16 must-read nonfiction books like How to Become Rich: 12 Lessons I Learnt from Vedic and Puranic Stories by Devdutt Pattanaik

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How to Become Rich: 12 Lessons I Learnt from Vedic and Puranic Stories

By: Devdutt Pattanaik

3.85

Format: 120 pages, paperback

Lakshmi is worshipped as the goddess of wealth. Her arrival is considered auspicious, while her dep…

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1. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

By: Phil Knight

4.47

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight share… read more

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"We must all be professors of the jungle."

-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

"maybe the cure for any burnout is to work harder."

-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

"He was easy to talk to, and easy not to talk to—equally important qualities in a friend."

-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

"Beating the competition is relatively easy. Beating yourself is a never-ending commitment."

-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

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2. The Art of War

By: Sun Tzu , Thomas Cleary

3.95

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

Twenty-Five Hundred years ago, Sun Tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on Chines… read more

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"Never venture, never win!"

-Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"Danger has a bracing effect."

-Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"The wise warrior avoids the battle."

-Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy"

-Sun Tzu, The Art of War

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3. Private Life of the Mughals of India

By: R. Nath

3.38

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Bringing to life the opulent, sometimes scandalous, private lives of the Mughals of India, Private … read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. Men Without Women

By: Haruki Murakami , None

3.75

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

A dazzling new collection of short stories—the first major new work of fiction from the beloved, in… read more

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"Tobacco’s a killer,"

-Haruki Murakami, Men Without Women

"I need to learn not just to forget but to forgive."

-Haruki Murakami, Men Without Women

"Crying for someone else is nothing to apologize about,"

-Haruki Murakami, Men Without Women

"That's what we all do : endlessly take the long way around."

-Haruki Murakami, Men Without Women

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5. Freedom at Midnight

By: Dominique Lapierre , Larry Collins

4.20

Format: 32 pages,

A famous, major work on Gandhi, Jinnah, Nehru, Admiral Lord Mountbatten, and the partition of India. read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. The Dhandho Investor: The Low-Risk Value Method to High Returns

By: Mohnish Pabrai

4.23

Format: 183 pages, Hardcover

A comprehensive value investing framework for the individual investor In a straightforward and acce… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • finance
  • money
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7. Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ

By: Giulia Enders , Jill Enders

4.53

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

A cheeky up-close and personal guide to the secrets and science of our digestive system. For too lo… read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. Is Paris Burning?

By: Dominique Lapierre , Larry Collins

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Dominique LaPierre Hitler's death sentence to the city of Paris in 1944 nearly happened. An extraor… read more

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9. ব্যোমকেশ সমগ্র

By: Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay

3.32

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Byomkesh Bakshi (Bengali: byomkesh bksii) is a fictional detective in Bengali literature created by… read more

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10. Wings of Fire: An Autobiography

By: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , Arun Tiwari

3.77

Format: None pages,

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, the son of a little-educated boat-owner in Rameswaram, Tamil N… read more

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11. The Palace of Illusions

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A reimagining of the world-famous Indian epic, the Mahabharat--told from the point of view of an am… read more

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  • mythology

12. As a Man Thinketh

By: James Allen

4.26

Format: 91 pages, Hardcover

The mind guides our footsteps as we progress along the pathway of life. Purity of mind leads inevit… read more

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13. 2 States: The Story of My Marriage

By: Chetan Bhagat

3.80

Format: 8 pages, Paperback

Love marriages around the world are simple: Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy. They get married. In In… read more

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14. The Magic of Thinking Big

By: David J. Schwartz

4.20

Format: None pages,

The Magic of Thinking Biggives you useful methods, not empty promises. Dr. Schwartz presents a care… read more

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15. Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy

By: Sadhguru

3.86

Format: 256 pages,

The latest book, Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy, is published by Spiegel & Grau/Random Ho… read more

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16. The Merchant of Venice

By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine , None

3.78

Format: 247 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In this lively comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, Bassanio wants to impress the … read more

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"He will fence with his own shadow."

-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

"You speak an infinite deal of nothing."

-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

"The fiend gives the more friendly counsel."

-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

"i buy a thousand pound a year! i buy a rope!"

-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

17. The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success

By: Darren Hardy

3.90

Format: 15 pages, Kindle Edition

No gimmicks. No Hyperbole. No Magic Bullet. The Compound Effect is based on the principle that deci… read more

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18. The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

By: Joseph Murphy , Ian McMahan

4.33

Format: 57 pages,

Chapter after chapter, this astounding book combines ancient wisdom with modern science to bring it… read more

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19. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

By: Morgan Housel

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more

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  • finance
  • money
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20. Do Epic Shit

By: Ankur Warikoo

3.76

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Ankur Warikoo is an entrepreneur and content creator whose deep, witty and brutally honest thoughts… read more

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  • finance
"Irrational optimism is a founder's death trap!"

