11 Best nonfiction books like The Genius Within: Unlocking Your Brain's Potential by David Adam

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The Genius Within: Unlocking Your Brain's Potential

By: David Adam

3.43

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Following the success of The Man Who Couldn’t Stop , David Adam now expounds on the latest research…

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1. Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

By: Charles Petzold

4.39

Format: 396 pages, Paperback

What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? In CO… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
"Programming in machine code is like eating with a toothpick."

-Charles Petzold, Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

"Yes, the earth is a massive conductor of electricity, but it can also be viewed as both a source of electrons and a repository for electrons. The earth is to electrons as an ocean is to drops of wate…"

-Charles Petzold, Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

"Code is not like other how-computers-work books. It doesn't have big color illustrations of disk drives with arrows showing how the data sweeps into the computer. Code has no drawings of trains carry…"

-Charles Petzold, Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

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2. Mastery

By: Robert Greene

4.26

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

In this book, Robert Greene demonstrates that the ultimate form of power is mastery itself. By anal… read more

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  • productivity
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Creative Endeavors are by their nature uncertain."

-Robert Greene, Mastery

"The problem is that we humans are deep conformists."

-Robert Greene, Mastery

"The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus."

-Robert Greene, Mastery

"Read more books than those who have a formal education, developing this into a lifelong habit."

-Robert Greene, Mastery

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3. Hacking Work: Breaking Stupid Rules for Smart Results

By: Bill Jensen , Josh Klein

4.36

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

Why work harder than you have to? One manager kept his senior execs happy by secretly hacking into … read more

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  • productivity
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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4. In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

By: Gabor Maté

4.49

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

He would probably dispute it, but Gabor Maté is something of a compassion machine. Diligently treat… read more

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  • audiobook
  • science
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"Passion creates, addiction consumes."

-Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

"Compassionate curiosity directed toward the self leads to the truth of things."

-Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

"There is a quality or drive innate in human beings that the Austrian psychiatrist Victor Frankl called our “search for meaning."

-Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

"It is impossible to understand addiction without asking what relief the addict finds, or hopes to find, in the drug or the addictive behaviour."

-Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

5. Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia

By: Anthony M. Townsend

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

An unflinching look at the aspiring city-builders of our smart, mobile, connected future. We live i… read more

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6. Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

By: Sam Harris

3.80

Format: 220 pages, Hardcover

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris's new book is a gu… read more

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7. The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why

By: Amanda Ripley

4.00

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

It lurks in the corner of our imagination, almost beyond our ability to see it: the possibility tha… read more

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8. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

By: Yuval Noah Harari

4.17

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innov… read more

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  • audiobook
  • science
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"Total annihilation has a way of sharpening people's minds."

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

"Questions you cannot answer are usually far better for you than answers you cannot question."

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

"So if you want to know the truth about the universe, about the meaning of life, and about your own identity, the best place to start is by observing suffering and exploring what it is. The answer isn…"

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

"To survive and flourish in such a world, you will need a lot of mental flexibility and great reserves of emotional balance. You will have to repeatedly let go of some of what you know best, and feel …"

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

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9. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

By: Hans Rosling

4.36

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporti… read more

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  • audiobook
  • science
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"Free access to data doesn’t turn into knowledge without effort"

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

"Something frightening poses a perceived risk. Something dangerous poses a real risk."

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

"We like to believe that things happen because someone wanted them to, that individuals have power and agency: otherwise, the world feels unpredictable, confusing, and frightening."

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

"Does saying "things are improving" imply that everything is fine, and we should all relax and not worry? No, not at all. Is it helpful to have to choose between bad and improving? Definitely not. It'…"

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

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10. V2: A Novel of World War II

By: Robert Harris

3.91

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

From the best-selling author of Fatherland and Munich comes a WWII thriller about a German rocket e… read more

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  • audiobook
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11. The Eighth Detective

By: Alex Pavesi

3.51

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

There are rules for murder mysteries. There must be a victim. A suspect. A detective. The rest is j… read more

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  • audiobook
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12. Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

By: Neil deGrasse Tyson

4.11

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on t… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"On the whole, I don't fear death. Instead, I fear a life where I could have accomplished more."

