 | | The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers | Ben Horowitz | [4.20](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18176747-the-hard-thing-about-hard-things) | 2014 |
| Think and Grow Rich | Napoleon Hill | [4.17](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30186948-think-and-grow-rich) | 1937 |
| AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order | Kai-Fu Lee | [4.16](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38242135-ai-superpowers) | 2018 |
| Nail it then Scale it: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough | Nathan Furr | [4.13](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12236649-nail-it-then-scale-it) | 2011 |
| Outliers: Story of Success | Malcolm Gladwell | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3364437-outliers-the-story-of-success) | 2008 | | Outliers: Story of Success | Malcolm Gladwell | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3364437-outliers-the-story-of-success) | 2008 |
| The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing : A Guide to Move More Profitable | Thomas Nagle, John Hogan, Joseph Zale | [4.09](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/99919.The_Strategy_and_Tactics_of_Pricing) | 2005 | | The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing : A Guide to Move More Profitable | Thomas Nagle, John Hogan, Joseph Zale | [4.09](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/99919.The_Strategy_and_Tactics_of_Pricing) | 2005 |
| Principles: Life and Work | Ray Dalio | [4.07](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34536488-principles) | 2017 |
| Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action | Simon Sinek | [4.07](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7108725-start-with-why) | 2009 | | Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action | Simon Sinek | [4.07](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7108725-start-with-why) | 2009 |
| Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children | John Wood | [4.07](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95429.Leaving_Microsoft_to_Change_the_World) | 2006 | | Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children | John Wood | [4.07](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95429.Leaving_Microsoft_to_Change_the_World) | 2006 |
| Hackers and Painters | Paul Graham | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41793.Hackers_Painters) | 2004 | | Hackers and Painters | Paul Graham | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41793.Hackers_Painters) | 2004 |
| How Google Works | Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23158207-how-google-works) | 2014 |
| Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High | Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15014.Crucial_Conversations) | 2002 |
| Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap And Others Don't | Jim Collins | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76865.Good_to_Great) | 2001 | | Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap And Others Don't | Jim Collins | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76865.Good_to_Great) | 2001 |
| The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses | Eric Ries | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10127019-the-lean-startup) | 2011 | | The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses | Eric Ries | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10127019-the-lean-startup) | 2011 |
| The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal | Jim Loehr, Tony Schwartz | [4.03](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68985.The_Power_of_Full_Engagement) | 2005 | | The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal | Jim Loehr, Tony Schwartz | [4.03](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68985.The_Power_of_Full_Engagement) | 2005 |
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| SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance | Steven D. Litt | [3.96](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6402364-superfreakonomics) | 2009 | | SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance | Steven D. Litt | [3.96](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6402364-superfreakonomics) | 2009 |
| The Ten Faces of Innovation | Tom Kelley | [3.96](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95656.The_Ten_Faces_of_Innovation) | 2005 | | The Ten Faces of Innovation | Tom Kelley | [3.96](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95656.The_Ten_Faces_of_Innovation) | 2005 |
| Rich Dad Poor Dad : What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That The Poor And Middle Class Don't | Robert T. Kiyosaki | [3.95](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69571.Rich_Dad_Poor_Dad) | 1997 | | Rich Dad Poor Dad : What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That The Poor And Middle Class Don't | Robert T. Kiyosaki | [3.95](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69571.Rich_Dad_Poor_Dad) | 1997 |
| Founders At Work: Stories Of Startups Early Days | Jessica Livingston | [3.94](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/98233.Founders_at_Work) | 2007 | | Founders At Work: Stories Of Startups Early Days | Jessica Livingston | [3.94](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/98233.Founders_at_Work) | |
| The Paypal Wars | Eric M. Jackson | [3.94](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4052.The_PayPal_Wars) | 2010 | | The Paypal Wars | Eric M. Jackson | [3.94](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4052.The_PayPal_Wars) | 2010 |
| Lean In : Women, Work and the Will to Lead | Sheryl Sandberg | [3.94](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16071764-lean-in) | 2013 | | Lean In : Women, Work and the Will to Lead | Sheryl Sandberg | [3.94](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16071764-lean-in) | 2013 |
| ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever | David Heinemeier Hansson | [3.93](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6732019-rework) | 2010 | | ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever | David Heinemeier Hansson | [3.93](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6732019-rework) | 2010 |
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| The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable | Nassim Nicholas Taleb | [3.88](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242472.The_Black_Swan) | 2007 | | The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable | Nassim Nicholas Taleb | [3.88](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242472.The_Black_Swan) | 2007 |
| Contagious: Why Things Catch On | Jonah Berger | [3.88](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15801967-contagious) | 2013 | | Contagious: Why Things Catch On | Jonah Berger | [3.88](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15801967-contagious) | 2013 |
| Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: Leading a Great Enterprise through Dramatic Change | Louis V Gerstner, Jr | [3.88](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/603985.Who_Says_Elephants_Can_t_Dance_) | 2003 | | Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: Leading a Great Enterprise through Dramatic Change | Louis V Gerstner, Jr | [3.88](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/603985.Who_Says_Elephants_Can_t_Dance_) | 2003 |
| Linchpin: Are You Indispensable | Seth Godin | [3.87](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7155145-linchpin) | 2010 | | Linchpin: Are You Indispensable | Seth Godin | [3.87](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7155145-linchpin) | |
| The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future | Chris Guillebeau | [3.85](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12605157-the-100-startup) | 2012 | | The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future | Chris Guillebeau | [3.85](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12605157-the-100-startup) | 2012 |
| Too Big to Fail | Andrew Ross Sorkin | [3.85](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6687247-too-big-to-fail) | 2011 | | Too Big to Fail | Andrew Ross Sorkin | [3.85](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6687247-too-big-to-fail) | 2011 |
| The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less | Barry Shwartz | [3.84](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10639.The_Paradox_of_Choice) | 2005 | | The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less | Barry Shwartz | [3.84](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10639.The_Paradox_of_Choice) | 2005 |
| The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything | Guy Kawasaki | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37875.The_Art_of_the_Start) | 2004 | | The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything | Guy Kawasaki | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37875.The_Art_of_the_Start) | 2004 |
| Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business | Jeff Howe | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2601510-crowdsourcing) | 2008 | | Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business | Jeff Howe | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2601510-crowdsourcing) | |
| Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age | Clay Shirky | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7614793-cognitive-surplus) | 2010 | | Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age | Clay Shirky | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7614793-cognitive-surplus) | |
| Data Driven | D.J. Patil | [3.80](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24780653-data-driven) | 2015 | | Zero to One | Peter Thiel, Blake Masters | [3.75](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18050143-zero-to-one) | |
| Zero to One | Peter Thiel, Blake Masters | [3.75](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18050143-zero-to-one) | 2014 | | One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com | Richard Brandt | [3.75](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11223478-one-click) | |
| One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com | Richard Brandt | [3.75](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11223478-one-click) | 2011 |
| Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think | Kenneth Cukier | [3.70](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15815598-big-data) | 2013 | | Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think | Kenneth Cukier | [3.70](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15815598-big-data) | 2013 |
| The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich | Timothy Ferriss | [3.61](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/368593.The_4_Hour_Workweek) | 2012 | | The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich | Timothy Ferriss | [3.61](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/368593.The_4_Hour_Workweek) | 2012 |
| The Accidental Billionaires : The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal | Ben Mezrich | [3.50](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6326920-the-accidental-billionaires) | 2009 | | The Accidental Billionaires : The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal | Ben Mezrich | [3.50](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6326920-the-accidental-billionaires) | 2009 |
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## Philosophy And Psychology ## Philosophy And Psychology
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness | Eric Jorgenson | [4.64](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54898389-the-almanack-of-naval-ravikant) | 2020 |
| Karma Yoga | Swami Vivekanand | [4.51](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/827031.Karma_Yoga) | 1999 |
| The Ascent of Humanity | Charles Eisenstein | [4.43](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482505.The_Ascent_of_Humanity) | 2007
| Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion | Gregory Boyle | [4.41](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7090193-tattoos-on-the-heart) | 2010 | | Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion | Gregory Boyle | [4.41](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7090193-tattoos-on-the-heart) | 2010 |
| The Slight Edge - Secret to a Successful Life | Jeff Olson | [4.39](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/590652.The_Slight_Edge) | 2005 |
| Education and the Significance of Life | Krishnamurti | [4.38](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/353435.Education_and_the_Significance_of_Life) | 2008 | | Education and the Significance of Life | Krishnamurti | [4.38](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/353435.Education_and_the_Significance_of_Life) | 2008 |
| Passions Within Reason: The Strategic Role of the Emotions | Robert H. Frank | [4.34](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/452114.Passions_Within_Reason) | 1989 |
| The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living | Ryan Holiday, Stephan Hanselman | [4.34](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29093292-the-daily-stoic) | 2016 |
| Man's Search for Meaning | Viktor E. Frankl | [4.33](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning) | 2006 | | Man's Search for Meaning | Viktor E. Frankl | [4.33](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning) | 2006 |
| Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones| James Clear | [4.32](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40121378-atomic-habits) | 2018 |
| The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size | Tor Norretranders | [4.30](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106732.The_User_Illusion) | 1999 | | The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size | Tor Norretranders | [4.30](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106732.The_User_Illusion) | 1999 |
| Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen | Christopher McDougall | [4.27](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6289283-born-to-run) | 2009 | | Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen | Christopher McDougall | [4.27](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6289283-born-to-run) | 2009 |
| Prometheus Rising | Robert Anton Wilson | [4.26](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28597.Prometheus_Rising) | 2010 | | Prometheus Rising | Robert Anton Wilson | [4.26](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28597.Prometheus_Rising) | 2010 |
| The Concise 48 Laws of Power | Robert Greene | [4.25](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18224060-the-concise-48-laws-of-power) | 2011 | | The Concise 48 Laws of Power | Robert Greene | [4.25](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18224060-the-concise-48-laws-of-power) | 2011 |
| The Hero with a Thousand Faces | Joseph Campbell | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588138.The_Hero_With_a_Thousand_Faces) | 1972 | | The Hero with a Thousand Faces | Joseph Campbell | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588138.The_Hero_With_a_Thousand_Faces) | 1972 |
| The Magic of Thinking Big | David J. Schwartz | [4.23](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/759945.The_Magic_of_Thinking_Big) | 1959 |
| Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind | Shunryu Suzuki, David Chadwick | [4.23](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/402843.Zen_Mind_Beginner_s_Mind) | | | Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind | Shunryu Suzuki, David Chadwick | [4.23](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/402843.Zen_Mind_Beginner_s_Mind) | |
| The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, from Vienna 1900 to the Present | Eric Kandel | [4.22](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12263681-the-age-of-insight) | 2012 | | The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, from Vienna 1900 to the Present | Eric Kandel | [4.22](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12263681-the-age-of-insight) | 2012 |
| Meditations | Marcus Aurelius | [4.21](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30659.Meditations) | |
| Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion | Robert B. Cialdini | [4.18](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5752.The_Blank_Slate) | 2006 | | Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion | Robert B. Cialdini | [4.18](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5752.The_Blank_Slate) | 2006 |
| The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence | Gavin de Becker | [4.18](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56465.The_Gift_of_Fear) | 2000 |
| Gifts of Imperfection | Brene Brown | [4.18](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7015403-the-gifts-of-imperfection) | |
| Metamagical Themas: Questing For The Essence Of Mind And Pattern | Douglas Hofstadter | [4.16](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/181239.Metamagical_Themas) | 1996 | | Metamagical Themas: Questing For The Essence Of Mind And Pattern | Douglas Hofstadter | [4.16](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/181239.Metamagical_Themas) | 1996 |
| The Truth About Everything: An Irreverent History of Philosophy : With Illustrations | Matthew Stewart | [4.15](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18528861-the-truth-about-everything) | 1997 | | The Truth About Everything: An Irreverent History of Philosophy : With Illustrations | Matthew Stewart | [4.15](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18528861-the-truth-about-everything) | 1997 |
| Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah | Richard Bach | [4.15](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29946.Illusions) | 1977 |
| How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie | [4.14](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4865.How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People) | 1998 | | How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie | [4.14](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4865.How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People) | 1998 |
| Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life | Shakti Gawain | [4.13](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/582533.Creative_Visualization) | 2002 | | Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life | Shakti Gawain | [4.13](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/582533.Creative_Visualization) | 2002 |
| Bulfinch's Mythology | Thomas Bulfinch | [4.13](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588147.Bulfinch_s_Mythology) | 1998 | | Bulfinch's Mythology | Thomas Bulfinch | [4.13](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588147.Bulfinch_s_Mythology) | 1998 |
| Ego Is the Enemy | Ryan Holiday | [4.12](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27036528-ego-is-the-enemy) | 2016 | | Ego Is the Enemy | Ryan Holiday | [4.12](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27036528-ego-is-the-enemy) | 2016 |
| Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! | Anthony Robbins | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180116.Awaken_the_Giant_Within) | 1991 | | Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! | Anthony Robbins | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180116.Awaken_the_Giant_Within) | |
| The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment | Eckhart Tolle | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6708.The_Power_of_Now) | 1997 | | The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment | Eckhart Tolle | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6708.The_Power_of_Now) | 1997 |
| Tuesdays with Morrie | Mitch Albom | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6900.Tuesdays_with_Morrie) | 1997 |
| The Way of the Monk | Gaur Gopal Das | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45712959-the-way-of-the-monk) | 2020 |
| Predictably Irrational | Dan Ariely | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1713426.Predictably_Irrational) | 2008 | | Predictably Irrational | Dan Ariely | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1713426.Predictably_Irrational) | 2008 |
| Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience | Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66354.Flow) | 1990 | | Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience | Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66354.Flow) | 1990 |
| Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman | [4.09](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow) | 2011 | | Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman | [4.09](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow) | 2011 |
| Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy | William Barrett | [4.09](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83321.Irrational_Man) | | | Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy | William Barrett | [4.09](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83321.Irrational_Man) | |
| Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine | Derren Brown | [4.08](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30142270-happy) | 2016 | | The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World | David Deutsch | [4.08](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10483171-the-beginning-of-infinity) | |
| The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World | David Deutsch | [4.08](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10483171-the-beginning-of-infinity) | 2011 |
| Metaphors We Live By | George Lakoff, Mark Johnson | [4.08](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34459.Metaphors_We_Live_By) | 2003 | | Metaphors We Live By | George Lakoff, Mark Johnson | [4.08](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34459.Metaphors_We_Live_By) | 2003 |
| Grit | Angela Duckworth | [4.08](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27213329-grit) | 2016 | | Grit | Angela Duckworth | [4.08](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27213329-grit) | 2016 |
| In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto | Michael Pollan | [4.07](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315425.In_Defense_of_Food) | 2008 | | In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto | Michael Pollan | [4.07](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315425.In_Defense_of_Food) | 2008 |
| The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature | Steven Pinker | [4.07](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5752.The_Blank_Slate) | 2003 | | The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature | Steven Pinker | [4.07](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5752.The_Blank_Slate) | 2003 |
| The History of Western Philosophy | Bertrand Russell | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243685.A_History_of_Western_Philosophy) | 2008 | | The History of Western Philosophy | Bertrand Russell | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243685.A_History_of_Western_Philosophy) | 2008 |
| Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them | Joshua Greene | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17707599-moral-tribes) | 2013 | | Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them | Joshua Greene | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17707599-moral-tribes) | 2013 |
| Thus Spoke Zarathustra | Friedrich Nietzsche | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51893.Thus_Spoke_Zarathustra) | 1883 |
| The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life | Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28820444-the-elephant-in-the-brain) | 2017 |
| Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking | Susan Cain | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8520610-quiet) | 2012 | | Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking | Susan Cain | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8520610-quiet) | 2012 |
| The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind | Michio Kaku | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17978489-the-future-of-the-mind) | 2014 | | The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind | Michio Kaku | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17978489-the-future-of-the-mind) | 2014 |
| Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalized | James Ladyman, Don Ross, et al | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/757403.Every_Thing_Must_Go) | 2007 | | Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalized | James Ladyman, Don Ross, et al | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/757403.Every_Thing_Must_Go) | 2007 |
| Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto) | Nassim Nicholas Taleb | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13530973-antifragile) | 2012 | | Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto) | Nassim Nicholas Taleb | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13530973-antifragile) | 2012 |
| Mindset: The new psychology of success | Carol S. Dweck,Ph.D. | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40745.Mindset) | 2006 | | Mindset: The new psychology of success | Carol S. Dweck,Ph.D. | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40745.Mindset) | 2006 |
| The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life And Business | Charles Duhigg | [4.03](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12609433-the-power-of-habit) | 2012 | | The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life And Business | Charles Duhigg | [4.03](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12609433-the-power-of-habit) | 2012 |
| The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic | Dan Ariely | [4.00](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7815744-the-upside-of-irrationality) | 2010 | | The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic | Dan Ariely | [4.00](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7815744-the-upside-of-irrationality) | |
| Outsmarting IQ: The Emerging Science of Learnable Intelligence | David Perkins | [4.00](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1008488.Outsmarting_Iq) | 1995 | | Outsmarting IQ: The Emerging Science of Learnable Intelligence | David Perkins | [4.00](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1008488.Outsmarting_Iq) | 1995 |
| The Art of War | Sun Tzu | [3.95](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10534.The_Art_of_War) | 2005 | | The Art of War | Sun Tzu | [3.95](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10534.The_Art_of_War) | 2005 |
| Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength | Ron P. Baumeister, John Tierney | [3.95](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11104933-willpower) | 2011 | | Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength | Ron P. Baumeister, John Tierney | [3.95](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11104933-willpower) | 2011 |
| A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future | Daniel H. Pink | [3.95](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/99315.A_Whole_New_Mind) |2006 | | A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future | Daniel H. Pink | [3.95](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/99315.A_Whole_New_Mind) | |
| Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel | Rolf Potts | [3.92](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100247.Vagabonding) |2002 | | Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel | Rolf Potts | [3.92](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100247.Vagabonding) | |
| Supernormal: Science, Yoga, and the Evidence for Extraordinary Psychic Abilities | Dean Radin | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8694125-alone-together) | 2013 | | Supernormal: Science, Yoga, and the Evidence for Extraordinary Psychic Abilities | Dean Radin | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8694125-alone-together) | 2013 |
| Prisoner's Dilemma | William Poundstone | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29506.Prisoner_s_Dilemma) | 1993 | | Prisoner's Dilemma | William Poundstone | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29506.Prisoner_s_Dilemma) | 1993 |
| The Subtle Art Of Not Giving a F@ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life | Mark Manson | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28257707-the-subtle-art-of-not-giving-a-f-ck) | 2017 |
| The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature | Steven Pinker | [3.90](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/373969.The_Stuff_of_Thought) | 2007 | | The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature | Steven Pinker | [3.90](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/373969.The_Stuff_of_Thought) | 2007 |
| Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge | Edward O. Wilson | [3.90](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55981.Consilience) | 1999 | | Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge | Edward O. Wilson | [3.90](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55981.Consilience) | 1999 |
| Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average | Joseph T. Hallinan | [3.87](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5040579-why-we-make-mistakes) | 2009 | | Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average | Joseph T. Hallinan | [3.87](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5040579-why-we-make-mistakes) | 2009 |
| You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation | Deborah Tannen | [3.86](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147222.You_Just_Don_t_Understand) | 2007 | | You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation | Deborah Tannen | [3.86](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147222.You_Just_Don_t_Understand) | 2007 |
| Just the Arguments: 100 of the Most Important Arguments in Western Philosophy | Michael Bruce, Steven Barbone | [3.85](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12838972-just-the-arguments) | 2011 | | Just the Arguments: 100 of the Most Important Arguments in Western Philosophy | Michael Bruce, Steven Barbone | [3.85](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12838972-just-the-arguments) | 2011 |
| What the Dog Saw: and other adventures | Malcolm Gladwell | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6516450-what-the-dog-saw-and-other-adventures) | 2009 | | What the Dog Saw: and other adventures | Malcolm Gladwell | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6516450-what-the-dog-saw-and-other-adventures) | 2009 |
| Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior | Geoffrey Miller | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6283340-spent) | 2009 | | Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior | Geoffrey Miller | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6283340-spent) | |
| Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis | Eric Berne. | [3.81](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49176.Games_People_Play) | 1964 | | Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis | Eric Berne. | [3.81](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49176.Games_People_Play) | |
| This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking | John Brockman | [3.81](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13035774-this-will-make-you-smarter) | 2012 | | This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking | John Brockman | [3.81](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13035774-this-will-make-you-smarter) | 2012 |
| Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking | Daniel C. Dennett | [3.80](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18378002-intuition-pumps-and-other-tools-for-thinking) | 2014 | | Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking | Daniel C. Dennett | [3.80](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18378002-intuition-pumps-and-other-tools-for-thinking) | 2014 |
| Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Richard Bach | [3.80](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/71728.Jonathan_Livingston_Seagull) | 1970| | Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Richard Bach | [3.80](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/71728.Jonathan_Livingston_Seagull) | |
| Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story | Jim Holt | [3.77](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8854815-why-does-the-world-exist) | 2012 | | Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story | Jim Holt | [3.77](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8854815-why-does-the-world-exist) | 2012 |
| The Social Contract | Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Maurice Cranston | [3.75](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12651.The_Social_Contract) | 2009 | | The Social Contract | Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Maurice Cranston | [3.75](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12651.The_Social_Contract) | |
| The Ethical Brain: The Science of Our Moral Dilemmas | Michael S. Gazzaniga | [3.70](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/328734.The_Ethical_Brain) | 2006 | | The Ethical Brain: The Science of Our Moral Dilemmas | Michael S. Gazzaniga | [3.70](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/328734.The_Ethical_Brain) | 2006 |
| Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid | Robert J Sternberg | [3.68](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/300300.Why_Smart_People_Can_Be_So_Stupid) | 2003 | | Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid | Robert J Sternberg | [3.68](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/300300.Why_Smart_People_Can_Be_So_Stupid) | 2003 |
| Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Others | Sherry Turkle | [3.62](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8694125-alone-together) | 2011 | | Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Others | Sherry Turkle | [3.62](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8694125-alone-together) | 2011 |
| How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic | Madsen Pirie | [3.55](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112731.How_to_Win_Every_Argument) | 2006 | | How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic | Madsen Pirie | [3.55](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112731.How_to_Win_Every_Argument) | 2006 |
| Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life: Winifred Gallagher | Winifred Gallagher | [3.54](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6262510-rapt) | 2009 | | Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life: Winifred Gallagher | Winifred Gallagher | [3.54](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6262510-rapt) | |
| Utilitarianism | Geoffrey Scarre | [3.50](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3807762-utilitarianism) | 1996 |
| The Age of Em: Work, Love and Life When Robots Rule the Earth | Robin Hanson | [3.41](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26831944-the-age-of-em) | 2016 |
| The Fine Art of Small Talk: How To Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills -- and Leave a Positive Impression | Debra Fine | [3.36](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93409.The_Fine_Art_of_Small_Talk) | 2005 | | The Fine Art of Small Talk: How To Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills -- and Leave a Positive Impression | Debra Fine | [3.36](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93409.The_Fine_Art_of_Small_Talk) | 2005 |
| Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You: Sam Gosling | Sam Gosling | [3.33](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1581330.Snoop) | 2001 | | Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You: Sam Gosling | Sam Gosling | [3.33](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1581330.Snoop) | |
| Gifs of Immperfection | Brene Brown | [](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7015403-the-gifts-of-imperfection) | |
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## Autobiographies and Biographies ## Autobiographies and Biographies
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| Becoming | Michelle Obama | [4.53](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38746485-becoming) | 2018 |
| Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption | Laura Hillenbrand | [4.39](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8664353-unbroken) | 2010 | | Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption | Laura Hillenbrand | [4.39](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8664353-unbroken) | 2010 |
| Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss | Jenna Bush Hager | [4.38](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51822870-everything-beautiful-in-its-time) | 2020 |
| Long Walk to Freedom | Nelson Mandela | [4.31](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/318431.Long_Walk_to_Freedom) | 1995 | | Long Walk to Freedom | Nelson Mandela | [4.31](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/318431.Long_Walk_to_Freedom) | 1995 |
| My Life and My Work | Henry Ford | [4.29](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1122054.My_Life_And_Work) | 1922 | | My Life and My Work | Henry Ford | [4.29](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1122054.My_Life_And_Work) | |
| Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character | Richard Feynman | [4.29](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5544.Surely_You_re_Joking_Mr_Feynman_) | 1997 | | Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character | Richard Feynman | [4.29](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5544.Surely_You_re_Joking_Mr_Feynman_) | 1997 |
| The Autobiography of Malcolm X | Malcolm X, Alex Haley | [4.29](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92057.The_Autobiography_of_Malcolm_X) |1965 | | The Autobiography of Malcolm X | Malcolm X, Alex Haley | [4.29](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92057.The_Autobiography_of_Malcolm_X) | |
| The Third Door:The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World's Most Successful People Launched Their Careers| Alex banayan|[4.28](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36739769-the-third-door) | 2018 |
| Elon Musk: Inventing the Future | Ashlee Vance | [4.25](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22543496-elon-musk) | 2015 | | Elon Musk: Inventing the Future | Ashlee Vance | [4.25](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22543496-elon-musk) | 2015 |
| The Last Lecture | Randy Pausch | [4.25](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2318271.The_Last_Lecture) | 2008 | | The Last Lecture | Randy Pausch | [4.25](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2318271.The_Last_Lecture) | 2008 |
| Freedom in Exile | Dalai Lama XIV | [4.24](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/567720.Freedom_in_Exile) | 1991 | | Freedom in Exile | Dalai Lama XIV | [4.24](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/567720.Freedom_in_Exile) | 1991 |
| Madame Curie: A Biography | Marie Curie | [4.22](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/341166.Madame_Curie) | 2001 | | Madame Curie: A Biography | Marie Curie | [4.22](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/341166.Madame_Curie) | 2001 |
| Autobiography of a Yogi | Paramahansa Yogananda | [4.21](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/639864.Autobiography_of_a_Yogi) | 1946 |
| Wings of Fire | A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | [4.20](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/634583.Wings_of_Fire) | 2011 | | Wings of Fire | A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | [4.20](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/634583.Wings_of_Fire) | 2011 |
| Man Without Fear | Rajat Gupta | [4.20](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44334846-mind-without-fear) | 2019 |
| The Man Who Knew Infinity : A Life of the Genius Ramanujan | Robert Kanigel | [4.15](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106139.The_Man_Who_Knew_Infinity) | 1991 |
| An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth | Chris Hadfield | [4.14](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18170143-an-astronaut-s-guide-to-life-on-earth) | 2013 | | An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth | Chris Hadfield | [4.14](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18170143-an-astronaut-s-guide-to-life-on-earth) | 2013 |
