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# Contribution Guidelines
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## What are the criteria for adding a new book?
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The mission of this list is to curate books that can change the lives of people for the better.
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So you should add a book that has changed your life!!
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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!
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1. If you had the money to gift a book to every college graduate this year, would you gift this book?
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2. Would you gift this book to your children at any point in their lives?
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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?
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4. Would your life have been better off had you read this book 10 years back?
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5. Would this book be relevant 1000 years from now?
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## How to create a pull request?
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- Search for existing books in [README.md](README.md) and make sure that you are not adding a duplicate.
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- Insert the book in the following format in [README.md](README.md). Don't change any other files.
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`| Book name | Author | [Goodreads rating](Goodreads url) | Year published |`
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- Make sure that the book is inserted in the correct order according to the Goodreads rating.
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- Mention in pull request clearly why you think the book deserves to be on the list.
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Thank you!
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