-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

"If you travel beyond the cave door, you may just discover things that help solve your cave problems."

-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

"We are more likely to be swayed by a single person who testifies with passion than by a bar chart containing data compiled from thousands of people."

-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

"While there, I came to resent labels of all kinds. What are they, if not intellectually lazy ways of asserting you know everything about a person you've never met?"

-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

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13. Letters From An Astrophysicist

By: Neil deGrasse Tyson

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The natural follow-up to the phenomenal bestseller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. Astrophys… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"My life is what I make of it."

-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Letters From An Astrophysicist

"School is not only a place to learn, but a place to learn how to learn."

-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Letters From An Astrophysicist

"The Cosmic Perspective reminds us that in space, where there is no air, a flag will not wave. An indication that perhaps flag-waving and space exploration do not mix."

-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Letters From An Astrophysicist

"How about if (...) pious people all lived longer than non-pious people? How about when a plane crashes, only the pious people survive? How about Jesus comes when people say he will come? How about pe…"

-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Letters From An Astrophysicist

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14. HACKING WITH SMART PHONES

By: Trishneet Arora

4.39

Format: 38 pages, Paperback

At a recent event I came across someone who had read both my previous books but was still unable to… read more

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15. Hacking Marketing: Agile Practices to Make Marketing Smarter, Faster, and More Innovative

By: Scott Brinker

3.78

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Apply software-inspired management concepts to accelerate modern marketing In many ways, modern mar… read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. Time Management: Smart Hacks To Get Things Done, Stop Procrastination Habit And Increase Focus And Productivity

By: David Tracy

3.98

Format: 129 pages, Kindle Edition

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to manage your time efficiently and effective… read more

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  • self help
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17. How to Remove Books From Kindle Library : A Quick and Short Guide to Remove Books and Manage Your Library from Any Device

By: Smart Hacks

3.83

Format: 5 pages, Kindle Edition

In less than 20 seconds, you'll learn how to delete books in your Kindle collection. This step-by-… read more

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18. LANDLORD HACKS: Smart Rental Property Management for Do-It-Yourself Landlords, Real Estate Investors and Property Managers (1)

By: Tonya Trachuk

5.00

Format: 98 pages, Kindle Edition

Are you a landlord or thinking to become one? Then, welcome to the party! There are over 11 millio… read more

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19. The Genius Within: Unlocking Your Brain's Potential

By: David Adam

3.43

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Following the success of The Man Who Couldn’t Stop , David Adam now expounds on the latest research… read more

Similar categories in David Adam's The Genius Within: Unlocking Your Brain's Potential book and David Adam's The Genius Within: Unlocking Your Brain's Potential

  • audiobook
  • productivity
  • self help
  • personal development
  • biology
  • psychology
  • neuroscience
  • brain
  • nonfiction
  • science
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20. The Smarts: Big Little Hacks to Take You a Long Way at Work

By: Saj Jetha

3.63

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

The essential Millennial careers book from the founder of The Smarty Train, the awardwinning agency… read more

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21. Cack-Handed: A Memoir

By: Gina Yashere

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The British comedian of Nigerian heritage and co-executive producer and writer of the CBS hit serie… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

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Robert Greene

4.26

Transform Your Habits

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

Gabor Maté

4.49

Transform Your Habits

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

Yuval Noah Harari

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

Hans Rosling

4.36

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Transform Your Habits

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Daniel H. Pink

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Neil Postman , Andrew Postman

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Hacking Work: Breaking Stupid Rules for Smart Results

Bill Jensen , Josh Klein

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

Cass R. Sunstein , Richard H. Thaler

3.84

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