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S Masterpiece 3 books

  • Cover of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

    Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

  • Cover of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

    One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

  • Cover of The Overstory by Richard Powers

    The Overstory by Richard Powers

A Excellent 20 books

  • Cover of Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami

    Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami

  • Cover of Flash Boys by Michael Lewis

    Flash Boys by Michael Lewis

  • Cover of Breath by James Nestor

    Breath by James Nestor

  • Cover of Acid for the Children by Flea

    Acid for the Children by Flea

  • Cover of The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

    The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

  • Cover of Island by Aldous Huxley

    Island by Aldous Huxley

  • Cover of Disunited Nations by Peter Zeihan

    Disunited Nations by Peter Zeihan

  • Cover of Animal Farm by George Orwell

    Animal Farm by George Orwell

  • Cover of The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

    The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

  • Cover of Silence by John Cage

    Silence by John Cage

  • Cover of Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

    Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

  • Cover of Chip War by Chris Miller

    Chip War by Chris Miller

  • Cover of A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage

    A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage

  • Cover of The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy by William Strauss & Neil Howe

    The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy by William Strauss & Neil Howe

  • Cover of Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith

    Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • Cover of The Rest Is Noise by Alex Ross

    The Rest Is Noise by Alex Ross

  • Cover of More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite by Sebastian Mallaby

    More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite by Sebastian Mallaby

  • Cover of The Accidental Superpower by Peter Zeihan

    The Accidental Superpower by Peter Zeihan

  • Cover of Hammer of the Gods by Stephen Davis

    Hammer of the Gods by Stephen Davis

  • Cover of Julius Caesar by Philip Freeman

    Julius Caesar by Philip Freeman

B Great 24 books

  • Cover of The Iliad by Homer

    The Iliad by Homer

  • Cover of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

    The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

  • Cover of The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson & William Rees-Mogg

    The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson & William Rees-Mogg

  • Cover of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

    Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

  • Cover of Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

    Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

  • Cover of The End of the World is Just the Beginning by Peter Zeihan

    The End of the World is Just the Beginning by Peter Zeihan

  • Cover of Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin

    Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin

  • Cover of Deep by James Nestor

    Deep by James Nestor

  • Cover of Life Ascending by Nick Lane

    Life Ascending by Nick Lane

  • Cover of When Money Dies by Adam Fergusson

    When Money Dies by Adam Fergusson

  • Cover of The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets by Benoit B. Mandelbrot & Richard L. Hudson

    The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets by Benoit B. Mandelbrot & Richard L. Hudson

  • Cover of Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis

    Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis

  • Cover of The Infinite Machine by Camila Russo

    The Infinite Machine by Camila Russo

  • Cover of Born Standing Up by Steve Martin

    Born Standing Up by Steve Martin

  • Cover of Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Music by Ian Carr

    Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Music by Ian Carr

  • Cover of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

    Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

  • Cover of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig

    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig

  • Cover of There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm

    There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm

  • Cover of The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson

    The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson

  • Cover of Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  • Cover of The Medici by Paul Strathern

    The Medici by Paul Strathern

  • Cover of Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport

    Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport

  • Cover of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

  • Cover of On Having No Head by Douglas Harding

    On Having No Head by Douglas Harding

C Good 30 books

  • Cover of Havana Nocturne by T.J. English

    Havana Nocturne by T.J. English

  • Cover of The Alchemy of Finance by George Soros

    The Alchemy of Finance by George Soros

  • Cover of Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott

    Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott

  • Cover of Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer

    Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer

  • Cover of Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe by Niall Ferguson

    Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe by Niall Ferguson

  • Cover of Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

    Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

  • Cover of Life After Google by George Gilder

    Life After Google by George Gilder

  • Cover of Blockchain Chicken Farm by Xiaowei Wang

    Blockchain Chicken Farm by Xiaowei Wang

  • Cover of Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

    Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

  • Cover of Wanting by Luke Burgis

    Wanting by Luke Burgis

  • Cover of The Absent Superpower by Peter Zeihan

    The Absent Superpower by Peter Zeihan

  • Cover of The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis

    The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis

  • Cover of First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami

    First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami

  • Cover of I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter

    I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter

  • Cover of Perdurabo by Richard Kaczynski

    Perdurabo by Richard Kaczynski

  • Cover of Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician by Christoph Wolff

    Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician by Christoph Wolff

  • Cover of Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

    Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

  • Cover of Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks

    Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks

  • Cover of The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli

    The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli

  • Cover of Cobalt Red by Siddharth Kara

    Cobalt Red by Siddharth Kara

  • Cover of Zero to One by Peter Thiel

    Zero to One by Peter Thiel

  • Cover of Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson

    Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson

  • Cover of The Craft: How the Freemasons Made the Modern World by John Dickie

    The Craft: How the Freemasons Made the Modern World by John Dickie

  • Cover of Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

    Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

  • Cover of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

  • Cover of Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari

    Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari

  • Cover of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

    Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

  • Cover of Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior by Leonard Mlodinow

    Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior by Leonard Mlodinow

  • Cover of Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis

    Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis

  • Cover of Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas

    Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas

D Okay 7 books

  • Cover of Tribes by Seth Godin

    Tribes by Seth Godin

  • Cover of Deep Work by Cal Newport

    Deep Work by Cal Newport

  • Cover of How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan

    How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan

  • Cover of Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter by 50 Cent

    Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter by 50 Cent

  • Cover of Read Write Own by Chris Dixon

    Read Write Own by Chris Dixon

  • Cover of The Art of Community by Jono Bacon

    The Art of Community by Jono Bacon

  • Cover of The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

    The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

F Poor 2 books

  • Cover of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

  • Cover of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

    The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka