The Top 100 Most Popular Nonfiction Books on Blinkist

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The Top 100 Nonfiction Books Based on Popularity

Curious about what you can find on Blinkist? Here are currently the most popular titles read by Blinkist members:

• 1. Atomic Habits by James Clear
• 1. 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do by Amy Morin
• 1. Get Smart! by Brian Tracy
• 1. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
• 1. The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma
• 1. Think Again by Adam Grant
• 1. Mindsight by Daniel Siegel
• 1. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
• 1. The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
• 1. How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
• 1. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
• 1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
• 1. The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment by Elizabeth Grace Saunders
• 1. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
• 1. Less Doing, More Living by Ari Meisel
• 1. How to Decide by Annie Duke
• 1. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
• 1. Beyond Order by Jordan B. Peterson
• 1. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
• 1. Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
• 1. The Power of Intention by Wayne W. Dyer
• 1. The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson
• 1. The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill
• 1. Lifespan by David A. Sinclair, PhD and Matthew D. LaPlante
• 1. The Greatest Secret by Rhonda Byrne
• 1. The Procrastination Cure by Damon Zahariades
• 1. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
• 1. Anxious by Joseph Ledoux
• 1. A Promised Land by Barack Obama
• 1. Dare to Lead by Brené Brown
• 1. Radically Happy by Phakchok Rinpoche and Erric Solomon
• 1. Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer, MD, PhD
• 1. 12 Rules For Life by Jordan B. Peterson
• 1. The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
• 1. Midlife by Kieran Setiya
• 1. How to Make Money in Stocks by William J. O’Neil
• 1. Power Hour by Adrienne Herbert
• 1. We Need to Talk by Celeste Headlee
• 1. Head Strong by Dave Asprey
• 1. How Successful People Think by John C. Maxwell
• 1. Ready Aim Fire! by Erik Fisher and Jim Woods
• 1. Influence by Robert B. Cialdini
• 1. The Art of Impossible by Steven Kotler
• 1. Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey
• 1. The Science of Living by Stuart Farrimond
• 1. How Not to Diet by Michael Greger, M.D.
• 1. Skip the Line by James Altucher
• 1. First Things First by Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill and Rebecca R. Merrill
• 1. Noise by Joseph McCormack
• 1. The Joy of Missing Out by Tanya Dalton
• 1. Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg
• 1. Goals! by Brian Tracy
• 1. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
• 1. The School of Life by Alain de Botton and The School of Life
• 1. Lovingkindness by Sharon Salzberg
• 1. The Psychology of Intelligence by Jean Piaget
• 1. 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management by Kevin Kruse
• 1. Employee to Entrepreneur by Steve Glaveski
• 1. Getting Things Done by David Allen
• 1. 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness by Jim Rohn
• 1. Human Hacking by Christopher Hadnagy with Seth Schulman
• 1. Good Vibes, Good Life by Vex King
• 1. The Eight Master Lessons of Nature by Gary Ferguson
• 1. Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday
• 1. Kaizen by Sarah Harvey
• 1. Die with Zero by Bill Perkins
• 1. Stress Less, Accomplish More by Emily Fletcher
• 1. How to Do the Work by Nicole LePera
• 1. The Practice by Seth Godin
• 1. Bulletproof Problem Solving by Charles Conn and Robert McLean
• 1. How to Be an Epicurean by Catherine Wilson
• 1. Abundance by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
• 1. How to Talk to Anyone by Leil Lowndes
• 1. Connect by David Bradford and Carole Robin
• 1. The Urban Monk by Pedram Shojai
• 1. Badass Habits by Jen Sincero
• 1. The Book of Humans by Adam Rutherford
• 1. Focus by Daniel Goleman
• 1. How to Change by Katy Milkman
• 1. Chatter by Ethan Kross
• 1. The Creator Mindset by Nir Bashan
• 1. Extreme Productivity by Robert C. Pozen
• 1. Effortless by Greg McKeown
• 1. Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
• 1. Forgiving What You Can’t Forget by Lysa TerKeurst
• 1. Reinvent Yourself by James Altucher
• 1. Knowledge by Jennifer Nagel
• 1. My Morning Routine by Benjamin Spall and Michael Xander
• 1. The Optimistic Child by Martin E.P. Seligman
• 1. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
• 1. The Energy Plan by James Collins
• 1. Don’t Take Yes for an Answer by Steve Herz
• 1. Brain Food by Lisa Mosconi
• 1. Crucial Accountability by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler and David Maxfield
• 1. Noise by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass R. Sunstein
• 1. She Comes First by Ian Kerner, PhD
• 1. The Power of a Positive No by William Ury
• 1. Calling Bullshit by Carl T. Bergstrom, Jevin D. West
• 1. Exercised by Daniel E. Lieberman
• 1. Sun Tzu and the Art of Business by Mark R. McNeilly

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