| The Diary of a Young Girl | Anne Frank | [4.10](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48855.The_Diary_of_a_Young_Girl) | 1993 | | The Diary of a Young Girl | Anne Frank | [4.10](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48855.The_Diary_of_a_Young_Girl) | 1993 |
| The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution | Walter Isaacson | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21856367-the-innovators) | 2014 |
| A Sense of the World | Jason Roberts | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126049.A_Sense_of_the_World?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=L2EvsarKWR&rank=1) | 2005 |
| Einstein: His Life and Universe | Walter Isaacson | [4.09](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10884.Einstein) | 2007 |
| Steve Jobs | Walter Issacson | [4.09](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11084145-steve-jobs) | 2011 | | Steve Jobs | Walter Issacson | [4.09](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11084145-steve-jobs) | 2011 |
| My Experiments with Truth | Mahatma Gandhi | [4.07](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112803.The_Story_of_My_Experiments_With_Truth) | 1993 | | My Experiments with Truth | Mahatma Gandhi | [4.07](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112803.The_Story_of_My_Experiments_With_Truth) | 1993 |
| The Story of My Life | Helen Keller | [4.07](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/821611.The_Story_of_My_Life) | 1990 | | The Story of My Life | Helen Keller | [4.07](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/821611.The_Story_of_My_Life) | 1990 |
| The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Rebecca Skloot | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6493208-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks?ac=1&from_search=true) | 2010 |
| Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography | Richard Branson | [3.97](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9533705-losing-my-virginity) |1999| | Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography | Richard Branson | [3.97](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9533705-losing-my-virginity) |1999|
| My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla | Nikola Tesla | [3.96](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/493.My_Inventions?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=PQw29iDQp5&rank=1) | 2006 |
| Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker | Kevin Mitnick | [3.95](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10256723-ghost-in-the-wires) | 2011 | | Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker | Kevin Mitnick | [3.95](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10256723-ghost-in-the-wires) | 2011 |
| An Autobiography: Toward Freedom | Jawaharlal Nehru | [3.85](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/322939.An_Autobiography) | 1989 | | An Autobiography: Toward Freedom | Jawaharlal Nehru | [3.85](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/322939.An_Autobiography) | 1989 |
| iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It | Steve Wozniak | [3.82](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/798635.iWoz) | 2007 | | iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It | Steve Wozniak | [3.82](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/798635.iWoz) | 2007 |
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## History ## History
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
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| Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind | Yuval Noah Harari | [4.42](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens) | 2014 | | Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind | Yuval Noah Harari | [4.42](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens) | 2014 |
| Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin | Timothy Snyder | [4.36](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6572270-bloodlands) | 2010 |
| How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone | Brian McCullough | [4.36](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/38212134-how-the-internet-happened) | 2018 |
| The Discoverers | Daniel J. Boorstin | [4.34](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/714380.The_Discoverers) | 2012 | | The Discoverers | Daniel J. Boorstin | [4.34](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/714380.The_Discoverers) | 2012 |
| Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow | Yuval Noah Harari | [4.27](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31138556-homo-deus) | 2017 |
| One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War | Michael Dobbs | [4.20](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2606779-one-minute-to-midnight) | 2008 | | One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War | Michael Dobbs | [4.20](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2606779-one-minute-to-midnight) | 2008 |
| The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet | David Kahn | [4.18](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29608.The_Codebreakers) | 1996 | | The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet | David Kahn | [4.18](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29608.The_Codebreakers) | 1996 |
| Blindness | José Saramago | [4.13](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2526.Blindness) | 1995 |
| From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present | Jacques Barzun | [4.12](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58233.From_Dawn_to_Decadence) | 2001 | | From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present | Jacques Barzun | [4.12](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58233.From_Dawn_to_Decadence) | 2001 |
| The Soul of a New Machine | Tracy Kidder | [4.12](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7090.The_Soul_of_a_New_Machine) | 1981 | | Why the West Rules--for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future | Ian Morrisage | [4.09](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9491855-why-the-west-rules-for-now) | 2010 |
| Why the West Rules--for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future | Ian Morris | [4.09](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9491855-why-the-west-rules-for-now) | 2010 |
| The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide | Robert Jay Lifton | [4.07](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/173187.The_Nazi_Doctors) | 1986 | | The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide | Robert Jay Lifton | [4.07](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/173187.The_Nazi_Doctors) | 1986 |
| God Created The Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs that Changed History | Stephen Hawking | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2096.God_Created_The_Integers) | | | God Created The Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs that Changed History | Stephen Hawking | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2096.God_Created_The_Integers) | |
| Churchill's Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India during World War II | Madhusree Mukerjee | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8890989-churchill-s-secret-war) | 2010 | | Churchill's Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India during World War II | Madhusree Mukerjee | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8890989-churchill-s-secret-war) | 2010 |
| El Tiempo Entre Costuras | María Dueñas | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7502166-el-tiempo-entre-costuras) |2009 | | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | María Dueñas | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7502166-el-tiempo-entre-costuras) |2009 |
| Guns, Germs, And Steel : The Fates Of Human Societies | Jared M. Diamond | [4.00](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1842.Guns_Germs_and_Steel) | 2005 | | Guns, Germs, And Steel : The Fates Of Human Societies | Jared M. Diamond | [4.00](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1842.Guns_Germs_and_Steel) | 2005 |
| Discovery of India | Jawaharlal Nehru | [3.98](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/154126.The_Discovery_of_India) | 1946 | | Discovery of India | Jawaharlal Nehru | [3.98](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/154126.The_Discovery_of_India) | |
| The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (P.S.) | Matt Ridley | [3.98](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7776209-the-rational-optimist) | 2010 | | The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (P.S.) | Matt Ridley | [3.98](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7776209-the-rational-optimist) | 2010 |
| Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground | Kevin Poulson | [3.96](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9319468-kingpin) | 2011 | | Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground | Kevin Poulson | [3.96](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9319468-kingpin) | 2011 |
| The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World | Steven Johnson | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36086.The_Ghost_Map) |2006 | | The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World | Steven Johnson | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36086.The_Ghost_Map) | |
| The Rise and Fall of the British Empire | Lawrence James | [3.89](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/143980.The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_British_Empire) | 1997 | | The Rise and Fall of the British Empire | Lawrence James | [3.89](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/143980.The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_British_Empire) | 1997 |
| The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires | Tim Wu | [3.89](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8201080-the-master-switch) | 2010 | | The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires | Tim Wu | [3.89](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8201080-the-master-switch) | 2010 |
| Spycraft | Robert Wallace, H. Keith Melton, Henry R. Schlesinger | [3.81](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/971936.Spycraft) |1987 | | Spycraft | Robert Wallace, H. Keith Melton, Henry R. Schlesinger | [3.81](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/971936.Spycraft) | |
| Civilization: The West and the Rest: Niall Ferguson | Niall Ferguson | [3.78](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10475421-civilization) | 2011 | | Civilization: The West and the Rest: Niall Ferguson | Niall Ferguson | [3.78](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10475421-civilization) | 2011 |
| The UNIX-HATERS Handbook | Simson Garfinkel, Daniel Weise, Steven Strassmann | [3.78](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174904.The_UNIX_Hater_s_Handbook) | 1994 |
| The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate | Robert D. Kaplan | [3.68](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13330422-the-revenge-of-geography) | 2012 | | The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate | Robert D. Kaplan | [3.68](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13330422-the-revenge-of-geography) | 2012 |
| The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century | Thomas L. Friedman | [3.66](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1911.The_World_Is_Flat) | 2006 | | The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century | Thomas L. Friedman | [3.66](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1911.The_World_Is_Flat) | 2006 |
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## Science and Medicine ## Science and Medicine
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst | Robert M. Sapolsky | [4.42](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31170723-behave) | 2017 |
| Asimov's New Guide to Science | Isaac Asimov | [4.36](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/977262.Asimov_s_New_Guide_To_Science) | 1985 | | Asimov's New Guide to Science | Isaac Asimov | [4.36](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/977262.Asimov_s_New_Guide_To_Science) | 1985 |
| Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think | Hans Rosling | [4.36](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34890015-factfulness) | 2018 |
| The Gene: An Intimate History | Siddhartha Mukherjee | [4.35](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27276428-the-gene) | 2016 |
| Origins of Form: The Shape of Natural and Man-Made Things | Christopher Williams | [4.31](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16255011-origins-of-form) | 2013 |
| The Body: A Guide for Occupants | Bill Bryson | [4.31](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43582376-the-body) | 2019 |
| Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid | Douglas R. Hofstadter | [4.30](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach) | 1979 | | Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid | Douglas R. Hofstadter | [4.30](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach) | 1979 |
| The Little Schemer | Daniel P. Friedman, Matthias Felleisen, Duane Bibby, Gerald J. Sussman | [4.27](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/548914.The_Little_Schemer) | 1995 | | The Little Schemer | Daniel P. Friedman, Matthias Felleisen, Duane Bibby, Gerald J. Sussman | [4.27](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/548914.The_Little_Schemer) | 1995 |
| Scientific Genius: A Psychology of Science | Dean Keith Simonton | [4.25](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1752295.Scientific_Genius) | 1988 | | Scientific Genius: A Psychology of Science | Dean Keith Simonton | [4.25](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1752295.Scientific_Genius) | 1988 |
| Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World | Kevin Kelly | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16080353-out-of-control) | 1995 | | Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World | Kevin Kelly | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16080353-out-of-control) | 1995 |
| The Brain: The Story of You | David Eagleman | [4.20](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25776132.the-brain) | 2015 | | The Brain: The Story of You | David Eagleman | [4.20](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25776132.the-brain) | 2015 |
| A Short History of Nearly Everything | Bill Bryson | [4.19](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21.A_Short_History_of_Nearly_Everything) |2003 | | A Short History of Nearly Everything | Bill Bryson | [4.19](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21.A_Short_History_of_Nearly_Everything) | |
| Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension | Matt Parker | [4.19](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/21805670-things-to-make-and-do-in-the-fourth-dimension) | 2014 |
| The Symbolic Species: The Co-evolution of Language and the Brain | Terrence W. Deacon | [4.17](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/733691.The_Symbolic_Species) | 1998 | | The Symbolic Species: The Co-evolution of Language and the Brain | Terrence W. Deacon | [4.17](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/733691.The_Symbolic_Species) | 1998 |
| A Brief History of Time | Stephen Hawking | [4.12](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3869.A_Brief_History_of_Time) | 1998 | | A Brief History of Time | Stephen Hawking | [4.12](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3869.A_Brief_History_of_Time) | 1998 |
| The Selfish Gene | Richard Dawkins | [4.11](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61535.The_Selfish_Gene) |1976 | | The Selfish Gene | Richard Dawkins | [4.11](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61535.The_Selfish_Gene) | |
| Figments of Reality: The Evolution of the Curious Mind | Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164560.Figments_of_Reality) | 2009 | | Figments of Reality: The Evolution of the Curious Mind | Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164560.Figments_of_Reality) | 2009 |
| The New Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes in a Complex World | Elkhonon Goldberg | [4.07](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6745893-the-new-executive-brain) | | | The New Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes in a Complex World | Elkhonon Goldberg | [4.07](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6745893-the-new-executive-brain) | |
| The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene | Richard Dawkins | [4.07](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61538.The_Extended_Phenotype) | 1999 | | The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene | Richard Dawkins | [4.07](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61538.The_Extended_Phenotype) | 1999 |
| Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe | Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/88552.Rare_Earth) | 2003 | | Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe | Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/88552.Rare_Earth) | 2003 |
| Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers | Mary Roach | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32145.Stiff) | 2004 | | Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers | Mary Roach | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32145.Stiff) | 2004 |
| The Man Who Mistook His Wife for A Hat and Other Clinical Tales | Oliver Sacks | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63697.The_Man_Who_Mistook_His_Wife_for_a_Hat_and_Other_Clinical_Tales) | 1998 | | Darwin's Dangerous Idea | Daniel C. Dennett | [4.03](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2068.Darwin_s_Dangerous_Idea) | |
| Darwin's Dangerous Idea | Daniel C. Dennett | [4.03](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2068.Darwin_s_Dangerous_Idea) |1995 |
| The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future | Kevin Kelly | [4.02](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27209431-the-inevitable) | 2016 | | The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future | Kevin Kelly | [4.02](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27209431-the-inevitable) | 2016 |
| The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us | Noson S. Yanofsky | [4.00](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17841838-the-outer-limits-of-reason) | 2013 | | The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us | Noson S. Yanofsky | [4.00](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17841838-the-outer-limits-of-reason) | 2013 |
| The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition | Thomas S. Kuhn | [3.99](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61539.The_Structure_of_Scientific_Revolutions) | 1996 | | The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition | Thomas S. Kuhn | [3.99](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61539.The_Structure_of_Scientific_Revolutions) | 1996 |
| At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity | Stuart Kauffman | [3.97](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319006.At_Home_in_the_Universe) | 1996 | | At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity | Stuart Kauffman | [3.97](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319006.At_Home_in_the_Universe) | 1996 |
| The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom | Yochai Benkler | [3.95](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14721.The_Wealth_of_Networks) | 2006 | | The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom | Yochai Benkler | [3.95](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14721.The_Wealth_of_Networks) | 2006 |
| Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence | Hans Moravec. | [3.95](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/648195.Mind_Children) | 1990 | | Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence | Hans Moravec. | [3.95](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/648195.Mind_Children) | 1990 |
| Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible | Arthur C. Clarke | [3.94](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/169258.Profiles_of_the_Future) | 1962 | | How to Find a Habitable Planet | James kasting | [3.93](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7551498-how-to-find-a-habitable-planet) | 2010 |
| How to Find a Habitable Planet | James Kasting | [3.93](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7551498-how-to-find-a-habitable-planet) | 2010 | | The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution | Gregory Cochran, Henry Harpending | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6033964-the-10-000-year-explosion) | |
| The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution | Gregory Cochran, Henry Harpending | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6033964-the-10-000-year-explosion) | 2009 |
| The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements | Sam Kean | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7247854-the-disappearing-spoon) | 2010 |
| Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives | David Sloan Wilson | [3.90](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/159062.Evolution_for_Everyone) | 2007 | | Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives | David Sloan Wilson | [3.90](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/159062.Evolution_for_Everyone) | 2007 |
| Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life | J. Craig Venter | [3.87](www.goodreads.com/book/show/17674969-life-at-the-speed-of-light) | 2013 |
| The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains | Nicholas Carr | [3.85](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9778945-the-shallows) | 2011 | | The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains | Nicholas Carr | [3.85](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9778945-the-shallows) | 2011 |
| Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human | Richard Wrangham | [3.83](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11148989-catching-fire) | 2009 | | Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human | Richard Wrangham | [3.83](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11148989-catching-fire) | 2009 |
| Heaven in a Chip: Fuzzy Visions of Society and Science in the Digital Age | Bart Kosko | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/172645.Heaven_in_a_Chip) | 2000 | | Heaven in a Chip: Fuzzy Visions of Society and Science in the Digital Age | Bart Kosko | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/172645.Heaven_in_a_Chip) | 2000 |
| The Quark and the Jaguar: Adventures in the Simple and the Complex | Murray Gell-Mann | [3.81](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/270881.The_Quark_and_the_Jaguar) |1994 | | The Quark and the Jaguar: Adventures in the Simple and the Complex | Murray Gell-Mann | [3.81](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/270881.The_Quark_and_the_Jaguar) | |
| Tomorrowland: Our Staggering Journey from Science Fiction to Science Fact | Steven Kotler | [3.80](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25060233-tomorrowland) | 2015 | | Tomorrowland: Our Staggering Journey from Science Fiction to Science Fact | Steven Kotler | [3.80](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25060233-tomorrowland) | 2015 |
| Origins of Genius: Darwinian Perspectives on Creativity | Dean Keith | [3.74](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254489.Origins_of_Genius) | 1999 | | Origins of Genius: Darwinian Perspectives on Creativity | Dean Keith | [3.74](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254489.Origins_of_Genius) | 1999 |
| Waters of the World: the story of the scientists who unravelled the mysteries of our seas, glaciers, and atmosphere and made the planet whole | Sarah Dry | [3.65](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43389003-waters-of-the-world) | 2019 |
| Mind Wars: Brain Research and National Defense | Jonathan D. Moreno | [3.45](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/599321.Mind_Wars) | 2007 | | Mind Wars: Brain Research and National Defense | Jonathan D. Moreno | [3.45](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/599321.Mind_Wars) | 2007 |
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## Logic and Problem Solving ## Logic and Problem Solving
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| What Is the Name of This Book?: The Riddle of Dracula and Other Logical Puzzles | Raymond M. Smullyan | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/493576.What_Is_the_Name_of_This_Book_) | 2011 | | What Is the Name of This Book?: The Riddle of Dracula and Other Logical Puzzles | Raymond M. Smullyan | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/493576.What_Is_the_Name_of_This_Book_) | 2011 |
| A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science even If You Flunked Algebra | Barbara Oakley | [4.22](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693655-a-mind-for-numbers) | 2014 | | A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science even If You Flunked Algebra | Barbara Oakley | [4.22](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693655-a-mind-for-numbers) | 2014 |
| How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method | George Polya | [4.16](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/192221.How_to_Solve_It) | 2015 | | How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method | George Polya | [4.16](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/192221.How_to_Solve_It) | 2015 |
| Guide to Competitive Programming: Learning and Improving Algorithms Through Contests | Antti Laaksonen | [4.15]( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36881945-guide-to-competitive-programming) | 2016 |
| Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction | Philip E. Tetlock, Dan Gardner | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23995360-superforecasting) | 2015 |
| Problem Solving 101: A Simple Book | Ken Watanabe | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6271219-problem-solving-101) | 2009 |
| Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge | William Poundstone | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55436.Labyrinths_of_Reason) | 1989 | | Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge | William Poundstone | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55436.Labyrinths_of_Reason) | 1989 |
| Mazes for the Mind: Computers and the Unexpected | Clifford A. Pickover | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1986400.Mazes_for_the_Mind) | 1992 |
| Outnumbered: Exploring the Algorithms That Control Our Lives | David Sumpter | [3.99](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36762542-outnumbered) | 2018 |
| Thinking Forth: A Language and Philosophy for Solving Problems | Leo Brodie | [3.96](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2995657-thinking-forth) | 1984 |
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## Politics ## Politics
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness | Michelle Alexander | [4.49](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6792458-the-new-jim-crow)| 2010 | The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness | Michelle Alexander | [4.49](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6792458-the-new-jim-crow)| 2010
| Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? | Michael J. Sandel | [4.25](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452731-justice) | | | Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? | Michael J. Sandel | [4.25](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452731-justice) | |
| On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | Timothy Snyder | [4.20](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33917107-on-tyranny) | 2017 |
| The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion | Jonathan Haidt | [4.16](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11324722-the-righteous-mind) | 2012 | | The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion | Jonathan Haidt | [4.16](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11324722-the-righteous-mind) | 2012 |
| Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right | Arlie Russell Hochschild | [4.15](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28695425-strangers-in-their-own-land) | 2016 | | Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right | Arlie Russell Hochschild | [4.15](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28695425-strangers-in-their-own-land) | 2016 |
| Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime | John Heilemann, Mark Halperin | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6694937-game-change) | 2010 | | Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime | John Heilemann, Mark Halperin | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6694937-game-change) | 2010 |
| Bolo'bolo | P.M. | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12395170-bolo-bolo) | 1984 |
| The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies | Bryan Caplan | [3.96](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/698866.The_Myth_of_the_Rational_Voter) | 2007 | | The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies | Bryan Caplan | [3.96](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/698866.The_Myth_of_the_Rational_Voter) | 2007 |
| The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security | Kevin D. Mitnick | [3.76](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18160.The_Art_of_Deception) | 2003 | | Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict | Michael Klare | [3.73](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149206.Resource_Wars) | |
| Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict | Michael Klare | [3.73](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149206.Resource_Wars) |2001 |
| The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream | Barack Obama | [3.70](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9742.The_Audacity_of_Hope) | 2006 | | The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream | Barack Obama | [3.70](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9742.The_Audacity_of_Hope) | 2006 |
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## Economics ## Economics
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life | J.L. Collins | [4.47](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30646587-the-simple-path-to-wealth) | 2016 |
| Origin of Wealth | Eric D. Beinhocker | [4.23](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22456.The_Origin_of_Wealth) | 2006 | | Origin of Wealth | Eric D. Beinhocker | [4.23](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22456.The_Origin_of_Wealth) | 2006 |
| Every Shot Counts: Using the Revolutionary Strokes Gained Approach to Improve Your Golf Performance and Strategy | Mark Broadie | [4.23](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17674971-every-shot-counts) | 2014 | | Every Shot Counts: Using the Revolutionary Strokes Gained Approach to Improve Your Golf Performance and Strategy | Mark Broadie | [4.23](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17674971-every-shot-counts) | 2014 |
| Economic Facts and Fallacies | Thomas Sowell | [4.18](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2064279.Economic_Facts_and_Fallacies) | 2008 | | Economic Facts and Fallacies | Thomas Sowell | [4.18](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2064279.Economic_Facts_and_Fallacies) | 2008 |
| Debt - Updated and Expanded: The First 5,000 Years | David Graeber | [4.17](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6617037-debt) | 2011 | | Debt - Updated and Expanded: The First 5,000 Years | David Graeber | [4.17](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6617037-debt) | 2011 |
| Capital in the Twenty-First Century | Thomas Piketty | [4.01](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18736925-capital-in-the-twenty-first-century) | 2014 | | Capital in the Twenty-First Century | Thomas Piketty | [4.01](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18736925-capital-in-the-twenty-first-century) | 2014 |
| Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything | Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner | [3.98](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1202.Freakonomics) | 2006 | | 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism | Ha-Joon Chang | [3.97](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8913542-23-things-they-don-t-tell-you-about-capitalism) | |
| 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism | Ha-Joon Chang | [3.97](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8913542-23-things-they-don-t-tell-you-about-capitalism) | 2010 | | The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail--but Some Don't | Nate Silver | [3.96](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13588394-the-signal-and-the-noise) | |
| The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail--but Some Don't | Nate Silver | [3.96](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13588394-the-signal-and-the-noise) | 2012 |
| Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis | James Rickards | [3.96](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11515298-currency-wars) | 2011 | | Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis | James Rickards | [3.96](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11515298-currency-wars) | 2011 |
| The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World | Niall Ferguson | [3.88](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2714607-the-ascent-of-money) |2008 | | The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World | Niall Ferguson | [3.88](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2714607-the-ascent-of-money) | |
| The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It | Paul Collier | [3.85](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/493371.The_Bottom_Billion) | 2007 | | The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It | Paul Collier | [3.85](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/493371.The_Bottom_Billion) | 2007 |
| The Thank You Economy | Gary Vaynerchuk | [3.83](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9203287-the-thank-you-economy) | 2011 | | The Thank You Economy | Gary Vaynerchuk | [3.83](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9203287-the-thank-you-economy) | 2011 |
| Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way To Be Smart | Ian Ayres | [3.70](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1081413.Super_Crunchers) | 2007 | | Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way To Be Smart | Ian Ayres | [3.70](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1081413.Super_Crunchers) | |
| A Farewell to Alms : A Brief Economic History of the World | Gregory Clark | [3.67](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150437.A_Farewell_to_Alms) | 2007 | | A Farewell to Alms : A Brief Economic History of the World | Gregory Clark | [3.67](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150437.A_Farewell_to_Alms) | 2007 |
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## Gender ## Gender
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| Cemetary Boys | Aiden Thomas | [4.48](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52339313-cemetery-boys) | 2020
| Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference | Cordelia Fine | [4.15](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8031168-delusions-of-gender) | 2010 | Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference | Cordelia Fine | [4.15](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8031168-delusions-of-gender) | 2010
| Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl | Andrea Lawlor | [4.00](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35838277-paul-takes-the-form-of-a-mortal-girl) | 2017
| Becoming A Man | P. Carl | [3.95](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50091840-becoming-a-man) | 2020
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## Sexuality ## Sexuality
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
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| The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities | Dossie Easton, Catherine A. Liszt. | [3.83](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54944.The_Ethical_Slut?from_search=true) | 2004 | | The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities | Dossie Easton, Catherine A. Liszt. | [3.83](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54944.The_Ethical_Slut?from_search=true) | 2004 |
| The Sex Myth | Brooke Magnanti | [3.50](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13569582-the-sex-myth) | 2015 | | The Sex Myth | Brooke Magnanti | [3.50](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13569582-the-sex-myth) | 2015 |
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## Race
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| So You Want to Talk About Race | Ijeoma Oluo | [4.53](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35099718-so-you-want-to-talk-about-race) | 2018 |
| The Origin of Others | Toni Morrison | [4.22](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34758228-the-origin-of-others) | 2017 |
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## Education ## Education
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| Educated: A Memoir | Tara Westover| [4.47](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35133922-educated) | 2018 |
| Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas | Seymour A. Papert | [4.32](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/703532.Mindstorms) | 1993 | | Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas | Seymour A. Papert | [4.32](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/703532.Mindstorms) | 1993 |
| The Little Prince | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | [4.31](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/71091.Il_piccolo_principe) | 1943 |
| How Children Fail | John Holt | [4.22](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573009.How_Children_Fail) | 1995 | | How Children Fail | John Holt | [4.22](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573009.How_Children_Fail) | 1995 |
| Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World | Cal Newport | [4.20](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25744928-deep-work) | 2016 |
| Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning | Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel | [4.20](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18770267.make-it-stick) | 2014 | | Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning | Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel | [4.20](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18770267.make-it-stick) | 2014 |
| Teaching as a Subversive Activity | Neil Postman, Charles Weingartner | [4.19](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79681.Teaching_as_a_Subversive_Activity) | 1971 | | Teaching as a Subversive Activity | Neil Postman, Charles Weingartner | [4.19](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79681.Teaching_as_a_Subversive_Activity) | 1971 |
| Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life | Jim Kwik | [4.09](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49994260-limitless?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=pbeSkuESjB&rank=1) | 2020 |
| Summerhill School: A New View of Childhood | A. S. Neill, Albert Lamb | [4.09](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/178734.Summerhill) | 1995 | | Summerhill School: A New View of Childhood | A. S. Neill, Albert Lamb | [4.09](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/178734.Summerhill) | 1995 |
| The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance | Josh Waitzkin | [4.08](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/857333.The_Art_of_Learning) | 2016 | | The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance | Josh Waitzkin | [4.08](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/857333.The_Art_of_Learning) | 2016 |
| Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School Culture | Kirsten Olson, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Parker J. Palmer | [3.92](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425208-wounded-by-school) | 2009 | | Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School Culture | Kirsten Olson, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Parker J. Palmer | [3.92](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6425208-wounded-by-school) | 2009 |
| Curious Minds: How a Child Becomes a Scientist | John Brockman | [3.72](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/409588.Curious_Minds) | 2005 | | Curious Minds: How a Child Becomes a Scientist | John Brockman | [3.72](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/409588.Curious_Minds) | 2005 |
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## Writing ## Writing
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| Hat Box: The Collected Lyrics | Stephen Sondheim | [4.77](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12909101-hat-box) | | | Hat Box: The Collected Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim | Stephen Sondheim | [4.77](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12909101-hat-box) | |
| On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft | Stephen King | [4.31](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10569.On_Writing) | 2002 | | On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft | Stephen King | [4.31](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10569.On_Writing) | 2002 |
| Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life | Anne Lamott | [4.23](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12543.Bird_by_Bird) | 1995 |
| Clear and Simple as the Truth | Francis-Noël Thomas, Mark Turner | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/120549.Clear_and_Simple_as_the_Truth) | 1996 | | Clear and Simple as the Truth | Francis-Noël Thomas, Mark Turner | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/120549.Clear_and_Simple_as_the_Truth) | 1996 |
| The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century | Steven Pinker | [4.03](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20821371-the-sense-of-style) | 2014 | | The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century | Steven Pinker | [4.03](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20821371-the-sense-of-style) | 2014 |
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## Theater and Film ## Theater and Film
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
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| How to Stop Acting | Harold Guskin | [4.17](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/808735.How_to_Stop_Acting) | 2003 | | How to Stop Acting | Harold Guskin | [4.17](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/808735.How_to_Stop_Acting) | 2003 |
| A Practical Handbook for the Actor | Melissa Bruder, Lee Michael Cohn, Madeleine Olnek, Nathaniel Pollack, Robert Previtio, Scott Zigler, David Mamet | [3.87](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/166207.A_Practical_Handbook_for_the_Actor) | 1986 | | A Practical Handbook for the Actor | Melissa Bruder, Lee Michael Cohn, Madeleine Olnek, Nathaniel Pollack, Robert Previtio, Scott Zigler, David Mamet | [3.87](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/166207.A_Practical_Handbook_for_the_Actor) | 1986 |
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## Shakespeare ## Shakespeare
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
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| Shakespeare's Metrical Art | George T. Wright | [4.39](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/428615.Shakespeare_s_Metrical_Art) | 1991 | | Shakespeare's Metrical Art | George T. Wright | [4.39](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/428615.Shakespeare_s_Metrical_Art) | 1991 |
| Hamlet in Purgatory | Stephen Greenblatt | [3.98](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33179.Hamlet_in_Purgatory) | 2002 | | Hamlet in Purgatory | Stephen Greenblatt | [3.98](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33179.Hamlet_in_Purgatory) | 2002 |
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## Fiction ## Fiction
### Classics ### Classics
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
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| The Master and Margarita | Mikhail Bulgakov | [4.32](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/117833.The_Master_and_Margarita) | 1966 | | The Master and Margarita | Mikhail Bulgakov | [4.32](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/117833.The_Master_and_Margarita) | 1996 |
| Infinite Jest | David Foster Wallace | [4.31](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6759.Infinite_Jest) | 1996 | | Infinite Jest | David Foster Wallace | [4.31](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6759.Infinite_Jest) | 1995 |
| The Brothers Karamazov | Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky | [4.30](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4934.The_Brothers_Karamazov) | 1880 | | The Brothers Karamazov | Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky | [4.30](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4934.The_Brothers_Karamazov) | 2002 |
| Pride And Prejudice | Jane Austen | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1885.Pride_and_Prejudice) | 1813 | | Pride And Prejudice | Jane Austen | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1885.Pride_and_Prejudice) | 2000 |
| A Prayer for Owen Meany | John Irving | [4.22](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4473.A_Prayer_for_Owen_Meany) | 1989 | | A Prayer for Owen Meany | John Irving | [4.22](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4473.A_Prayer_for_Owen_Meany) | 1990 |
| Letters From The Earth | Mark Twain | [4.22](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37813.Letters_from_the_Earth) | 1962 | | Letters From The Earth | Mark Twain | [4.22](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37813.Letters_from_the_Earth) | 2004 |
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Ken Kesey | [4.18](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332613.One_Flew_Over_the_Cuckoo_s_Nest) | 1963 | | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Ken Kesey | [4.18](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332613.One_Flew_Over_the_Cuckoo_s_Nest) | 1963 |
| Crime and Punishment | Fyodor Dostoyevsky | [4.18](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7144.Crime_and_Punishment) | 1866 | | Crime and Punishment | Fyodor Dostoyevsky | [4.18](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7144.Crime_and_Punishment) | 2002 |
| 1984 | George Orwell | [4.17](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40961427-1984) | 1949 | | Steppenwolf: A Novel | Hermann Hesse, Basil Creighton | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16631.Steppenwolf) | 1999 |
| The Giver | Lois Lowry | [4.13](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3636.The_Giver) | 1993 | | The Glass Bead Game | Hermann Hesse, Richard and Clara Winston | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16634.The_Glass_Bead_Game) | 2002 |
| Steppenwolf: A Novel | Hermann Hesse, Basil Creighton | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16631.Steppenwolf) | 1927 | | War and Peace | Leo Tolstoy | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/656.War_and_Peace) | 1998 |
| The Glass Bead Game | Hermann Hesse, Richard and Clara Winston | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16634.The_Glass_Bead_Game) | 1943 | | Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10210.Jane_Eyre) | |
| War and Peace | Leo Tolstoy | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/656.War_and_Peace) | 1867 | | Germinal | Emile Zola | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28407.Germinal) | 2004 |
| Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10210.Jane_Eyre) | 1847 | | If on a Winter's Night a Traveler | Italo Calvino and William Weaver | [4.08](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/374233.If_on_a_Winter_s_Night_a_Traveler) | 1982 |
| Germinal | Emile Zola | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28407.Germinal) | 1885 | | The Wall: (Intimacy) and Other Stories | Jean-Paul Sartre, Lloyd Alexander | [4.07](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10031.The_Wall) | 2010 |
| If on a Winter's Night a Traveler | Italo Calvino and William Weaver | [4.08](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/374233.If_on_a_Winter_s_Night_a_Traveler) | 1979 | | Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility) | 2003 |
| Slaughterhouse-Five | Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | [4.08](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4981.Slaughterhouse_Five) | 1969 | | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Oscar Wilde | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5297.The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray) | 1998 |
| The Wall: (Intimacy) and Other Stories | Jean-Paul Sartre, Lloyd Alexander | [4.07](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10031.The_Wall) | 1948 | | Watership Down: A Novel | Richard Adams | [4.05 ](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76620.Watership_Down) |1975|
| Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility) | 1811 | | One Hundred Years of Solitude | Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gregory Rabassa | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/320.One_Hundred_Years_of_Solitude) | 2003 |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | Oscar Wilde | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5297.The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray) | 1890 | | The Death of Ivan Ilych | Leo Tolstoy | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18386.The_Death_of_Ivan_Ilych) | |
| Watership Down: A Novel | Richard Adams | [4.05 ](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76620.Watership_Down) |1972| | Anna Karenina | Leo Tolstoy | [4.02](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15823480-anna-karenina) | 2012 |
| One Hundred Years of Solitude | Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gregory Rabassa | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/320.One_Hundred_Years_of_Solitude) | 1967 | | Bleak House | Charles Dickens | [4.00](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31242.Bleak_House) | 2006 |
| The Death of Ivan Ilych | Leo Tolstoy | [4.04](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18386.The_Death_of_Ivan_Ilych) | 1886 | | J'accuse | Emile Zola | [3.99](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/816964.J_accuse) | 1998 |
| Siddhartha | Hermann Hesse | [4.03](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52036.Siddhartha) | 1922 | | Catch 22 | Joseph Heller | [3.98](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4610.Catch_22) | 2004 |
| Anna Karenina | Leo Tolstoy | [4.02](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15823480-anna-karenina) | 1878 | | The House of Mirth | Edith Wharton | [3.94](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17728.The_House_of_Mirth) | 2006 |
| Bleak House | Charles Dickens | [4.00](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31242.Bleak_House) | 1853 | | Confessions of a Mask | Yukio Mishima | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62794.Confessions_of_a_Mask) | 1998 |
| J'accuse | Emile Zola | [3.99](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/816964.J_accuse) | 1898 | | De L'esprit Des Lois | Montesquieu | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29854007-de-l-esprit-des-lois-nouvelle-edition) | 1995 |
| Catch 22 | Joseph Heller | [3.98](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4610.Catch_22) | 1961 |
| The House of Mirth | Edith Wharton | [3.94](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17728.The_House_of_Mirth) | 1905 |
| Confessions of a Mask | Yukio Mishima | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62794.Confessions_of_a_Mask) | 1949 |
| De L'esprit Des Lois | Montesquieu | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29854007-de-l-esprit-des-lois-nouvelle-edition) | 1748 |
| Love in the Time of Cholera | Gabriel García Marquéz | [3.9](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9712.Love_in_the_Time_of_Cholera) | 1985 | | Love in the Time of Cholera | Gabriel García Marquéz | [3.9](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9712.Love_in_the_Time_of_Cholera) | 1985 |
| Don Quixote | Miguel de Cervantes | [3.85](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3836.Don_Quixote) | 1605 | | Don Quixote | Miguel de Cervantes | [3.85](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3836.Don_Quixote) | 2003 |
| Mansfield Park | Jane Austen | [3.84](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45032) | 1814 | | Mansfield Park | Jane Austen | [3.84](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45032) | 2003 |
| Wuthering Heights | Emily Bronte | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6185.Wuthering_Heights) | 1847 | | Wuthering Heights | Emily Bronte | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6185.Wuthering_Heights) | 2002 |
| Père Goriot | Honoré de Balzac | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59145.P_re_Goriot) | 1834 | | Père Goriot | Honoré de Balzac | [3.82](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59145.P_re_Goriot) | 1997 |
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Mark Twain | [3.80](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2956.The_Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn) | 1884 | | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Mark Twain | [3.80](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2956.The_Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn) | 2002 |
| The Catcher in the Rye | J.D. Salinger | [3.79](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5107.The_Catcher_in_the_Rye) | 1951 | | The Catcher in the Rye | J.D. Salinger | [3.79](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5107.The_Catcher_in_the_Rye) | 2001 |
| Eugénie Grandet | Honoré de Balzac | [3.79](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59142.Eug_nie_Grandet) | 1833 | | Eugénie Grandet | Honoré de Balzac | [3.79](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59142.Eug_nie_Grandet) | 2003 |
| Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values | Robert M. Pirsig | [3.76](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/629.Zen_and_the_Art_of_Motorcycle_Maintenance) | 1974 | | Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values | Robert M. Pirsig | [3.76](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/629.Zen_and_the_Art_of_Motorcycle_Maintenance) | 1974 |
| Candide | Voltaire | [3.76](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19380.Candide) | 1759 | | Candide | Voltaire | [3.76](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19380.Candide) | 1991 |
| Atlas Shrugged | Ayn Rand | [3.68](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9365.Atlas_Shrugged) | 1957 | | Madame Bovary | Gustave Flaubert | [3.65](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2175.Madame_Bovary) | 2004 |
| Madame Bovary | Gustave Flaubert | [3.65](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2175.Madame_Bovary) | 1856 | | Confessions | Jean-Jacques Rousseau | [3.61](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12649.Confessions) | 2003 |
| Confessions | Jean-Jacques Rousseau | [3.61](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12649.Confessions) | 1782 | | Lettres persanes | Montesquieu | [3.54](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/509686.Persian_Letters) | |
| Lettres persanes | Montesquieu | [3.54](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/509686.Persian_Letters) | 1721 |
| The Director | David Ignatius | [3.43](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23316525-the-director) | 2015 | | The Director | David Ignatius | [3.43](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23316525-the-director) | 2015 |
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### Fantasy ### Fantasy
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| The Stormlight Archive | Brandon Sanderson | [4.81](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39904817-stormlight-archive-4-book-set?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=QO2o6tRJg4&rank=1) | 2007 |
| The Kingkiller Chronicle | Patrick Rothfuss | [4.55](https://www.goodreads.com/series/45262-the-kingkiller-chronicle) | 2007 | | The Kingkiller Chronicle | Patrick Rothfuss | [4.55](https://www.goodreads.com/series/45262-the-kingkiller-chronicle) | 2007 |
| The Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkien | [4.47](https://www.goodreads.com/series/66175-the-lord-of-the-rings) | 1954 | | The Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkien | [4.47](https://www.goodreads.com/series/66175-the-lord-of-the-rings) | 2005 |
| A Song of Ice and Fire | George R.R. Martin | [4.45](https://www.goodreads.com/series/43790-a-song-of-ice-and-fire) | 2005 | | A Song of Ice and Fire | George R.R. Martin | [4.45](https://www.goodreads.com/series/43790-a-song-of-ice-and-fire) | 2005 |
| Harry Potter | J.K. Rowling | [4.44](https://www.goodreads.com/series/45175-harry-potter) | 1997 | | Harry Potter | J.K. Rowling | [4.44](https://www.goodreads.com/series/45175-harry-potter) | 1997 |
| Mistborn | Brandon Sanderson | [4.43](https://www.goodreads.com/series/40910-mistborn) | 2006 |
| Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality | Eliezer Yudkowsky | [4.38](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10016013-harry-potter-and-the-methods-of-rationality) | 2015 | | Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality | Eliezer Yudkowsky | [4.38](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10016013-harry-potter-and-the-methods-of-rationality) | 2015 |
| Discworld | Terry Pratchett | [4.32](https://www.goodreads.com/series/40650-discworld) | 2001 | | Discworld | Terry Pratchett | [4.32](https://www.goodreads.com/series/40650-discworld) | 2001 |
| The Dark Tower | Stephen King | [4.27](https://www.goodreads.com/series/40750-the-dark-tower) | 1982 | | The Dark Tower | Stephen King | [4.27](https://www.goodreads.com/series/40750-the-dark-tower) | |
| And the Mountains Echoed | Khaled Hosseini | [4.26](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21897740-and-the-mountains-echoed) | 2013 | | His Dark Materials | Philip Pullman | [4.25](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials) | |
| His Dark Materials | Philip Pullman | [4.25](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials) | 1995 | | The Last Wish - Saga | Andrzej Sapkowski | [4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1128434.The_Last_Wish) | 1993 |
| The Last Wish | Andrzej Sapkowski | [4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1128434.The_Last_Wish) | 1993 |
| The Chronicles of Narnia | Clive Staples Lewis | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11127.The_Chronicles_of_Narnia) | 2002 | | The Chronicles of Narnia | Clive Staples Lewis | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11127.The_Chronicles_of_Narnia) | 2002 |
| The Wheel of Time | Robert Jordan | [4.19](https://www.goodreads.com/series/41526-the-wheel-of-time) | 1990 |
| The City & The City | China Mieville | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4703581-the-city-the-city) | 2009 | | The City & The City | China Mieville | [3.91](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4703581-the-city-the-city) | 2009 |
| The Broken Empire | Mark Lawrence | [3.87](https://www.goodreads.com/series/64473-the-broken-empire) | 2011 | | The Broken Empire | Mark Lawrence | [3.87](https://www.goodreads.com/series/64473-the-broken-empire) | 2011 |
| Of Fire and Stars Book |Audrey Coulthurst | [3.76](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25164304-of-fire-and-stars) | 2016 |
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### Historical Fiction ### Historical Fiction
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| Lonesome Dove | Larry McMurtry | [4.47](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/256008.Lonesome_Dove) | 1985 | | Lonesome Dove | Larry McMurtry | [4.47](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/256008.Lonesome_Dove) | 1999 |
| The Help | Kathryn Stockett | [4.45](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4667024-the-help) | 2009 | | The Help | Kathryn Stockett | [4.45](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4667024-the-help) | |
| A Thousand Splendid Suns | Khaled Hosseini | [4.4](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128029.A_Thousand_Splendid_Suns) | 2007 | | The Book Thief | Markus Zusak | [4.36](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19063.The_Book_Thief) | |
| The Book Thief | Markus Zusak | [4.36](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19063.The_Book_Thief) | 2005 |
| All the Light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr | [4.31](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18143977-all-the-light-we-cannot-see) | 2014 | | All the Light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr | [4.31](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18143977-all-the-light-we-cannot-see) | 2014 |
| The Kite Runner | Khaled Hosseini | [4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77203.The_Kite_Runner) | 2003 | | The Pillars of the Earth | Ken Follett | [4.29](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5043.The_Pillars_of_the_Earth?from_search=true) | 2002 |
| The Pillars of the Earth | Ken Follett | [4.29](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5043.The_Pillars_of_the_Earth?from_search=true) | 1989 | | Kane and Abel | Jeffrey Archer | [4.27](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78983.Kane_and_Abel) | 2004 |
| Kane and Abel | Jeffrey Archer | [4.27](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78983.Kane_and_Abel) | 1979 | | Emma | Jane Austen | [3.99](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6969.Emma) | 2003 |
| Memoirs of a Geisha | Arthur Golden | [4.12](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/929.Memoirs_of_a_Geisha) | 1997 | | Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy | Jostein Gaarder and Paulette Moller | [3.88](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10959.Sophie_s_World) | 1996 |
| One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | [4](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17125.One_Day_in_the_Life_of_Ivan_Denisovich) | 1962 |
| Emma | Jane Austen | [3.99](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6969.Emma) | 1815 |
| Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy | Jostein Gaarder and Paulette Moller | [3.88](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10959.Sophie_s_World) | 1991 |
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### Humor ### Humor
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell | Tucker Max | [3.51](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9010.I_Hope_They_Serve_Beer_in_Hell) | 2006 | | I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell | Tucker Max | [3.51](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9010.I_Hope_They_Serve_Beer_in_Hell) | 2006 |
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### Mystery ### Mystery
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle | [4.30](https://www.goodreads.com/series/49996-sherlock-holmes) | 1998 | | Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle | [4.30](https://www.goodreads.com/series/49996-sherlock-holmes) | 1998 |
| And Then There Were None | Agatha Christie | [4.26](https://www.goodreads.com/series/49996-sherlock-holmes) | 1939 |
| The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | Agatha Christie | [4.20](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16328.The_Murder_of_Roger_Ackroyd) | 2006 | | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | Agatha Christie | [4.20](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16328.The_Murder_of_Roger_Ackroyd) | 2006 |
| The Eight | Katherine Neville | [4.17](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113310.The_Eight) | | | The Eight | Katherine Neville | [4.17](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113310.The_Eight) | |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Stieg Larsson | [4.14](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo) | 2005 |
| Memory Man | David Baldacci | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23153154-memory-man) | 2015 | | Memory Man | David Baldacci | [4.05](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23153154-memory-man) | 2015 |
| The Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware | [3.94](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42080142-the-turn-of-the-key) | 2019 |
| Angels & Demons | Dan Brown | [3.93](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/960.Angels_Demons) | 2000 |
| The Girl on the Train | Paula Hawkins | [3.88](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22557272-the-girl-on-the-train) | 2015 | | The Girl on the Train | Paula Hawkins | [3.88](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22557272-the-girl-on-the-train) | 2015 |
| The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown | [3.79](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968.The_Da_Vinci_Code) | 2006 | | The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown | [3.79](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968.The_Da_Vinci_Code) | 2006 |
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### Science Fiction ### Science Fiction
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir | [4.52](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54493401-project-hail-mary) | 2021 | | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | [4.38](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11.The_Hitchhiker_s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy) ||
| The Martian | Andy Weir | [4.40](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18007564-the-martian) | 2012 |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | [4.38](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11.The_Hitchhiker_s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy) | 1979|
| Champion | Marie Lu | [4.32](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14290364-champion) | 2013 |
| Ready Player One | Ernest Cline | [4.31](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9969571-ready-player-one) | 2011 | | Ready Player One | Ernest Cline | [4.31](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9969571-ready-player-one) | 2011 |
| 11/22/63 | Stephen King | [4.31](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10644930-11-22-63) | 2011 |
| Ender's Game - Saga | Orson Scott Card | [4.30](https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=ender%27s+saga&search_type=books&search%5Bfield%5D=on) | 1994 | | Ender's Game - Saga | Orson Scott Card | [4.30](https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=ender%27s+saga&search_type=books&search%5Bfield%5D=on) | 1994 |
| The Player of Games | Iain M. Banks | [4.26](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18630.The_Player_of_Games) | 1997 | | The Player of Games | Iain M. Banks | [4.26](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18630.The_Player_of_Games) | 1997 |
| The Fifth Sacred Thing | Starhawk | [4.25](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80689.The_Fifth_Sacred_Thing) | 1994 | | The Fifth Sacred Thing | Starhawk | [4.25](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80689.The_Fifth_Sacred_Thing) | 1994 |
| Prodigy | Marie Lu | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13414446-prodigy?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=BL85jNXP8P&rank=1) | 2013
| Hyperion | Dan Simmons | [4.21](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77566.Hyperion) | 1989 | | Hyperion | Dan Simmons | [4.21](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77566.Hyperion) | 1989 |
| Cosmicomics | Italo Calvino | [4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59780.Cosmicomics) | 1965 |
| The Diamond Age | Neal Stephenson | [4.19](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/827.The_Diamond_Age) | 2000 | | The Diamond Age | Neal Stephenson | [4.19](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/827.The_Diamond_Age) | 2000 |
| Dune Chronicles | Frank Herbert | [4.19](https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=dune) | 2006 | | Dune Chronicles | Frank Herbert | [4.19](https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=dune) | 2006 |
| Roadside Picnic | Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky | [4.16](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/331256.Roadside_Picnic) | 1972 |
| The Forever War | Joe Haldemann | [4.15](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21611.The_Forever_War) | 1974
| Contact | Carl Sagan | [4.14](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61666.Contact) | 1985 |
| Foundation | Isaac Asimov | [4.13](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29579.Foundation) | 2004 | | Foundation | Isaac Asimov | [4.13](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29579.Foundation) | 2004 |
| Snow Crash | Neal Stephenson | [4.02](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/830.Snow_Crash) | 2000 | | Snow Crash | Neal Stephenson | [4.02](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/830.Snow_Crash) | 2000 |
| Brave New World | Aldous Huxley | [3.99](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5129.Brave_New_World) | 1932 |
| Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury | [3.97](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17470674-fahrenheit-451) | 2006 | | Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury | [3.97](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17470674-fahrenheit-451) | 2006 |
| Little Brother | Cory Doctorow | [3.94](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/954674.Little_Brother) | 2008 | | Little Brother | Cory Doctorow | [3.94](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/954674.Little_Brother) | 2008 |
| The Time Machine | H.G Wells | [3.89](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2493.The_Time_Machine?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=UOQqEw4cz3&rank=1) | 1895 |
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### Horror ### Horror
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| It | Stephen King | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/830502.It) | 1986 |
| House of Leaves | Mark Z. Danielewski | [4.13](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24800.House_of_Leaves) | 2000 | | House of Leaves | Mark Z. Danielewski | [4.13](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24800.House_of_Leaves) | 2000 |
| If it bleeds | Stephen King | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46015758-if-it-bleeds) | 2020 |
| Rosemary's Baby | Ira Levin | [4.00](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/228296.Rosemary_s_Baby) | 1967 |
| Dracula | Bram Stoker | [3.98](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17245.Dracula) | 1986 | | Dracula | Bram Stoker | [3.98](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17245.Dracula) | 1986 |
| London (Surviving The Evacuation #1) | Frank Tayell | [3.86](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18655852-london) | 2013 |
| Frankenstein | Mary Shelley, Maurice Hindle | [3.75](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18490.Frankenstein) | 2003 | | Frankenstein | Mary Shelley, Maurice Hindle | [3.75](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18490.Frankenstein) | 2003 |
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### Miscellaneous ### Miscellaneous
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
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| Ghost Fleet | P.W. Singer and August Cole | [3.62](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22749719-ghost-fleet?from_search=true) | 2015 | | Ghost Fleet | P.W. Singer and August Cole | [3.62](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22749719-ghost-fleet?from_search=true) | 2015 |
| Future Crimes | Marc Goodman | [3.42](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22318398-future-crimes?from_search=true) | 1990 | | Future Crimes | Marc Goodman | [3.42](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22318398-future-crimes?from_search=true) | 1990 |
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## Health ## Health
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease | Michael Greger, M.D. | [4.54](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25663961-how-not-to-die) | 2015 | | How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease | Michael Greger, M.D. | [4.54](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25663961-how-not-to-die) | 2015 |
| Overcoming Gravity: A Systematic Approach to Gymnastics and Bodyweight Strength (2nd edition) | Steven Low | [4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33293328-overcoming-gravity) | 2016 |
| Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art | James Nestor | [4.15](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48890486-breath) | 2020 |
| Convict Conditioning | Paul Wade | [4.13](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7305111-convict-conditioning) | 2012 | | Convict Conditioning | Paul Wade | [4.13](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7305111-convict-conditioning) | 2012 |
| Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness | Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman | [3.95](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13202092-eat-and-run) | 2012 | | Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness | Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman | [3.95](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13202092-eat-and-run) | 2012 |
| Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power | Lisa Mosconi | [3.92](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35457267-brain-food) | 2018 |
| Super Human: The Bulletproof Plan to Age Backward and Maybe Even Live Forever | Dave Asprey | [3.86](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43801612-super-human?ref=nav_sb_ss_3_11) | 2019 |
| 8 Weeks to Optimum Health | Andrew Weil | [3.86](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37124.8_Weeks_to_Optimum_Health) | | | 8 Weeks to Optimum Health | Andrew Weil | [3.86](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37124.8_Weeks_to_Optimum_Health) | |
| Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers | David Perlmutter | [3.89](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17333302-grain-brain) | 2013 |
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## Design ## Design
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction | Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King and Shlomo Angel | [4.38](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79766.A_Pattern_Language) | 1977 | | Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction | Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King and Shlomo Angel | [4.38](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79766.A_Pattern_Language) | 1977 |
| Data visualization handbook | Juuso Koponen, Jonatan Hildén | [4.33](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52326089-data-visualization-handbook) | 2019 |
| How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built | Stewart Brand | [4.32](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38310.How_Buildings_Learn) | 1995 |
| Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability | Steve Krug | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18197267-don-t-make-me-think-revisited) | 2014 | | Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability | Steve Krug | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18197267-don-t-make-me-think-revisited) | 2014 |
| The Design of Everyday Things | Donald Norman | [4.18](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/840.The_Design_of_Everyday_Things) | 2002 | | The Design of Everyday Things | Donald Norman | [4.18](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/840.The_Design_of_Everyday_Things) | 2002 |
| Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design | Kat Holmes, John Maeda | [4.14](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39644200-mismatch) | 2018 |
| The Art of Looking Sideways | Alan Fletcher | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15778.The_Art_of_Looking_Sideways) | 2001 | | The Art of Looking Sideways | Alan Fletcher | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15778.The_Art_of_Looking_Sideways) | 2001 |
| Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation | Tim Brown | [3.88](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6671664-change-by-design) | 2009 |
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## Travel ## Travel
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | | Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------| |------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders | Joshua Foer | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28110891-atlas-obscura) | 2016 | | Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders | Joshua Foer | [4.24](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28110891-atlas-obscura) | 2016 |
<a href="#top"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Back%20to%20Top-↑-blue"/></a> ## Credits
## Language
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| Le Ton beau de Marot: In Praise of the Music of Language | Douglas R. Hofstadter | [4.22](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/248193.Le_Ton_beau_de_Marot) | 1997 |
| The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language | Steven Pinker | [4.02](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5755.The_Language_Instinct) | 2000 |
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## Nature
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| The Wild Places | Robert Macfarlane | [4.27](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2688775-the-wild-places) | 2007 |
| The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History | Elizabeth Kolbert | [4.13](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17910054-the-sixth-extinction) | 2014 |
| Pilgrim at Tinker Creek | Annie Dillard | [4.11](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12527.Pilgrim_at_Tinker_Creek) | 1974 |
| A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trai | Bill Bryson | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9791.A_Walk_in_the_Woods) | 2006 |
| The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming | David Wallace-Wells | [4.06](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41552709-the-uninhabitable-earth) | 2019 |
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## Art
| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published |
|------|--------|------------------|----------------|
| The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain | Betty Edwards | [3.86](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627206.The_New_Drawing_on_the_Right_Side_of_the_Brain) | 1989 |
| Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative | Austin Kleon | [3.92](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13099738-steal-like-an-artist) | 2012 |
| Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered | Austin Kleon | [4.10](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18290401-show-your-work) | 2014 |
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# Credits
* [@hackerkid](https://github.com/hackerkid) for starting the list. * [@hackerkid](https://github.com/hackerkid) for starting the list.
* [@geritol](https://github.com/geritol) for building the framework for maintaining the list. * [@geritol](https://github.com/geritol) for building the framework for maintaining the list.
* All the [contributors](https://github.com/hackerkid/Mind-Expanding-Books/graphs/contributors) for keeping the list updated by adding new books. * All the [contributors](https://github.com/hackerkid/Mind-Expanding-Books/graphs/contributors) for keeping the list updated by adding new books.
# License ## License
[![CC0](http://i.creativecommons.org/p/zero/1.0/88x31.png)](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) [![CC0](http://i.creativecommons.org/p/zero/1.0/88x31.png)](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
To the extent possible under law, [Vishnu Ks](https://github.com/hackerkid) has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work. To the extent possible under law, [Vishnu Ks](https://github.com/hackerkid) has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.

