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168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam
You have more time than you think - how to make the most of it
1984 by George Orwell
A dystopian novel about totalitarian surveillance society and one man's futile attempt to rebel against it.
2666 by Roberto Bolaño
A sprawling novel centered around unsolved murders in a Mexican border town.
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking explains space, time, the expanding universe, and black holes, then asks whether physics can account for the universe's beginning.
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Four characters navigate life during India's Emergency period.
A House for Mr. Biswas by V.S. Naipaul
The struggle of a Trinidad-based Indian man to achieve independence and identity.
A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley
How to excel at math and science by learning how to learn
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Awakening to your life's purpose through consciousness
A Passage to India by E.M. Forster
The relationship between Indians and British colonials in the 1920s.
A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, and Murray Silverstein
How 253 connected design patterns help people shape livable neighborhoods, buildings, and rooms—and how to use them critically.
A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel
The time-tested strategy for successful investing
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Love and sacrifice during the French Revolution.
A Whack on the Side of the Head by Roger von Oech
How you can be more creative through mental locks
Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
The complex story of Thomas Sutpen's attempt to create a dynasty in the American South.
ACT with Love by Russ Harris
Stop struggling, reconcile differences, and strengthen your relationship
After the Affair by Janis A. Spring
Healing the pain and rebuilding trust after infidelity
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry by Jack Kornfield
How the heart grows wise on the spiritual path
Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
Biography of the mathematical genius who helped crack the Nazi Enigma code
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Comprehensive biography of the founding father that inspired the hit musical
American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell by Deborah Solomon
Biography of Norman Rockwell, exploring his illustrations, private life, and vision of America
American Pastoral by Philip Roth
The story of a successful businessman whose life is ruined by his daughter's political terrorism.
American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The tragic story of a married aristocrat and her affair with Count Vronsky, set against 19th-century Russian society.
Art and Illusion by E. H. Gombrich
How artists build convincing images through schema and correction, and how viewers help turn marks into a visible world.
Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell
Melanie Mitchell explains how AI learns, why impressive performance can conceal fragile understanding, and what that means for trust and responsible use.
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
The Bundren family's journey to bury their mother Addie.
Asking the Right Questions by M. Neil Browne and Stuart M. Keeley
A guide to critical thinking and analysis
Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
Mapping meaningful connections and the language of human experience
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Comprehensive guide to building good habits and breaking bad ones through small changes
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The consequences of a young girl's false accusation.
Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
The science of adult attachment and how it can help you find and keep love
Augustus: First Emperor of Rome by Adrian Goldsworthy
Biography of Rome's first emperor and his transformation of the Republic into an Empire
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa
A young writer's romance with his aunt and friendship with a soap opera writer.
Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald
A meditation on memory and loss through the story of a man discovering his Jewish heritage.
Authentic Happiness by Martin E.P. Seligman
Using positive psychology to realize your potential