Why We Work by Barry SchwartzThe Laws of Medicine by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Mathematics of Love by Hannah FryBeyond Measure by Margaret HeffernanThe Art of Stillness by Pico Iyer
TED originals
21 books — 8 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingCollapse by Jared Diamond
Big History
265 books — 106 voters

Over the Edge of the World by Laurence BergreenThe Lost City of Z by David GrannUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen by Howard CarterThe White Nile by Alan Moorehead
The Great Explorers
245 books — 92 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,270 books — 1,361 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondCollapse by Jared DiamondPrisoners of Geography by Tim  Marshall1491 by Charles C. MannThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Suggested Books for Human Geography
218 books — 58 voters

Quiet by Susan CainEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertDaring Greatly by Brené BrownThe Last Lecture by Randy PauschThe Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
books from TED
95 books — 367 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,222 books — 8,062 voters


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