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module.exports = {
env: {
browser: true,
es2020: true,
},
extends: [
'plugin:react/recommended',
'airbnb',
],
parserOptions: {
ecmaFeatures: {
jsx: true,
},
ecmaVersion: 11,
sourceType: 'module',
},
plugins: [
'react',
],
rules: {
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# Logs
logs
*.log
npm-debug.log*
yarn-debug.log*
yarn-error.log*
# Runtime data
pids
*.pid
*.seed
*.pid.lock
# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
lib-cov
# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
coverage
# nyc test coverage
.nyc_output
# Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
.grunt
# Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
bower_components
# node-waf configuration
.lock-wscript
# Compiled binary addons (http://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
build/Release
# Dependency directories
node_modules/
jspm_packages/
# Typescript v1 declaration files
typings/
# Optional npm cache directory
.npm
# Optional eslint cache
.eslintcache
# Optional REPL history
.node_repl_history
# Output of 'npm pack'
*.tgz
# dotenv environment variables file
.env
# gatsby files
.cache/
public
# Mac files
.DS_Store
# Yarn
yarn-error.log
.pnp/
.pnp.js
# Yarn Integrity file
.yarn-integrity
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package-lock.json

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"endOfLine": "lf",
"semi": false,
"singleQuote": false,
"tabWidth": 2,
"trailingComma": "es5"
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The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 2015 gatsbyjs
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
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`app/` directory contains the source code of the Mind Expanding Books [website](https://books.vishnuks.com)
## How to setup development environment
#### Verify Node Install
```
node -v
npm -v
```
#### Install Gatsby CLI
```
npm install -g gatsby-cli
```
```bash
git clone https://github.com/hackerkid/Mind-Expanding-Books
cd app/
npm install
gatsby develop
```
Once this is done, the development server should be accessible at http://localhost:8000
## High level overview of the website
- The website is made using Gatsby, which is a React based static site generator.
- The website is deployed in Netlify automatically whenever a commit is pushed to GitHub.
- When you create a pull request with changes to the source code, Netlify will automatically
create a website for previewing the changes. You can click on "Details" in the "Deploy preview ready!"
message in the pull request page for seeing the website.
## From where does the website fetches the data of the books?
Website fetches the data of the books from `app/src/data/books.json` file. See [README in utils directory](../utils/README.MD)
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/**
* Implement Gatsby's Browser APIs in this file.
*
* See: https://www.gatsbyjs.org/docs/browser-apis/
*/
// You can delete this file if you're not using it
import React from "react"
import GlobalState from "./src/context/globalState"
export const wrapRootElement = ({ element }) => (
<GlobalState>{element}</GlobalState>
)

