Books To Base Your Life On
Explore a curated list of transformative books that offer profound insights on living a meaningful life. This collection serves as a guide for anyone seeking wisdom, purpose, and personal growth through literature.
Meditations
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Timeless insights into what it takes to lead a meaningful life—still profoundly relevant nearly two thousand years later. Now featuring a brand-new foreword from Ryan Holiday, #… more ...
Letters from a Stoic
Man’s Search for Meaning
Now in its 60th year -- the landmark bestseller by the great Viennese psychiatrist remembered for his tremendous impact on humanity Internationally renowned psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl endured year… more ...
48 Laws of Power
Mastery
'A Rambo-style mentality oozes from every khaki-ed, muscle-bound phrase' Daily Telegraph 'A wry primer for people who desperately want to be on top' People Around the globe, people are facing the sam… more ...
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son
This volume contains is the a series of letters between an American self-made millionaire and his son who is just entering the family business. Dating back to the 1890s, the letters contain timeless … more ...
Letters to His Son
Average Is Over: Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation
Renowned economist and author of Big Business Tyler Cowen brings a groundbreaking analysis of capitalism, the job market, and the growing gap between the one percent and minimum wage workers in this … more ...
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Life and Love from Dear Sugar
Rich with humour, insight, compassion - and absolute honesty - Tiny Beautiful Things is a balm for everything life throws our way, administered by the author of the international bestselling memoir, Wild. more ...
Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
‘Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our fam… more ...
The Score Takes Care of Itself
The last lecture on leadership by the NFL's greatest coach: Bill Walsh Bill Walsh is a towering figure in the history of the NFL. His advanced leadership transformed the San Francisco 49ers from the … more ...
Fight Club
'Hypnotic, pitiless and told brilliantly' Bret Easton Ellis Every weekend, in basements and parking lots across America, young men with good white-collar jobs and absent fathers take off their shoes … more ...
The Moviegoer
In this National Book Award–winning novel from a “brilliantly breathtaking writer,” a young Southerner searches for meaning in the midst of Mardi Gras (The New York Times Book Review). On the cusp of… more ...
What Makes Sammy Run?
The classic book that shaped two generations’ view of the movie business and introduced the archetypal Hollywood player Sammy Glick. He’s got a machete mouth and a genius for double-cross. As Budd Sh… more ...
The Harder They Fall
Budd Schulberg's celebrated novel of the prize ring has lost none of its power since its first publication more than fifty years ago. Crowded with unforgettable characters, it is a relentless expose … more ...
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
From his third generation Jewish immigrant family in Montreal, Duddy learns about life in this unforgettable human comedy. more ...
Plutarch’s Lives
The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
A painter and architect in his own right, Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) achieved immortality for this book on the lives of his fellow Renaissance artists, first published in Florence in 1550. Although he … more ...
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window
This engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars … more ...
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
John D. Rockefeller, Sr.--history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dynasty--is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. Now Ron Chernow, the… more ...
The Power Broker
The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro is a riveting and timeless account of power, politics and the city of New York by âe~the greatest political biographer of our timesâe(tm) (Sunday Times) âe" chosen … more ...
Sherman: Soldier, Realist, American
When Liddell Hart's Sherman was first published in 1929, it received encomiums such as these: "A masterly performance . . . one of the most thorougly dignified, one of the most distinguished biograph… more ...
My Bondage and My Freedom
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Black leader discusses his political philosophy and reveals details of his life, shedding light on the ideas that enabled him to gain the allegiance of a still growing percentage of the Black pop… more ...
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
Described by the Chicago Tribune as "a classic, " The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt stands as one of the greatest biographies of our time. The publication of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt on September … more ...
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America’s Banana King
Asylum: An Alcoholic Takes the Cure
No Hiding Place
The Moral Animal
Sex on the Brain
Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage
'A thrilling reading experience! One of the greatest adventure stories of our times.' New York Times Book Review In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set sail for the South Atlantic on … more ...
Shadow Divers
In the tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air and Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm comes a true tale of riveting adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great hi… more ...
The Aeneid
Candide
The philosophical problem of evil—that a supposedly good God could allow terrible human suffering—troubled the minds of eighteenth-century thinkers as it troubles us today. Voltaire’s classic novel C… more ...
The Epic of Gilgamesh
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Epigrams
Hamlet
Satires
The "Books To Base Your Life On" list is a carefully curated selection of transformative literature that has significantly impacted the author's life and philosophy. This collection features a diverse range of genres, including practical philosophy, biographies, narrative non-fiction, and classic literature, all aimed at providing readers with valuable insights into the human experience. Each book has been chosen for its ability to inspire, challenge, and provoke thought, making it an essential resource for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of life and personal growth. From Marcus Aurelius' meditations on self-discipline to Viktor Frankl's exploration of meaning in suffering, these works encourage readers to reflect on their own lives and choices. The list not only serves as a starting point for personal development but also invites readers to engage with timeless wisdom that has shaped thinkers and leaders throughout history. Whether you're seeking guidance on relationships, success, or the pursuit of happiness, this list offers a wealth of knowledge to draw upon.