The Best Nonfiction Books
This is our list of the 10 best nonfiction books.
These books that have helped us shape our content, improve our thinking and enhance our approach to life. In our opinion, these 10 nonfiction books would make the world a better, higher performing & happier place if everyone had the chance to read them.
They are listed here in no particular order.
Ultralearning
by Scott Young
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When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
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Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!
by Richard P. Feynman
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Stillness is the Key
by Ryan Holiday
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Manual for Living
by Epictetus
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
by Robert Cialdini
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Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
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A Brief History of Time
by Stephen Hawking
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer
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The War of Art: Break Through Your Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
by Steven Pressfield
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This is Water
by David Foster Wallace
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