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module.exports = {
siteMetadata: {
title: `Mind Expanding Books`,
description: `Kick off your next, great Gatsby project with this default starter. This barebones starter ships with the main Gatsby configuration files you might need.`,
author: `@gatsbyjs`,
},
plugins: [
`gatsby-plugin-react-helmet`,
{
resolve: `gatsby-source-filesystem`,
options: {
name: `images`,
path: `${__dirname}/src/images`,
},
},
`gatsby-transformer-sharp`,
`gatsby-plugin-sharp`,
{
resolve: `gatsby-plugin-manifest`,
options: {
name: `gatsby-starter-default`,
short_name: `starter`,
start_url: `/`,
background_color: `#663399`,
theme_color: `#663399`,
display: `minimal-ui`,
icon: `src/images/gatsby-icon.png`, // This path is relative to the root of the site.
},
},
`gatsby-plugin-offline`,
`gatsby-transformer-json`,
{
resolve: `gatsby-source-filesystem`,
options: {
path: `./src/data/`,
},
},
`gatsby-plugin-postcss`,
{
resolve: `gatsby-plugin-google-analytics`,
options: {
trackingId: "UA-139957969-2",
}
}
],
}

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const fs = require('fs');
const categories = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('src/data/categories.json'));
const slugify = require('slugify');
exports.createPages = async function ({ actions, graphql }) {
const { createPage } = actions;
await Promise.all(
categories.map(async (category) => {
const data = await graphql(
`
query categoryBooksQuery($categoryName: String) {
allBooksJson(
filter: { category: { eq: $categoryName } }
sort: { fields: [rating], order: DESC }
) {
edges {
node {
id
title
url
rating
author
year
category
image_url
description
amazon_url
}
}
}
}
`,
{ categoryName: category.name },
);
console.log(category.name, data.data);
createPage({
path: slugify(category.name),
component: require.resolve('./src/templates/categoryTemplate.js'),
context: {
categoryName: category.name,
data: data.data,
image: category.emoji,
limit: null,
},
});
}),
);
};

