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The most recommended books among famous people

Books they've recommended, re-read or credited with changing their thinking. Ranked by the number of different people who use or recommend each one. Paid sponsorships don't count towards the ranking.

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    Culpabilityby Bruce Holsinger

    2 peopleBill Gates, Oprah Winfrey

  2. 2
    1929by Andrew Ross Sorkin

    1 personBill Gates

  3. 3
    A Founding Motherby Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie

    1 personReese Witherspoon

  4. 4
    A Guardian and a Thiefby Megha Majumdar

    1 personOprah Winfrey

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    A Pair of Acesby Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

    1 personReese Witherspoon

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    Abundanceby Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson

    1 personBill Gates

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    An Unfinished Love Storyby Doris Kearns Goodwin

    1 personBill Gates

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    Awarenessby Anthony De Mello

    1 personTim Ferriss

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    Big Little Truthsby Liane Moriarty

    1 personReese Witherspoon

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    Born a Crimeby Trevor Noah

    1 personBill Gates

  12. 12
    Bridge of Sighsby Richard Russo

    1 personOprah Winfrey

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    Clearing the Airby Hannah Ritchie

    1 personBill Gates

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    Educatedby Tara Westover

    1 personBill Gates

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    Engineering in Plain Sightby Grady Hillhouse

    1 personBill Gates

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    Extreme Ownershipby Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

    1 personJoe Rogan

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    Federerby Doris Henkel

    1 personBill Gates

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    Go Gentleby Maria Semple

    1 personOprah Winfrey

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    Gray Mattersby Theodore H. Schwartz

    1 personBill Gates

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    Hungeredby Amanda Rizkalla

    1 personOprah Winfrey

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    In Her Defenseby Philippa Malicka

    1 personReese Witherspoon

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    Into the Blueby Emma Brodie

    1 personReese Witherspoon

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    John of Johnby Douglas Stuart

    1 personOprah Winfrey

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    Kinby Tayari Jones

    1 personOprah Winfrey

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    Lady Tremaineby Rachel Hochhauser

    1 personReese Witherspoon

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    Little Wonderby Sophie Chen Keller

    1 personOprah Winfrey

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    Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me)by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson

    1 personPeter Attia

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    Personal Historyby Katharine Graham

    1 personBill Gates

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    Remarkably Bright Creaturesby Shelby Van Pelt

    1 personBill Gates

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    Surrenderby Bono

    1 personBill Gates

  35. 35
    The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt

    1 personBill Gates

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    The Bearby Andrew Krivak

    1 personTim Ferriss

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    The Coming Waveby Mustafa Suleyman (with Michael Bhaskar)

    1 personBill Gates

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    The Fine Art of Lyingby Alexandra Andrews

    1 personReese Witherspoon

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    The Great Whereverby Shannon Sanders

    1 personReese Witherspoon

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    The Magic of Thinking Bigby David J. Schwartz

    1 personTim Ferriss

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    The War of Artby Steven Pressfield

    1 personJoe Rogan

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    The Wild Beneathby Kelly Anderson

    1 personReese Witherspoon

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    Vagabondingby Rolf Potts

    1 personTim Ferriss

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    Who Knewby Barry Diller

    1 personBill Gates

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