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James Clear

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James Clear is an American writer best known for Atomic Habits, his 2018 book on how small changes compound into large results, which has sold more than 25 million copies. He built the audience for it through a long-running newsletter on habits and decision-making, and reads widely enough to publish his own recommended-reading list, complete with three-sentence summaries of the nonfiction he finishes. His taste runs to durable ideas: Stoic philosophy, behavioural psychology, and first-hand accounts of people tested to their limits.

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10 books · Updated July 2026 As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
01 Cover of The War of Art

The War of Art

Winning the Inner Creative Battle

by Steven Pressfield · 2002 · Self-Help

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02 Influence book cover

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

by Robert B. Cialdini · 1984 · Self-Help

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Meditations

by Marcus Aurelius · Nonfiction

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04 Guns, Germs, and Steel book cover

Guns, Germs, and Steel

by Jared Diamond · 1997 · History

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Sapiens

A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari · 2015 · Nonfiction

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This Is Water

Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, About Living a Compassionate Life

by David Foster Wallace · 2009 · Nonfiction

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A Brief History of Time

From the Big Bang to Black Holes

by Stephen Hawking · 1988 · Nonfiction

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08

Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!

Adventures of a Curious Character

by Richard P. Feynman · 1985 · Nonfiction

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Into Thin Air

A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

by Jon Krakauer · 1997 · Nonfiction

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When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi · 2016 · Nonfiction

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