James Clear Recommended Books
James Clear has recommended 39 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
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When Breath Becomes Air
"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear (Source)
Also recommended by:
Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Anthony Pompliano, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Tim Cook, Peter King, Shauna Niequist
Sapiens
A Brief History, Book 1
"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear (Source)
Also recommended by:
Joe Rogan, Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant, Lex Fridman, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Attia, Ashton Kutcher, Whitney Cummings, Richard Branson, Ray Dalio, Vinod Khosla, James Cameron, Demis Hassabis, Keith Rabois, Daniel Ek, Reid Hoffman, Sam Kass, Sebastian Junger, Kishore Biyani, Ryan Shea, Melinda Gates, Bill Gurley, Karlie Kloss, Anthony Pompliano, Changpeng Zhao, PewDiePie, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Chris Evans, Simon Mayo, Penn Jillette, Mark Manson
Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear (Source)
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Harry Potter (8 books)
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear (Source)
Also recommended by:
Ariana Grande, Emma Watson, Gretchen Rubin, Paul Graham, Phil Keoghan, Shah Rukh Khan, Taylor Swift
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Adventures of a Curious Character
"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear (Source)
Also recommended by:
Peter Attia, Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Ev Williams, Sergey Brin, Brian Armstrong, Noah Kagan, Sahil Lavingia
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear (Source)
Also recommended by:
Joe Rogan, Bill Gates, Charlie Munger, Simon Sinek, Daniel Ek, Jesse Williams, Stewart Brand, Patrick Arnold, Jamie Dimon, Margaret Atwood, Mark Manson
A Manual for Living
"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear (Source)
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The Lord of the Rings (4 books)
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear (Source)
Also recommended by:
Elon Musk, Laird Hamilton, Naval Ravikant, Neil Gaiman, Paul Graham, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, Nolan Bushnell
Influence
The Psychology of Persuasion
"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear (Source)
Meditations
"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear (Source)
A Brief History of Time
"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear (Source)
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Game of Thrones (5 books)
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear (Source)
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The War of Art
Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear (Source)
Also recommended by:
Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, Aubrey Marcus, Ryan Holiday, Seth Godin, Brian Koppelman, Marie Forleo, Daniel Pink, Derek Sivers, Soman Chainani, Russell Moore, Jen Sincero, Jodie Cook, Danny Miranda, Michael Hyatt
This Is Water
Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear (Source)
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Monte Cristo, Book 1
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear (Source)
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To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird, Book 1
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Taylor Swift, Oprah Winfrey, Kathie Lee Gifford
The Little Prince
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear (Source)
Also recommended by:
Emma Watson, Ricardo Semler, Brandon Stanton, Evan Goldberg, Fred Wilson, Garry Tan
Siddhartha
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear (Source)
Also recommended by:
Naval Ravikant, David Blaine, Emma Watson, Wim Hof, Neil Strauss, Bryan Johnson, Navdeep Chandel, Tim Ferriss, Fred Wilson, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Phil Jackson, Lex Fridman, Justin Kan, Harry Styles, Jack Edwards
Candide
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear (Source)
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear (Source)
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The Alchemist
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear (Source)
Also recommended by:
Aubrey Marcus, Will Smith, LeBron James, Big Sean, Brené Brown, Ryan Flaherty, Lisa Ling, Daniel Ek, Eric Ripert, Gabby Reece, Ryan Shea, Garry Tan, Lewis Howes, Tony Robbins, Jodie Cook, Andy Frisella, Patrick Bet-David
The Lessons of History
"[One of] the 10 books with the most page-for-page wisdom." - James Clear (Source)
Also recommended by:
Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss, Kevin Systrom, Shane Parrish, Mark Manson, Lyn Alden
Fooled by Randomness
The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
"[One of] the 10 books with the most page-for-page wisdom." - James Clear (Source)
Also recommended by:
Howard Marks, Nick Kokonas, Ev Williams, James Altucher, Art De Vany, Ryan Shea
Impro
Improvisation and the Theatre
"[One of] the 10 books with the most page-for-page wisdom." - James Clear (Source)
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Principles
Life and Work
"[One of] the 10 books with the most page-for-page wisdom." - James Clear (Source)
Also recommended by:
Arianna Huffington, Bill Gates, Bryan Johnson, Diddy, Doug McMillon, Drew Houston, Dustin Moskovitz, Gary Vaynerchuk, Howard Marks, Jack Dorsey, Kevin Systrom, Marc Benioff, Mark Cuban, Michael Bloomberg, Naval Ravikant, Reed Hastings, Tim Ferriss, Tony Robbins, Austen Allred, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Tom Bilyeu, Lex Fridman, Marty Cagan, Ben Greenfield
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