Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
A novel about one man's spiritual journey to enlightenment
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Sinclair Lewis: Rebel from Main Street by Richard Lingeman
Biography of America's first Nobel Prize winner in literature
Six Easy Pieces by Richard P. Feynman
Six lessons connect atoms, energy, gravity, and quantum behavior, showing how physics explains nature through testable laws and carefully limited models.
Smart Choices by John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa
A practical guide to making better decisions using a systematic approach
Smart Thinking by Art Markman
Three essential keys to solve problems, innovate, and get things done
Smart Women Finish Rich by David Bach
9 steps to achieving financial security
Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg
The secrets of being productive in life and business
Snow by Orhan Pamuk
A poet investigates suicide among young women in a Turkish town.
So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport
Why skills trump passion in the quest for work you love
Social Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
The revolutionary new science of human relationships
Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions by Gary Klein
Examines how experts make decisions under pressure using recognition-primed decision making
Spark by John J. Ratey
The revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain
Spring Flowers, Spring Frost by Ismail Kadare
Love and myth in post-communist Albania.
Sprint by Jake Knapp
How to solve big problems and test new ideas in just five days
Start Small, Stay Small by Rob Walling
A developer's guide to launching a startup
Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron
A guide to compassionate living
Start with Why by Simon Sinek
How great leaders inspire everyone to take action through purpose-driven leadership
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
10 things nobody told you about being creative
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Comprehensive biography of Apple's innovative co-founder, based on extensive interviews with Jobs and his circle
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
Why we're so bad at predicting what will make us happy
Subliminal by Leonard Mlodinow
How your unconscious mind rules your behavior
Super Human by Dave Asprey
The bulletproof plan to age backward and maybe even live forever
Super Thinking by Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann
The big book of mental models for better decision making
Superforecasting by Philip E. Tetlock
The art and science of prediction
Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by Philip E. Tetlock
Explores how to make better predictions and decisions through systematic thinking
Switch by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
How to change things when change is hard
Sylvia Plath: A Biography by Linda Wagner-Martin
Comprehensive biography of the talented and troubled poet
Talk Like TED by Carmine Gallo
The 9 public speaking secrets of the world's top minds
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Political biography examining Lincoln's presidency through his relationships with his cabinet members
Team of Teams by Stanley McChrystal
New rules of engagement for a complex world
Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes
A complex novel spanning Mexican history and beyond.
Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age by W. Bernard Carlson
Biography of the brilliant and eccentric inventor who pioneered modern electricity
Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen
The science and art of receiving feedback well
The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau
Reinvent the way you make a living, do what you love
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
Follow them and people will follow you
The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling
Achieving your wildly important goals