-Ankur Warikoo, Do Epic Shit

"Safe is better than sorry. Nope. Risk is better than regret."

-Ankur Warikoo, Do Epic Shit

"Only when you go against the flow will you find your own flow."

-Ankur Warikoo, Do Epic Shit

"You don't control your results. You always control your inputs."

-Ankur Warikoo, Do Epic Shit

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21. The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read [and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did]

By: Philippa Perry

4.11

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

This book is about how we have relationships with our children, what gets in the way of a good conn… read more

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  • nonfiction
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22. Life's Amazing Secrets: How to Find Balance and Purpose in Your Life

By: Gaur Gopal Das

4.24

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Crawling through the ruthless Mumbai traffic for hours on end, Gaur Gopal Das strikes up a conversa… read more

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23. War of Lanka (Ram Chandra, #4)

By: Amish Tripathi

3.65

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

LANKA WILL BURN. DARKNESS WILL PERISH. BUT CAN LIGHT ENDURE? INDIA, 3400 BCE. Greed. Rage.… read more

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  • mythology
"Fresh drops of grief do not cause any ripple in an ocean of anguish."

-Amish Tripathi, War of Lanka (Ram Chandra, #4)

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24. The Forest of Enchantments

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

4.20

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

The Ramayana, one of the world’s greatest epics, is also a tragic love story. In this brilliant ret… read more

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  • mythology
"-the girl I'd been on that day, burnished with innocence, believing that goodness and love were armour enough."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

"I knew now that love - no matter how deep - wasn't enough to transform another person: how they thought, what they believed. At best, we could only change ourselves."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

"A wind rose around me, from where I didn't know. It was unexpectedly cold and made me shiver. 'Sacrifice, sacrifice', whispered the trees, carrying my promise across the valley"

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

"My first lesson on nature of love was that in a moment it could fulfill the cravings of a lifetime, like a light that someone might shine into a cavern that has been dark for a million years."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

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25. The Hidden Hindu

By: Akshat Gupta

3.92

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Prithvi, a cryptic 21-year-old who remembers incidents from before his birth, is in pursuit of a my… read more

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26. The Hidden Hindu 2

By: Akshat Gupta

4.14

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

The first battle is lost. The book of Mritsanjeevani is in the wrong hands but Nagendra's plans are… read more

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27. Akbar: The Great Mughal

By: Ira Mukhoty

4.25

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

Abu’l Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, the third Mughal emperor, is widely regarded as one of the … read more

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28. How to Become Rich: 12 Lessons I Learnt from Vedic and Puranic Stories

By: Devdutt Pattanaik

3.85

Format: 120 pages, paperback

Lakshmi is worshipped as the goddess of wealth. Her arrival is considered auspicious, while her dep… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • finance
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29. The Naked Mughals: Forbidden Tales of Harem and Butchery (Reviving Indian History Book 2)

By: Vashi Sharma

3.59

Format: 146 pages, Kindle Edition

DID YOU KNOW THAT Babur was a drunkard! He loved a boy named Babri! Akbar raped children! Akba… read more

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30. Idols: Unearthing the Power of Murti Puja

By: Amish Tripathi

3.69

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

Why do people worship idols? Why does idol worship stubbornly persist despite many centuries of pre… read more

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  • mythology
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31. A Time of Madness: A Memoir of Partition

By: Salman Rashid

3.92

Format: 127 pages, Kindle Edition

During the chaos of Partition in 1947, something dreadful happened in the city of Jalandhar in Punj… read more

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7 must-read mythology books like How to Become Rich: 12 Lessons I Learnt from Vedic and Puranic Stories by Devdutt Pattanaik

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The Palace of Illusions

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

5.00

Transform Your Habits

War of Lanka (Ram Chandra, #4)

Amish Tripathi

3.65

Transform Your Habits

The Forest of Enchantments

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

4.20

Transform Your Habits

The Hidden Hindu

Akshat Gupta

3.92

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Miami

Joan Didion

3.68

Transform Your Habits

Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

Donald L. Miller

4.18

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The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2)

Ian W. Toll

4.61

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The General: Charles De Gaulle And The France He Saved

Jonathan Fenby

3.86

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