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/**
* Implement Gatsby's SSR (Server Side Rendering) APIs in this file.
*
* See: https://www.gatsbyjs.org/docs/ssr-apis/
*/
// You can delete this file if you're not using it
import React from "react"
import GlobalState from "./src/context/globalState"
export const wrapRootElement = ({ element }) => (
<GlobalState>{element}</GlobalState>
)

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"name": "gatsby-starter-default",
"private": true,
"description": "A simple starter to get up and developing quickly with Gatsby",
"version": "0.1.0",
"author": "Kyle Mathews <mathews.kyle@gmail.com>",
"dependencies": {
"bootstrap": "^4.5.2",
"gatsby": "^2.24.91",
"gatsby-image": "^2.2.27",
"gatsby-plugin-google-analytics": "^2.3.14",
"gatsby-plugin-manifest": "^2.4.37",
"gatsby-plugin-offline": "^3.0.14",
"gatsby-plugin-postcss": "^2.1.11",
"gatsby-plugin-react-helmet": "^3.1.11",
"gatsby-plugin-sharp": "^2.6.43",
"gatsby-source-filesystem": "^2.1.31",
"gatsby-transformer-json": "^2.2.13",
"gatsby-transformer-sharp": "^2.2.21",
"prop-types": "^15.7.2",
"react": "^16.10.2",
"react-bootstrap": "^1.3.0",
"react-dom": "^16.10.2",
"react-helmet": "^5.2.1",
"react-star-rating-component": "^1.4.1",
"react-star-ratings": "^2.3.0",
"slugify": "^1.4.5"
},
"devDependencies": {
"eslint": "^7.7.0",
"eslint-config-airbnb": "^18.2.0",
"eslint-plugin-import": "^2.22.0",
"eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.3.1",
"eslint-plugin-react": "^7.20.6",
"eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^4.1.0",
"husky": "^4.3.0",
"lint-staged": ">=10",
"prettier": "1.19.1",
"tailwindcss": "^1.1.2"
},
"keywords": [
"gatsby"
],
"license": "MIT",
"scripts": {
"build": "gatsby build",
"develop": "gatsby develop",
"format": "prettier --write \"**/*.{js,jsx,json,md}\"",
"start": "npm run develop",
"serve": "gatsby serve",
"test": "echo \"Write tests! -> https://gatsby.dev/unit-testing \""
},
"repository": {
"type": "git",
"url": "https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby-starter-default"
},
"bugs": {
"url": "https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/issues"
},
"husky": {
"hooks": {
"pre-commit": "lint-staged"
}
},
"lint-staged": {
"*.{js,jsx,json,md}": "prettier --write",
"*.js": "eslint --cache --fix"
}
}

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module.exports = () => ({
plugins: [require("tailwindcss")],
})

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import React from "react";
import { OutboundLink } from "gatsby-plugin-google-analytics"
const getTargetURL = (book) => {
return book.amazon_url + "?tag=vishnuks-20";
}
export default ({ book }) => {
return (
<OutboundLink href={getTargetURL(book)} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<img alt="Amazon link" style={{ marginBottom: "-8px" }} src="https://img.icons8.com/color/48/000000/amazon.png"/>
</OutboundLink>
)
}

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import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import StarRatings from 'react-star-ratings';
import { Card, Row, Col } from 'react-bootstrap';
import AmazonURL from '../components/amazonurl';
import Bookmark from '../components/bookmark';
import GoodReadsImage from '../components/goodreadsimage';
const truncateContent = (content) => {
if (!content) {
return '';
}
return content.length > 350 ? content.substring(0, 350) + '...' : content;
};
const showFullText = (content) => {
if (!content) {
return '';
}
return content;
};
const BookCard = ({ book }) => {
const [ show, toggleShow ] = useState(false);
return (
<Card style={{ marginBottom: '15px' }}>
<Row>
<Col xs={6} sm={6} md={4} xl={2}>
<Card.Img
style={{
paddingLeft: '15px',
paddingRight: '15px',
paddingTop: '30px'
}}
src={book.image_url}
alt={book.title}
/>
</Col>
<Col xs={12} sm={6} md={8} xl={10}>
<Card.Body>
<Card.Title>{book.title}</Card.Title>
<Card.Subtitle className="text-muted">
<Card.Text style={{ paddingTop: '2px' }}>
{book.author} <b>{book.year ? book.year : null}</b>
</Card.Text>
<StarRatings
rating={parseFloat(book.rating)}
numberOfStars={5}
starDimension="18px"
starSpacing="1px"
starRatedColor="#fa604a"
/>
<div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', paddingTop: '.75rem' }}>
<div style={{ width: '30px', height: '30px', marginRight: '5px' }}>
{book.amazon_url ? <AmazonURL book={book} /> : null}
</div>
<div style={{ width: '30px', height: '30px' }}>
<a href={book.url} target="_blank">
<GoodReadsImage />
</a>
</div>
<Bookmark book={book} />
</div>
</Card.Subtitle>
<p style={{ color: 'gray', fontSize: '0.8rem', paddingTop: '1rem' }}>
{!show && truncateContent(book.description)}
{show && showFullText(book.description)}
</p>
{!show && book.description.length>350 &&(
<button className="btn btn-sm btn-primary " onClick={() => toggleShow(true)}>
Show More
</button>
)}
{show && (
<button className="btn btn-sm btn-primary " onClick={() => toggleShow(false)}>
Show Less
</button>
)}
</Card.Body>
</Col>
</Row>
</Card>
);
};
BookCard.propTypes = {
siteTitle: PropTypes.object
};
BookCard.defaultProps = {
book: {}
};
export default BookCard;

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import React, { useContext } from 'react'
import { Button } from "react-bootstrap"
import { BookmarkContext } from '../context/globalState'
export default ({ book }) => {
const { updateReadingList, readingList } = useContext(BookmarkContext)
const readingListIds = readingList.bookIds
return (
<div onClick={() => updateReadingList({ type: 'bookmark', retrievedBook: book })}>
<Button style={{
height: "30px",
width: "30px",
marginLeft: "0.25rem",
display: "grid",
justifyContent: "center",
alignContent: "center" }}
variant={ readingListIds.includes(book.id) ? "success" : "light"
}>
<span>
🔖
</span>
</Button>
</div>
)
}

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import React from "react";
export default ({categoryName, categoryImage}) => {
return (
<div className="my-2 mx-2" aria-labelledby="category-description">
<h4 id="category-description">
{categoryImage} {categoryName}
</h4>
</div>
)
}

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import React from 'react';
import '../styles/sidebar.css';
import BookCard from './bookcard';
import SortByDropdown, { FIELDS_TO_SORT_BY, compareFunctions } from './sortByDropdown';
export default ({ data, limit }) => {
const [sortBy, setSortBy] = React.useState(FIELDS_TO_SORT_BY[0]);
const sortedBooks = React.useMemo(() => [...data.allBooksJson.edges]
.sort(compareFunctions[sortBy.value]),
[sortBy]);
return (
<>
<SortByDropdown sortBy={sortBy.label} onSortByItemClick={setSortBy} />
{sortedBooks.map((x, index) => {
const book = x.node;
if (!limit || index < limit) {
if (!book.description || book.description.length < 10) {
return null;
}
return <BookCard book={book} key={book.id} />;
}
return null;
})}
</>
);
};

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import React from "react"
import { useStaticQuery, graphql } from "gatsby"
import Img from "gatsby-image"
/*
* This component is built using `gatsby-image` to automatically serve optimized
* images with lazy loading and reduced file sizes. The image is loaded using a
* `useStaticQuery`, which allows us to load the image from directly within this
* component, rather than having to pass the image data down from pages.
*
* For more information, see the docs:
* - `gatsby-image`: https://gatsby.dev/gatsby-image
* - `useStaticQuery`: https://www.gatsbyjs.org/docs/use-static-query/
*/
const Image = () => {
const data = useStaticQuery(graphql`
query {
placeholderImage: file(relativePath: { eq: "goodreads.png" }) {
childImageSharp {
fluid(maxWidth: 30) {
...GatsbyImageSharpFluid
}
}
}
}
`)
return <Img fluid={data.placeholderImage.childImageSharp.fluid} />
}
export default Image

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import { Link } from "gatsby"
import PropTypes from "prop-types"
import React from "react"
const Header = ({ siteTitle }) => (
<header className="mx-2 bg-red d-none d-lg-block custom-header" aria-labelledby='main-title'>
<h4 className="d-flex justify-content-end" id="main-title" style={{ margin: 16 }}>
<Link
to="/"
style={{
textDecorationColor: `none`,
}}
>
{siteTitle}
</Link>
</h4>
</header>
)
Header.propTypes = {
siteTitle: PropTypes.string,
}
Header.defaultProps = {
siteTitle: ``,
}
export default Header

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import React from "react"
import { useStaticQuery, graphql } from "gatsby"
import Img from "gatsby-image"
/*
* This component is built using `gatsby-image` to automatically serve optimized
* images with lazy loading and reduced file sizes. The image is loaded using a
* `useStaticQuery`, which allows us to load the image from directly within this
* component, rather than having to pass the image data down from pages.
*
* For more information, see the docs:
* - `gatsby-image`: https://gatsby.dev/gatsby-image
* - `useStaticQuery`: https://www.gatsbyjs.org/docs/use-static-query/
*/
const Image = () => {
const data = useStaticQuery(graphql`
query {
placeholderImage: file(relativePath: { eq: "gatsby-astronaut.png" }) {
childImageSharp {
fluid(maxWidth: 300) {
...GatsbyImageSharpFluid
}
}
}
}
`)
return <Img fluid={data.placeholderImage.childImageSharp.fluid} />
}
export default Image

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html {
font-family: sans-serif;
-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;
-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}
body {
margin: 0;
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}
article,
aside,
details,
figcaption,
figure,
footer,
header,
main,
menu,
nav,
section,
summary {
display: block;
}
audio,
canvas,
progress,
video {
display: inline-block;
}
audio:not([controls]) {
display: none;
height: 0;
}
progress {
vertical-align: baseline;
}
[hidden],
template {
display: none;
}
a {
background-color: transparent;
-webkit-text-decoration-skip: objects;
}
a:active,
a:hover {
outline-width: 0;
}
abbr[title] {
border-bottom: none;
text-decoration: underline;
text-decoration: underline dotted;
}
b,
strong {
font-weight: inherit;
font-weight: bolder;
}
dfn {
font-style: italic;
}
h1 {
font-size: 2em;
margin: 0.67em 0;
}
mark {
background-color: #ff0;
color: #000;
}
small {
font-size: 80%;
}
sub,
sup {
font-size: 75%;
line-height: 0;
position: relative;
vertical-align: baseline;
}
sub {
bottom: -0.25em;
}
sup {
top: -0.5em;
}
img {
border-style: none;
}
svg:not(:root) {
overflow: hidden;
}
code,
kbd,
pre,
samp {
font-family: monospace, monospace;
font-size: 1em;
}
figure {
margin: 1em 40px;
}
hr {
box-sizing: content-box;
height: 0;
overflow: visible;
}
button,
input,
optgroup,
select,
textarea {
font: inherit;
margin: 0;
}
optgroup {
font-weight: 700;
}
button,
input {
overflow: visible;
}
button,
select {
text-transform: none;
}
[type="reset"],
[type="submit"],
button,
html [type="button"] {
-webkit-appearance: button;
}
[type="button"]::-moz-focus-inner,
[type="reset"]::-moz-focus-inner,
[type="submit"]::-moz-focus-inner,
button::-moz-focus-inner {
border-style: none;
padding: 0;
}
[type="button"]:-moz-focusring,
[type="reset"]:-moz-focusring,
[type="submit"]:-moz-focusring,
button:-moz-focusring {
outline: 1px dotted ButtonText;
}
fieldset {
border: 1px solid silver;
margin: 0 2px;
padding: 0.35em 0.625em 0.75em;
}
legend {
box-sizing: border-box;
color: inherit;
display: table;
max-width: 100%;
padding: 0;
white-space: normal;
}
textarea {
overflow: auto;
}
[type="checkbox"],
[type="radio"] {
box-sizing: border-box;
padding: 0;
}
[type="number"]::-webkit-inner-spin-button,
[type="number"]::-webkit-outer-spin-button {
height: auto;
}
[type="search"] {
-webkit-appearance: textfield;
outline-offset: -2px;
}
[type="search"]::-webkit-search-cancel-button,
[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration {
-webkit-appearance: none;
}
::-webkit-input-placeholder {
color: inherit;
opacity: 0.54;
}
::-webkit-file-upload-button {
-webkit-appearance: button;
font: inherit;
}
html {
font: 112.5%/1.45em georgia, serif;
box-sizing: border-box;
overflow-y: scroll;
}
* {
box-sizing: inherit;
}
*:before {
box-sizing: inherit;
}
*:after {
box-sizing: inherit;
}
body {
color: hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.8);
font-family: georgia, serif;
font-weight: normal;
word-wrap: break-word;
font-kerning: normal;
-moz-font-feature-settings: "kern", "liga", "clig", "calt";
-ms-font-feature-settings: "kern", "liga", "clig", "calt";
-webkit-font-feature-settings: "kern", "liga", "clig", "calt";
font-feature-settings: "kern", "liga", "clig", "calt";
}
img {
max-width: 100%;
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
}
h1 {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
color: inherit;
font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen,
Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;
font-weight: bold;
text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
font-size: 2.25rem;
line-height: 1.1;
}
h2 {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
color: inherit;
font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen,
Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;
font-weight: bold;
text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
font-size: 1.62671rem;
line-height: 1.1;
}
h3 {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
color: inherit;
font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen,
Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;
font-weight: bold;
text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
font-size: 1.38316rem;
line-height: 1.1;
}
h4 {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
color: inherit;
font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen,
Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;
font-weight: bold;
text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
font-size: 1rem;
line-height: 1.1;
}
h5 {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
color: inherit;
font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen,
Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;
font-weight: bold;
text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
font-size: 0.85028rem;
line-height: 1.1;
}
h6 {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
color: inherit;
font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen,
Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;
font-weight: bold;
text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
font-size: 0.78405rem;
line-height: 1.1;
}
hgroup {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
}
ul {
margin-left: 1.45rem;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
list-style-position: outside;
list-style-image: none;
}
ol {
margin-left: 1.45rem;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
list-style-position: outside;
list-style-image: none;
}
dl {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
}
dd {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
}
p {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
}
figure {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
}
pre {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
font-size: 0.85rem;
line-height: 1.42;
background: hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.04);
border-radius: 3px;
overflow: auto;
word-wrap: normal;
padding: 1.45rem;
}
table {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
font-size: 1rem;
line-height: 1.45rem;
border-collapse: collapse;
width: 100%;
}
fieldset {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
}
blockquote {
margin-left: 1.45rem;
margin-right: 1.45rem;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
}
form {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
}
noscript {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
}
iframe {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
}
hr {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: calc(1.45rem - 1px);
background: hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.2);
border: none;
height: 1px;
}
address {
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
}
b {
font-weight: bold;
}
strong {
font-weight: bold;
}
dt {
font-weight: bold;
}
th {
font-weight: bold;
}
li {
margin-bottom: calc(1.45rem / 2);
}
ol li {
padding-left: 0;
}
ul li {
padding-left: 0;
}
li > ol {
margin-left: 1.45rem;
margin-bottom: calc(1.45rem / 2);
margin-top: calc(1.45rem / 2);
}
li > ul {
margin-left: 1.45rem;
margin-bottom: calc(1.45rem / 2);
margin-top: calc(1.45rem / 2);
}
blockquote *:last-child {
margin-bottom: 0;
}
li *:last-child {
margin-bottom: 0;
}
p *:last-child {
margin-bottom: 0;
}
li > p {
margin-bottom: calc(1.45rem / 2);
}
code {
font-size: 0.85rem;
line-height: 1.45rem;
}
kbd {
font-size: 0.85rem;
line-height: 1.45rem;
}
samp {
font-size: 0.85rem;
line-height: 1.45rem;
}
abbr {
border-bottom: 1px dotted hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.5);
cursor: help;
}
acronym {
border-bottom: 1px dotted hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.5);
cursor: help;
}
abbr[title] {
border-bottom: 1px dotted hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.5);
cursor: help;
text-decoration: none;
}
thead {
text-align: left;
}
td,
th {
text-align: left;
border-bottom: 1px solid hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.12);
font-feature-settings: "tnum";
-moz-font-feature-settings: "tnum";
-ms-font-feature-settings: "tnum";
-webkit-font-feature-settings: "tnum";
padding-left: 0.96667rem;
padding-right: 0.96667rem;
padding-top: 0.725rem;
padding-bottom: calc(0.725rem - 1px);
}
th:first-child,
td:first-child {
padding-left: 0;
}
th:last-child,
td:last-child {
padding-right: 0;
}
tt,
code {
background-color: hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.04);
border-radius: 3px;
font-family: "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, "Roboto Mono", "Droid Sans Mono",
"Liberation Mono", Menlo, Courier, monospace;
padding: 0;
padding-top: 0.2em;
padding-bottom: 0.2em;
}
pre code {
background: none;
line-height: 1.42;
}
code:before,
code:after,
tt:before,
tt:after {
letter-spacing: -0.2em;
content: " ";
}
pre code:before,
pre code:after,
pre tt:before,
pre tt:after {
content: "";
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 480px) {
html {
font-size: 100%;
}
}

