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The Best Books

Every book I remember, ranked from S-tier to F.

By Zachary Roth86 books ranked
SMasterpiece
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Overstory by Richard Powers
AExcellent
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiFlash Boys by Michael LewisBreath by James NestorAcid for the Children by FleaThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenIsland by Aldous HuxleyDisunited Nations by Peter ZeihanAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley RobinsonSilence by John CageKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainChip War by Chris MillerA History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom StandageThe Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy by William Strauss & Neil HoweOther Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-SmithThe Rest Is Noise by Alex RossMore Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite by Sebastian MallabyThe Accidental Superpower by Peter ZeihanHammer of the Gods by Stephen DavisJulius Caesar by Philip Freeman
BGreat
The Iliad by HomerThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriThe Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson & William Rees-MoggMeditations by Marcus AureliusFour Thousand Weeks by Oliver BurkemanThe End of the World is Just the Beginning by Peter ZeihanAutobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin FranklinDeep by James NestorLife Ascending by Nick LaneWhen Money Dies by Adam FergussonThe (Mis)Behaviour of Markets by Benoit B. Mandelbrot & Richard L. HudsonLiar's Poker by Michael LewisThe Infinite Machine by Camila RussoBorn Standing Up by Steve MartinKeith Jarrett: The Man and His Music by Ian CarrSteve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. PirsigThere Is No Antimemetics Division by qntmThe Ascent of Money by Niall FergusonFooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas TalebThe Medici by Paul StrathernDigital Minimalism by Cal NewportSapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah HarariOn Having No Head by Douglas Harding
CGood
Havana Nocturne by T.J. EnglishThe Alchemy of Finance by George SorosSeeing Like a State by James C. ScottMoonwalking with Einstein by Joshua FoerDoom: The Politics of Catastrophe by Niall FergusonSiddhartha by Hermann HesseLife After Google by George GilderBlockchain Chicken Farm by Xiaowei WangGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondWanting by Luke BurgisThe Absent Superpower by Peter ZeihanThe Undoing Project by Michael LewisFirst Person Singular by Haruki MurakamiI Am a Strange Loop by Douglas HofstadterPerdurabo by Richard KaczynskiJohann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician by Christoph WolffNever Split the Difference by Chris VossConsider Phlebas by Iain M. BanksThe Order of Time by Carlo RovelliCobalt Red by Siddharth KaraZero to One by Peter ThielEinstein: His Life and Universe by Walter IsaacsonThe Craft: How the Freemasons Made the Modern World by John DickieOutliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm GladwellThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyHomo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah HarariBlink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm GladwellSubliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior by Leonard MlodinowScar Tissue by Anthony KiedisWinners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas
DOkay
Tribes by Seth GodinDeep Work by Cal NewportHow to Change Your Mind by Michael PollanHustle Harder, Hustle Smarter by 50 CentRead Write Own by Chris DixonThe Art of Community by Jono BaconThe War of Art by Steven Pressfield
FPoor
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

All Books

S
Brave New WorldAldous Huxley
S
One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel García Márquez
S
The OverstoryRichard Powers
A
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the WorldHaruki Murakami
A
Flash BoysMichael Lewis
A
BreathJames Nestor
A
Acid for the ChildrenFlea
A
The CorrectionsJonathan Franzen
A
IslandAldous Huxley
A
Disunited NationsPeter Zeihan
A
Animal FarmGeorge Orwell
A
The Ministry for the FutureKim Stanley Robinson
A
SilenceJohn Cage
A
Kitchen ConfidentialAnthony Bourdain
A
Chip WarChris Miller
A
A History of the World in 6 GlassesTom Standage
A
The Fourth Turning: An American ProphecyWilliam Strauss & Neil Howe
A
Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of ConsciousnessPeter Godfrey-Smith
A
The Rest Is NoiseAlex Ross
A
More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New EliteSebastian Mallaby
A
The Accidental SuperpowerPeter Zeihan
A
Hammer of the GodsStephen Davis
A
Julius CaesarPhilip Freeman
B
The IliadHomer
B
The Divine ComedyDante Alighieri
B
The Sovereign IndividualJames Dale Davidson & William Rees-Mogg
B
MeditationsMarcus Aurelius
B
Four Thousand WeeksOliver Burkeman
B
The End of the World is Just the BeginningPeter Zeihan
B
Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin
B
DeepJames Nestor
B
Life AscendingNick Lane
B
When Money DiesAdam Fergusson
B
The (Mis)Behaviour of MarketsBenoit B. Mandelbrot & Richard L. Hudson
B
Liar's PokerMichael Lewis
B
The Infinite MachineCamila Russo
B
Born Standing UpSteve Martin
B
Keith Jarrett: The Man and His MusicIan Carr
B
Steve JobsWalter Isaacson
B
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle MaintenanceRobert M. Pirsig
B
There Is No Antimemetics Divisionqntm
B
The Ascent of MoneyNiall Ferguson
B
Fooled by RandomnessNassim Nicholas Taleb
B
The MediciPaul Strathern
B
Digital MinimalismCal Newport
B
Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindYuval Noah Harari
B
On Having No HeadDouglas Harding
C
Havana NocturneT.J. English
C
The Alchemy of FinanceGeorge Soros
C
Seeing Like a StateJames C. Scott
C
Moonwalking with EinsteinJoshua Foer
C
Doom: The Politics of CatastropheNiall Ferguson
C
SiddharthaHermann Hesse
C
Life After GoogleGeorge Gilder
C
Blockchain Chicken FarmXiaowei Wang
C
Guns, Germs, and SteelJared Diamond
C
WantingLuke Burgis
C
The Absent SuperpowerPeter Zeihan
C
The Undoing ProjectMichael Lewis
C
First Person SingularHaruki Murakami
C
I Am a Strange LoopDouglas Hofstadter
C
PerduraboRichard Kaczynski
C
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned MusicianChristoph Wolff
C
Never Split the DifferenceChris Voss
C
Consider PhlebasIain M. Banks
C
The Order of TimeCarlo Rovelli
C
Cobalt RedSiddharth Kara
C
Zero to OnePeter Thiel
C
Einstein: His Life and UniverseWalter Isaacson
C
The Craft: How the Freemasons Made the Modern WorldJohn Dickie
C
Outliers: The Story of SuccessMalcolm Gladwell
C
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleStephen R. Covey
C
Homo Deus: A Brief History of TomorrowYuval Noah Harari
C
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without ThinkingMalcolm Gladwell
C
Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your BehaviorLeonard Mlodinow
C
Scar TissueAnthony Kiedis
C
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the WorldAnand Giridharadas
D
TribesSeth Godin
D
Deep WorkCal Newport
D
How to Change Your MindMichael Pollan
D
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter50 Cent
D
Read Write OwnChris Dixon
D
The Art of CommunityJono Bacon
D
The War of ArtSteven Pressfield
F
Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury
F
The MetamorphosisFranz Kafka