A friend's bookshelf · 175 books · 13 shelves
Books I'd hand you if you were at my house.
Honest takes, no hype. I only recommend what I'd hand to a friend.
Start here: one from every shelf
BoundariesFaith
CribsheetParenting
Dare to LeadBusiness
A People's History of the United StatesHistory
Alexander HamiltonBiography
Breath: The New Science of a Lost ArtHealth
Atomic HabitsPsychology
A Short History of Nearly EverythingScience
Ego Is the EnemyPhilosophy
Basic EconomicsEconomics
FactfulnessWorld Affairs
AbundanceCurrent Events
Don't Believe Everything You ThinkGeneral Nonfiction
Cross-category picks
Books that sit on four shelves at once. Good places to start if your interests wander.
- Atomic HabitsPsychology
Bad BloodGeneral Nonfiction- CribsheetParenting
EducatedBiography
Everything Is TuberculosisScience
How the World Really WorksScience
Humankind: A Hopeful HistoryScience
I'm Glad My Mom DiedBiography
Just MercyGeneral Nonfiction
Man's Search for MeaningPhilosophy
MeditationsPhilosophy
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AICurrent Events
NightBiography
Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindHistory
The 48 Laws of PowerBusiness
The 5 Love LanguagesGeneral Nonfiction
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleBusiness
The Anxious GenerationParenting
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseGeneral Nonfiction
The Diary of a Young GirlWorld Affairs
The Happiest Man on EarthWorld Affairs
The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksScience
Tuesdays with MorrieGeneral Nonfiction
When Breath Becomes AirBiography
Browse the shelves
All 13 shelves →- Faith15 books · Books on faith, belief and the Christian life.
- Parenting14 books · Books for raising kids and running a family.
- Business14 books · Books on work, money, leading people and building things.
- History13 books · Big moments from the past, told as stories.
- Biography15 books · Real lives, told up close.
- Health14 books · Books on food, the body and taking charge of your own health.
- Psychology13 books · How minds, habits and relationships work.
- Science13 books · Curious, readable books about how the world works.
- Philosophy13 books · Old and new ideas about how to live.
- Economics12 books · Books that explain money, markets and incentives.
- World Affairs13 books · Books on countries, conflicts and power beyond our borders.
- Current Events12 books · Books on what is happening in the news right now.
- General Nonfiction14 books · Good nonfiction that doesn't fit one shelf.