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/**
* Layout component that queries for data
* with Gatsby's useStaticQuery component
*
* See: https://www.gatsbyjs.org/docs/use-static-query/
*/
import React from "react"
import PropTypes from "prop-types"
import { useStaticQuery, graphql } from "gatsby"
import Header from "./header"
import "./layout.css"
import "bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css"
import { Container } from "react-bootstrap"
const Layout = ({ children }) => {
const data = useStaticQuery(graphql`
query SiteTitleQuery {
site {
siteMetadata {
title
}
}
}
`)
return (
<>
<Header siteTitle={data.site.siteMetadata.title} />
<Container fluid>
<main>{children}</main>
<footer class ="footer-text">
© {new Date().getFullYear()}, Built with
{` `}
<a href="https://www.gatsbyjs.org">Gatsby</a>
</footer>
</Container>
</>
)
}
Layout.propTypes = {
children: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
}
export default Layout

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/**
* SEO component that queries for data with
* Gatsby's useStaticQuery React hook
*
* See: https://www.gatsbyjs.org/docs/use-static-query/
*/
import React from "react"
import PropTypes from "prop-types"
import Helmet from "react-helmet"
import { useStaticQuery, graphql } from "gatsby"
function SEO({ description, lang, meta, title }) {
const { site } = useStaticQuery(
graphql`
query {
site {
siteMetadata {
title
description
author
}
}
}
`
)
const metaDescription = description || site.siteMetadata.description
return (
<Helmet
htmlAttributes={{
lang,
}}
title={title}
titleTemplate={`%s | ${site.siteMetadata.title}`}
meta={[
{
name: `description`,
content: metaDescription,
},
{
property: `og:title`,
content: title,
},
{
property: `og:description`,
content: metaDescription,
},
{
property: `og:type`,
content: `website`,
},
{
name: `twitter:card`,
content: `summary`,
},
{
name: `twitter:creator`,
content: site.siteMetadata.author,
},
{
name: `twitter:title`,
content: title,
},
{
name: `twitter:description`,
content: metaDescription,
},
].concat(meta)}
/>
)
}
SEO.defaultProps = {
lang: `en`,
meta: [],
description: ``,
}
SEO.propTypes = {
description: PropTypes.string,
lang: PropTypes.string,
meta: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object),
title: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
}
export default SEO

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import React, { useContext } from "react"
import { Navbar, Nav } from "react-bootstrap"
import { StaticQuery, graphql, Link } from "gatsby"
import "../styles/sidebar.css"
import { BookmarkContext } from '../context/globalState'
var slugify = require('slugify')
export default () => {
const { readingList } = useContext(BookmarkContext)
return (
<StaticQuery
query={graphql`
query CategoryQuery {
allCategoriesJson {
edges {
node {
id
name
emoji
}
}
}
}
`}
render={data => (
<Navbar className="sidebar-sticky" collapseOnSelect expand="lg" bg="ligt" variant="light">
<Navbar.Toggle aria-controls="responsive-navbar-nav" />
<Navbar.Collapse>
<div>
<div style={{position: "relative", left: "0.9rem", paddingBottom: "0.2rem"}}>
<Link to="/readingList">🔖 Reading List ({readingList.bookIds.length})</Link>
</div>
{data.allCategoriesJson.edges.map(function(x, index) {
return (
<Nav.Item key={index}>
<Nav.Link href={slugify(x.node.name)}>
{x.node.emoji} {x.node.name}
</Nav.Link>
</Nav.Item>
)
})}
</div>
</Navbar.Collapse>
</Navbar>
)}
/>
)
}

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import React from 'react';
import { Dropdown } from 'react-bootstrap';
export const compareFunctions = {
title_a_z: ({ node: bookOne }, { node: bookTwo }) => bookOne.title.localeCompare(bookTwo.title),
title_z_a: ({ node: bookOne }, { node: bookTwo }) => bookTwo.title.localeCompare(bookOne.title),
year_descending: ({ node: bookOne }, { node: bookTwo }) => Number(bookTwo.year) - Number(bookOne.year),
year_ascending: ({ node: bookOne }, { node: bookTwo }) => Number(bookOne.year) - Number(bookTwo.year),
rating_descending: ({ node: bookOne }, { node: bookTwo }) => Number(bookTwo.rating) - Number(bookOne.rating),
rating_ascending: ({ node: bookOne }, { node: bookTwo }) => Number(bookOne.rating) - Number(bookTwo.rating),
};
export const FIELDS_TO_SORT_BY = [
{ label: 'Rating, high to low', value: 'rating_descending' },
{ label: 'Rating, low to high', value: 'rating_ascending' },
{ label: 'Publication year, new to old', value: 'year_descending' },
{ label: 'Publication year, old to new', value: 'year_ascending' },
{ label: 'Title, A-Z', value: 'title_a_z' },
{ label: 'Title, Z-A', value: 'title_z_a' },
];
export default ({ sortBy, onSortByItemClick }) => (
<div className="mb-2">
<Dropdown>
<Dropdown.Toggle variant="outline">
Sort By:
{' '}
{sortBy}
</Dropdown.Toggle>
<Dropdown.Menu>
{FIELDS_TO_SORT_BY.map((field, index) => (
<Dropdown.Item key={index} onClick={() => onSortByItemClick(field)}>
{field.label}
</Dropdown.Item>
))}
</Dropdown.Menu>
</Dropdown>
</div>
);

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export default function bookReducer(state, action) {
let readingListCopy = {...state}
switch (action.type) {
case 'init': {
if (action.content) {
return action.content
}
return readingListCopy
}
case 'bookmark': {
let { bookIds, books } = readingListCopy
const { retrievedBook } = action
const retrievedBookId = retrievedBook.id
// Delete existing bookmark
if (bookIds.includes(retrievedBookId)) {
readingListCopy.bookIds = bookIds.filter(id => id !== retrievedBookId)
delete books[retrievedBookId]
if (typeof window !== undefined) {
localStorage.setItem('Bookmarks', JSON.stringify(readingListCopy))
}
// Add new bookmark
} else {
books[retrievedBookId] = retrievedBook
bookIds.push(retrievedBookId)
if (typeof window !== undefined) {
localStorage.setItem('Bookmarks', JSON.stringify(readingListCopy))
}
}
return readingListCopy
}
}
}

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import React, { useReducer, useEffect } from 'react'
import bookReducer from './bookReducer'
export const BookmarkContext = React.createContext()
export default function GlobalState({children}) {
let [readingList, updateReadingList] = useReducer(bookReducer, {
books: {},
bookIds: []
})
useEffect(() => {
if (typeof window !== undefined) {
const retrievedBooks = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('Bookmarks'))
console.log(retrievedBooks)
updateReadingList({type: 'init', content: retrievedBooks})
}
}, [])
return (
<BookmarkContext.Provider value={{readingList, updateReadingList}}>
{children}
</BookmarkContext.Provider>
)
}

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[
{
"name": "Startups and Business",
"emoji": "🚀"
},
{
"name": "Philosophy And Psychology",
"emoji": "☯️"
},
{
"name": "Autobiographies and Biographies",
"emoji": "👩🏾"
},
{
"name": "History",
"emoji": "📜"
},
{
"name": "Science and Medicine",
"emoji": "🔬"
},
{
"name": "Logic and Problem Solving",
"emoji": "🧩"
},
{
"name": "Politics",
"emoji": "🗳️"
},
{
"name": "Economics",
"emoji": "📈"
},
{
"name": "Gender",
"emoji": "🏳️‍🌈"
},
{
"name": "Sexuality",
"emoji": "😘"
},
{
"name": "Education",
"emoji": "🏫"
},
{
"name": "Writing",
"emoji": "📝"
},
{
"name": "Theater and Film",
"emoji": "🎬"
},
{
"name": "Health",
"emoji": "👩‍⚕️"
},
{
"name": "Travel",
"emoji": "🛩️"
},
{
"name": "Language",
"emoji": "🉐"
},
{
"name": "Nature",
"emoji": "🌲"
},
{
"name": "Art",
"emoji": "🖌️"
}
]

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import React from "react"
import Layout from "../components/layout"
import SEO from "../components/seo"
const NotFoundPage = () => (
<Layout>
<SEO title="404: Not found" />
<h1 id="title">NOT FOUND</h1>
<p>You just hit a route that doesn&#39;t exist... the sadness.</p>
</Layout>
)
export default NotFoundPage

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import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react"
import { graphql } from "gatsby"
import Layout from "../components/layout"
import SEO from "../components/seo"
import SideBar from "../components/sidebar"
import { Container, Row, Col, Navbar } from "react-bootstrap"
import BookFeed from "../components/feed"
function myFunction(setMaximumBooksToShow, maximumBooksToShow) {
if (
document.documentElement.clientHeight +
document.documentElement.scrollTop >=
document.documentElement.scrollHeight
) {
setMaximumBooksToShow(maximumBooksToShow + 12)
}
}
export default ({ data }) => {
let [maximumBooksToShow, setMaximumBooksToShow] = useState(12)
useEffect(() => {
window.document.onscroll = () =>
myFunction(setMaximumBooksToShow, maximumBooksToShow)
})
return (
<Layout>
<SEO title="Home" />
<Container fluid>
<Row>
<Col lg={2}>
<SideBar />
</Col>
<Col lg={10}>
<BookFeed data={data} limit={maximumBooksToShow} />
</Col>
</Row>
<Row>
{/* <footer style={{marginLeft: 150,
width: `100%`,
position: `fixed`,
bottom: 0}}>
© {new Date().getFullYear()}, Built with
{` `}
<a href="https://www.gatsbyjs.org">Gatsby</a>
</footer> */}
</Row>
</Container>
</Layout>
)
}
export const query = graphql`
query MyQuery {
allBooksJson(
sort: {
fields: [rating]
order: DESC
}
) {
edges {
node {
id
title
url
rating
author
year
category
description
image_url
amazon_url
}
}
}
}
`

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import React from "react"
import { Link } from "gatsby"
import Layout from "../components/layout"
import SEO from "../components/seo"
const SecondPage = () => (
<Layout>
<SEO title="Page two" />
<h1>Hi from the second page</h1>
<p>Welcome to page 2</p>
<Link to="/">Go back to the homepage</Link>
</Layout>
)
export default SecondPage

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import React, { useContext } from "react"
import { Link } from "gatsby"
import { Container, Row, Col } from "react-bootstrap"
import SideBar from "../components/sidebar"
import Layout from "../components/layout"
import SEO from "../components/seo"
import Bookcard from "../components/bookcard"
import { BookmarkContext } from "../context/globalState"
const ReadingList = () => {
const { readingList } = useContext(BookmarkContext)
return (
<Layout>
<SEO title="Reading list" />
<Container fluid>
<Row>
<Col xs={2}>
<SideBar />
</Col>
<Col>
<h2>Your reading list</h2>
<Link to="/">Go back to the homepage</Link>
{
readingList.bookIds.map(bookId => {
return <Bookcard book={readingList.books[bookId]} key={bookId} />
})
}
</Col>
</Row>
</Container>
<p>Reading List</p>
</Layout>
)}
export default ReadingList

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.custom-header{
position: fixed;
}
.footer-text {
text-align:center;
padding-bottom:1 rem;
}
.dark-mode {
background-color: #3c4759;
}

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.sidebar {
position: fixed;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
min-height: 100vh !important;
margin: 70px 0 0;
box-shadow: inset -1px 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
width: max-content;
}
.nav-link {
font-size: 0.9rem;
}
#sidebar-wrapper {
min-height: 100vh !important;
width: 100vw;
margin-left: -1rem;
-webkit-transition: margin 0.25s ease-out;
-moz-transition: margin 0.25s ease-out;
-o-transition: margin 0.25s ease-out;
transition: margin 0.25s ease-out;
}
#sidebar-wrapper .sidebar-heading {
padding: 0.875rem 1.25rem;
font-size: 1.2rem;
}
#page-content-wrapper {
min-width: 0;
width: 100%;
}
.navbar {
padding: 10px 0px;
}
.navbar-toggler {
margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}

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import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react"
import { graphql } from "gatsby"
import Layout from "../components/layout"
import SEO from "../components/seo"
import SideBar from "../components/sidebar"
import CategoryDescription from "../components/categorydescription"
import { Container, Row, Col } from "react-bootstrap"
import BookFeed from "../components/feed"
const basicTemplate = props => {
const { pageContext } = props
const { categoryName, data, image } = pageContext
return (
<Layout>
<SEO title="Home" />
<Container fluid>
<Row>
<Col lg={2}>
<SideBar />
</Col>
<Col lg={10}>
<CategoryDescription categoryName={categoryName} categoryImage={image} />
<BookFeed data={data} categoryName={categoryName} />
</Col>
</Row>
</Container>
</Layout>
)
}
export default basicTemplate

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{
"lockfileVersion": 1
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.idea .idea
__pycache__ __pycache__
config.py config.py
bin/
include/
lib/
out.json
pip-selfcheck.json

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This contains documentation on `housekeep.py` which was a command developed for converting from legacy README
format to the new format. This is not used anymore.
## Getting started
### Setup
1) Copy ```config-sample.py``` to ```config.py```
```bash
cp config-sample.py config.py
```
2) Get a GoodReads API key [here](https://www.goodreads.com/api/keys)
3) Copy your public key to the ```config.py``` file
### Converting
Run
```bash
python3 housekeep.py --file_type='old'
```
The ``--file_type='old'`` flag is needed if the books are displayed in the old format (in a list). New format is the default (when the records are displayed in tables).
This will convert to the new format and save it to ``README-new.md``.
**Note!** the first conversion can take some time, we wait 1 second between each request to GoodReads to not abuse the API.
After the first generation only missing records will be tried to be retrieved.
Run to see the available arguments
```bash
python3 housekeep.py --help
```

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`utils/` mainly contains scripts for generating `app/src/data/books.json` file from `README.md` # Utils for Mind-Expanding-Books
In most cases, you don't want to run the scripts in this directory or make changes to it. Simple command line interface to extend and order the Mind-Expanding-Books list.
The only time you want to mess with the scripts is when you want to fetch some extra data from `API` or
want to update the `app/src/data/books.json` file to include a newly added book or category.
## Generating `app/src/data/books.json` ## Getting started
The website shows name of the book, year, rating, cover, amazon link, etc in book card. Some of the ### Setup
data like name, year, rating etc is present in the [main README.md](../README.md). Other details 1) Copy ```config-sample.py``` to ```config.py```
like cover photo, amazon link etc is fetched from various APIs.
The script that fetches all these extra data lives in `utils/update_json_files.py`
The script goes through all the books in [main README.md](../README.md) and starts fetching the extra details
from `Goodreads` and `Google Search` API. And the result is stored in `utils/books.json` and `utils/book_name_to_details.json`
(used for caching only).
Once the script completes the run, the `utils/books.json` file is copied to `app/src/data/books.json` **manually**.
And the website uses the data from `app/src/data/books.json` for generating the pages.
## Install packages for script
```bash ```bash
cd utils cp config-sample.py config.py
virtualenv . ```
source bin/activate 2) Get a GoodReads API key [here](https://www.goodreads.com/api/keys)
pip install -r requirements.txt 3) Copy your public key to the ```config.py``` file
### Converting
Run
```bash
python3 housekeep.py --file_type='old'
``` ```
## Executing the script The ``--file_type='old'`` flag is needed if the books are displayed in the old format (in a list). New format is the default (when the records are displayed in tables).
- Register at [goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com) This will convert to the new format and save it to ``README-new.md``.
- Apply for a developer api [here](https://www.goodreads.com/api)
- Copy utils/config-sample.py as utils/config.py **Note!** the first conversion can take some time, we wait 1 second between each request to GoodReads to not abuse the API.
- Fill in the API Key credentials After the first generation only missing records will be tried to be retrieved.
Run to see the available arguments
```bash
python3 housekeep.py --help
```

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# save this file as 'config.py' and then, fill it with you api key # save this file as 'config.py' and then, fill it with you api key
GOODREADS_PUBLIC_API_KEY = "write here your goodreads public API key" GOODREADS_PUBLIC_API_KEY = 'write here your goodreads public API key'
GOOGLE_SEARCH_RAPIDAPI_HOST = ""
GOOGLE_SEARCH_RAPIDAPI_KEY = ""
GOOGLE_BOOK_API_KEY = ""

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import urllib.request import urllib.request
import urllib.error import urllib.error
import requests from config import GOODREADS_PUBLIC_API_KEY
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
from config import GOODREADS_PUBLIC_API_KEY, GOOGLE_SEARCH_RAPIDAPI_HOST, GOOGLE_SEARCH_RAPIDAPI_KEY, GOOGLE_BOOK_API_KEY
from googlesearch import search
def get_details(book_object): def get_details(book_object):
url = "http://www.goodreads.com/book/title.xml?key={}&title={}".format( url = "http://www.goodreads.com/book/title.xml?key={}&title={}".format(GOODREADS_PUBLIC_API_KEY,
GOODREADS_PUBLIC_API_KEY, urllib.parse.quote_plus(book_object["title"]) urllib.parse.quote_plus(book_object['title']))
)
print(url)
try: try:
time_to_sleep = 1 tree = ET.ElementTree(file=urllib.request.urlopen(url))
while True:
response = urllib.request.urlopen(url)
print(response.getcode())
if response.getcode() == 429:
time_to_sleep = time_to_sleep * 2
print("Sleeping for {}".format(time_to_sleep))
time.sleep(time_to_sleep)
else:
break
tree = ET.ElementTree(file=response)
root = tree.getroot() root = tree.getroot()
book = root.find("book") book = root.find('book')
book_object["year"] = book.find("publication_year").text or "" book_object['year'] = book.find('publication_year').text or ''
book_object["lang"] = book.find("language_code").text book_object['lang'] = book.find('language_code').text
book_object["rating"] = book.find("average_rating").text book_object['rating'] = book.find('average_rating').text
book_object["pages"] = book.find("num_pages").text book_object['pages'] = book.find('num_pages').text
book_object["image_url"] = book.find("image_url").text
book_object["isbn"] = book.find("isbn").text
description = book.find("description").text
if description:
book_object["description"] = BeautifulSoup(description).text
else:
book_object["description"] = ""
if GOOGLE_BOOK_API_KEY.strip(" "):
# Attempt to use Google Book API
url = "https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes?q={}+inauthor:{}&key={}".format(
book_object["title"], book_object["author"], GOOGLE_BOOK_API_KEY,
)
response = requests.request("GET", url)
for item in response.json()["items"]:
if "description" in item["volumeInfo"]:
book_object["description"] = item["volumeInfo"]["description"]
break
print("Fetching amazon link")
url = "https://google-search3.p.rapidapi.com/api/v1/search/q=site:amazon.com {} {}".format(book_object["title"], book_object["author"])
headers = {
'x-rapidapi-host': GOOGLE_SEARCH_RAPIDAPI_HOST,
'x-rapidapi-key': GOOGLE_SEARCH_RAPIDAPI_KEY,
}
response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)
book_object["amazon_url"] = response.json()["results"][0]["link"]
return True
except urllib.error.HTTPError as e: except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
print( print('Error getting book details from GoodReads for book: {}. \nGot error: '.format(book_object['title']))
"Error getting book details from GoodReads for book: {}. \nGot error: ".format( print(str(e.getcode()) + ' ' + e.msg)
book_object["title"]
)
)
print(str(e.getcode()) + " " + e.msg)
return False
def get_goodread_info(library, force): def get_goodread_info(library):
import sys import sys
print('')
print("") print('Getting GoodReads data...')
print("Getting GoodReads data...")
processed = 0 processed = 0
total_book_count = 0 total_book_count = 0
for key in library: for key in library:
total_book_count += len(library[key]) total_book_count += len(library[key])
for category in library:
book_list = library[category] for chapter in library:
book_list = library[chapter]
for book in book_list: for book in book_list:
# do not call the api again if we already have the infomation # do not call the api again if we already have the infomation
if not force and "rating" in book and book["rating"]: if 'rating' in book and book['rating']:
processed += 1 processed += 1
continue continue
get_details(book) get_details(book)
processed += 1 processed += 1
print( print('{}/{} records processed.'.format(processed, total_book_count), end="\b")
"{}/{} records processed.".format(processed, total_book_count), end="\b" sys.stdout.write('\r')
)
sys.stdout.write("\r")
sys.stdout.flush() # <- makes python print it anyway sys.stdout.flush() # <- makes python print it anyway
# need to wait a second between the requests, to not abuse the API # need to wait a second between the requests, to not abuse the API

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import simplejson
# we assume that every line after # Books # we assume that every line after # Books
# starting with * is a book title if file type is old # starting with * is a book title if file type is old
# starting with | (and not with | Name or |--) is a book if the file type is new # starting with | (and not with | Name or |--) is a book if the file type is new
@@ -7,71 +5,51 @@ import simplejson
# ARGUMENT HANDLING # ARGUMENT HANDLING
try: try:
import argparse import argparse
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Process file.')
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Process file.")
parser.add_argument("--in_file", help="File to process, defaults to ./../README.MD")
parser.add_argument( parser.add_argument(
"--out_file", help="File to save to, defaults to ./../README-NEW.MD" '--in_file',
) help='File to process, defaults to ./../README.MD')
parser.add_argument( parser.add_argument(
"--input_file_type", '--out_file',
choices=["old", "new"], help='File to save to, defaults to ./../README-NEW.MD')
help="old if links are displayed in a list, new if in a table",
)
parser.add_argument( parser.add_argument(
"--sort_by", '--file_type',
choices=["rating", "title", "author", "year"], choices=['old', 'new'],
help="defaults to rating", help='old if links are displayed in a list, new if in a table')
)
parser.add_argument("--force", dest="force", action="store_true", default=False)
parser.add_argument( parser.add_argument(
"--store-json", dest="store_json", action="store_true", default=False '--sort_by',
) choices = ['rating', 'title', 'author', 'year'],
help='defaults to rating')
flags = parser.parse_args() flags = parser.parse_args()
except ImportError: except ImportError:
flags = None flags = None
def sort(library, key_to_sort_on, reverse=False): def sort(library, key_to_sort_on, reverse = False):
new_library = {} new_library = {}
for key in library: for key in library:
books = library[key] books = library[key]
new_library[key] = sorted( new_library[key] = sorted(books, key=lambda k: k[key_to_sort_on], reverse=reverse)
books, key=lambda k: k[key_to_sort_on], reverse=reverse
)
return new_library return new_library
def format_library(library):
formated_library = []
for category in library:
for book in library[category]:
book["category"] = category[len("## ") :]
formated_library.append(book)
return formated_library
def main(): def main():
from read_file import load from read_file import load
from gooodreads import get_goodread_info from gooodreads import get_goodread_info
from write_file import render from write_file import render
in_file = flags.in_file or "./../README.md" in_file = flags.in_file or './../README.MD'
out_file = flags.out_file or "./../README-new.md" out_file = flags.out_file or './../README-new.md'
input_file_type = flags.input_file_type or "new" file_type = flags.file_type or 'new'
sort_by = flags.sort_by or "rating" sort_by = flags.sort_by or 'rating'
force = flags.force reverse = True if sort_by == 'rating' else False
store_json = flags.store_json
reverse = True if sort_by == "rating" else False
library = load(in_file, input_file_type) library = load(in_file, file_type)
get_goodread_info(library, force) get_goodread_info(library)
library = sort(library, sort_by, reverse) library = sort(library, sort_by, reverse)
render(in_file, out_file, library) render(in_file, out_file, library)
if store_json:
with open("out.json", "w") as f:
f.write(simplejson.dumps(format_library(library), indent=4, sort_keys=True))
if __name__ == '__main__':
if __name__ == "__main__":
main() main()

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utils/pyvenv.cfg
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
home = /usr
implementation = CPython
version_info = 3.8.5.final.0
virtualenv = 20.0.20
include-system-site-packages = false
base-prefix = /usr
base-exec-prefix = /usr
base-executable = /usr/bin/python3

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utils/read_file.py
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@@ -8,24 +8,24 @@ def read_file_content(file):
# old (list) # old (list)
def parse_book_string(book_string): def parse_book_string(book_string):
book = {} book = {}
book["title"] = book_string.split("[")[1].split("]")[0] book['title'] = book_string.split('[')[1].split(']')[0]
book["url"] = book_string.split("]")[1].split("(")[1].split(")")[0] book['url'] = book_string.split(']')[1].split('(')[1].split(')')[0]
book["author"] = book_string.split(" by ")[-1] book['author'] = book_string.split(' by ')[-1]
book["rating"] = "" book['rating'] = ''
book["year"] = "" book['year'] = ''
return book return book
# new (table) # new (table)
def parse_book_string_new(book_string): def parse_book_string_new(book_string):
book = {} book = {}
book_split = book_string.split("|") book_split = book_string.split('|')
# print(book_split) # print(book_split)
book["title"] = book_split[1].strip() book['title'] = book_split[1].strip()
book["author"] = book_split[2].strip() book['author'] = book_split[2].strip()
book["url"] = book_split[3].strip().split("[")[1].split("(")[1].split(")")[0] book['url'] = book_split[3].strip().split('[')[1].split('(')[1].split(')')[0]
book["rating"] = book_split[3].strip().split("[")[1].split("]")[0] book['rating'] = book_split[3].strip().split('[')[1].split(']')[0]
book["year"] = book_split[4].strip() book['year'] = book_split[4].strip()
return book return book
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ def load(file, file_type):
file = read_file_content(file) file = read_file_content(file)
# we start one line after tilte # Books # we start one line after tilte # Books
line_to_start = file.index("# Books") + 1 line_to_start = file.index('# Books') + 1
current_title = "" current_title = ''
books_under_current_title = [] books_under_current_title = []
library = {} library = {}
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def load(file, file_type):
line = file[i] line = file[i]
# we have a title # we have a title
if line.startswith("##"): if line.startswith('##'):
if len(current_title) == 0: if len(current_title) == 0:
current_title = line current_title = line
else: else:
@@ -52,16 +52,12 @@ def load(file, file_type):
continue continue
# we have a book # we have a book
if file_type == "old": if file_type == 'old':
if line.startswith("*"): if line.startswith('*'):
book = parse_book_string(line) book = parse_book_string(line)
books_under_current_title.append(book) books_under_current_title.append(book)
else: else:
if ( if line.startswith('|') and not line.startswith('| Name') and not line.startswith('|---'):
line.startswith("|")
and not line.startswith("| Name")
and not line.startswith("|---")
):
book = parse_book_string_new(line) book = parse_book_string_new(line)
books_under_current_title.append(book) books_under_current_title.append(book)

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utils/requirements.txt
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@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
appdirs==1.4.4
attrs==20.1.0
black==19.10b0
click==7.1.2
pathspec==0.8.0
regex==2020.7.14
toml==0.10.1
typed-ast==1.4.1
amzsear==2.0.1
appdirs==1.4.4
attrs==20.1.0
beautifulsoup4==4.9.1
black==19.10b0
bs4==0.0.1
certifi==2020.6.20
chardet==3.0.4
click==7.1.2
google==3.0.0
idna==2.10
pathspec==0.8.0
regex==2020.7.14
requests==2.24.0
soupsieve==2.0.1
toml==0.10.1
typed-ast==1.4.1
urllib3==1.25.10

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utils/update_json_files.py
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@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
import json
import time
from read_file import load
from gooodreads import get_details
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
required_fields = [
"title",
"author",
"url",
"rating",
"year",
"pages",
"image_url",
"description",
"category",
"amazon_url",
]
def book_has_all_fields(book):
for required_field in required_fields:
if required_field not in existing_book:
print(f"Missing {required_field}")
return False
return True
def clean_category(category_raw):
if "### " in category_raw:
return category_raw[4:]
if "## " in category_raw:
return category_raw[3:]
def validate_bookcover(book_details):
"""
Check if goodreads returns a nophoto
Use open library to fetch the book cover
based on ISBN
Args:
book_details: Book info returned as json by goodreads API
Returns:
This API checks for book cover, and returns with a valid
bookcover if nophoto found on goodreads, using openlibrary
"""
no_photo_url='https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/'
open_library_url='http://covers.openlibrary.org/b/isbn/{isbn}-M.jpg'
if (book_details['image_url'].__contains__(no_photo_url)):
book_details['image_url'] = open_library_url.format(isbn=book_details['isbn'])
return book_details
if __name__ == "__main__":
library = load("../README.md", "new")
existing_book_names_to_details = json.load(open("book_name_to_details.json"))
for category in library:
category_name = clean_category(category)
for book in library[category]:
if (title := book["title"]) in existing_book_names_to_details:
existing_book = existing_book_names_to_details[title]
if book_has_all_fields(existing_book):
print(f"🆗 {title}")
continue
new_book = {
"title": title,
"author": book["author"],
"url": book["url"],
"category": category_name,
}
fetched = get_details(new_book)
if fetched:
print(f"✅ {title}")
new_book = validate_bookcover(new_book)
existing_book_names_to_details[title] = new_book
with open("book_name_to_details.json", "w") as f:
json.dump(
existing_book_names_to_details,
f,
sort_keys=True,
indent=4,
separators=(",", ": "),
)
book_list = []
for _, book in existing_book_names_to_details.items():
book_list.append(book)
with open("books.json", "w") as f:
json.dump(book_list, f, sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(",", ": "))
else:
print(f"❌ Error while fetching {title}")

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utils/write_file.py
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@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import os
def render_book_line(book_object): def render_book_line(book_object):
book = book_object book = book_object
book["rating"] = "?" if not "rating" in book else book["rating"] book['rating'] = '?' if not 'rating' in book else book['rating']
book["url"] = "" if not "url" in book else book["url"] book['url'] = '' if not 'url' in book else book['url']
book["year"] = "" if not "year" in book else book["year"] book['year'] = '' if not 'year' in book else book['year']
return "| {} | {} | [{}]({}) | {} | \n".format( return '| {} | {} | [{}]({}) | {} | \n'.format(book['title'],
book["title"], book["author"], book["rating"], book["url"], book["year"] book['author'],
) book['rating'],
book['url'],
book['year'])
# TODO: refine this logic # TODO: refine this logic
@@ -19,35 +21,30 @@ def render(in_file, out_file, library):
savig the new file to tmp_file location, the copying it to out-file and deleting tmp_file savig the new file to tmp_file location, the copying it to out-file and deleting tmp_file
this is done to prevent issues if the in and the out file are the same this is done to prevent issues if the in and the out file are the same
""" """
tmp_file = "./.tmp-file.md" tmp_file = './.tmp-file.md'
open(tmp_file, "a").close() open(tmp_file, 'a').close()
books_not_reached = True books_not_reached = True
with open(tmp_file, "w") as out_file_tmp: with open(tmp_file, 'w') as out_file_tmp:
with open(in_file) as original_file: with open(in_file) as original_file:
for line in original_file: for line in original_file:
if line.strip() in library: if line.strip() in library:
if not books_not_reached: if not books_not_reached: out_file_tmp.write('\n')
out_file_tmp.write("\n")
books_not_reached = False books_not_reached = False
# render chapter and start of the table # render chapter and start of the table
out_file_tmp.write(line) out_file_tmp.write(line)
if len(library[line.strip()]) > 0: if len(library[line.strip()]) > 0:
out_file_tmp.write( out_file_tmp.write('| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | \n')
"| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | \n" out_file_tmp.write('|------|--------|------------------|----------------| \n')
)
out_file_tmp.write(
"|------|--------|------------------|----------------| \n"
)
# render books # render books
for book in library[line.strip()]: for book in library[line.strip()]:
out_file_tmp.write(render_book_line(book)) out_file_tmp.write(render_book_line(book))
elif books_not_reached: elif books_not_reached:
out_file_tmp.write(line) out_file_tmp.write(line)
elif line.startswith("## License"): elif line.startswith('## License'):
out_file_tmp.write("\n") out_file_tmp.write('\n')
out_file_tmp.write("\n") out_file_tmp.write('\n')
out_file_tmp.write(line) out_file_tmp.write(line)
books_not_reached = True books_not_reached = True