Below is a list of book recommendations that the authors have read or plan to read on their personal journeys as Sophonauts, and then write articles to share the knowledge with you! If there is a book in the list you’d like us to write an article about sooner than later, please let us know by going to the bottom of the About page and sending us a message.
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| Image | Title | Author | Description | Sophonaut Article Written About Book? | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61) | Eckhart Tolle | A guide on how to understand your ego. | Not Yet! | How People Think |
  | How the Mind Works | Steven Pinker | The title says it all. | Not Yet! | How People Think |
  | Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People | Mahzarin R. Banaji & Anthony G. Greenwald | Revealing the biases we may or may not know we have. | Not Yet! | How People Think |
  | Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power | Dan Hurley | Yes! Click Here to Read | Mental Strength | |
  | Fostering Sustainable Behavior: An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing (Education for Sustainability Series) | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | Yes! Click Here to Read | How People Think, Sustainability | |
  | Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition | Kerry Patterson | Yes! Click Here to Read | How People Think | |
  | Swarmwise: The Tactical Manual to Changing the World | Rick Falkvinge | A guide to building a nonconventional movement that beats larger, more wealthy opposition. | Yes! Click Here to Read | Optimizing Life, How People Think |
  | Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress | Steven Pinker | An argument for hope and positivity put in context of historical and recent trends. | In Queue | How People Think |
  | Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us | Daniel H. Pink | "The surprising truth about what motivates us." | In Queue | How People Think |
  | Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution - and How It Can Renew America, Release 2.0 | Thomas L. Friedman | "Why we need a green revolution and how it can renew America." | In Queue | Sustainability |
  | Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work | Chip Heath & Dan Heath | "How to make better choices in life and work." | In Queue | How People Think |
  | Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior | Jonah Berger | Jonah Berger takes readers through a series of common experiences and details how they were likely influenced by hidden forces. | Yes! Click Here to Read | How People Think, Mental Strength |
  | Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, 3rd Ed | Robert Sapolsky | Robert Sapolsky covers every reason stress is terrible for you and a few ways to avoid those pitfalls. | Not Yet! | Physical Health, Mental Strength |
  | Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst | Robert Sapolsky | Robert Sapolsky covers 100 years of biology, social science, and neuroscience in a high density tour of human behavior. | Not Yet! | How People Think, Mental Strength |
  | Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future | Peter Thiel and Blake Masters | Peter Thiel's strong opinions on how to start businesses and create monopolies. | In Queue | Business, How People Think |
  | Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams | Matthew Walker | Matthew Walker digs into the science of sleep and how to improve your sleep habits. | In Queue | Physical Health, Mental Strength |
  | As a Man Thinketh | James Allen | The power of our thoughts and how they impact our lives. | Not Yet! | How People Think |
  | The Richest Man in Babylon: Original 1926 Edition | George S. Clason | Easily digestible financial advice. | Not Yet! | Optimizing Life |
  | Think and Grow Rich | Napoleon Hill | Chronicles of one of the earliest success researchers. | Not Yet! | How People Think, Optimizing Life |
  | Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols | Nancy Duarte & Patti Sanchez | Stories showing how to become a better communicator. | Not Yet! | How People Think |
  | Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics | Richard H. Thaler | The making of behavioral economics. | Not Yet! | How People Think |
  | The Paradox of Choice | Barry Schwartz | How the growing number of choices is impacting our well-being. | Not Yet! | How People Think |
  | Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman | This Nobel Prize winner walks through how two major systems guide our thinking. | Not Yet! | How People Think |
  | Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products | Nir Eyal | Examples of how to create habits that last. | Not Yet! | How People Think |
  | Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder | Nassim Taleb | A discussion of how things can survive and thrive in the presence of chaos. | Not Yet! | How People Think |
  | Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions | Dan Ariely | "The hidden forces that shape our decisions." | Not Yet! | How People Think |
  | Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain | David Eagleman | A neuroscientist dives in to the mysteries of the subconscious. | Not Yet! | How People Think |
  | The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science | Norman Doidge | A description of how the brain can rewire itself as told through stories of lives changed. | Not Yet! | How People Think, Mental Strength |
  | Mastery | Robert Greene | A walk through the tales of some of the most prolific masters in history, and how to apply their approaches to become a master yourself. | Not Yet! | Optimizing Life, Mental Strength |
  | Rejection Proof | Jia Jiang | "How [to] beat fear and [become] invincible through 100 days of rejection." | Not Yet! | How People Think, Mental Stregth |
  | Contagious: Why Things Catch On | Jonah Berger | How things catch on, become popular, and contagious. | Not Yet! | How People Think |
  | The Mathematical Corporation: Where Machine Intelligence and Human Ingenuity Achieve the Impossible | Josh Sullivan & Angela Zutavern | How "machine intelligence and human ingenuity" are defining the future of successful businesses. | Not Yet! | Business |
  | Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon | Dr. Joe Dispenza | "How common people are doing the uncommon." | Not Yet! | Mental Strength |
  | You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter | Dr. Joe Dispenza | How to take advantage of the placebo effect. | Not Yet! | How People Think, Mental Strength |
  | The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in "Healthy" Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain | Dr. Steven R. Gundry | "The hidden dangers in 'healthy' foods that cause disease and weight gain." | Not Yet! | Physical Health |
  | The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich | Timothy Ferris | How to become more efficient and effective in pursuing the life of your dreams. | Not Yet! | Business, Mental Strength |
  | Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success | Shawn Stevenson | Tips and tools for improving your quality of sleep, and how that benefits many other areas of your life. | Not Yet! | Physical Health |
  | MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom | Tony Robbins | Tony Robbins distills his interviews with many financial masters in to seven tangible steps to take to achieve financial freedom. | Not Yet! | Business, Physical Health |
  | Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook | Tony Robbins | Building on MONEY Master the Game, Tony Robbins provides a playbook to achieve financial success. | Not Yet! | Business, Physical Health |
  | The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance | Josh Waitzkin | Fundamentals of how to learn and master skills. | Not Yet! | Mental Strength |
  | The Evolving Self: Problem and Process in Human Development | Robert Kegan | The Evolving Self: Problem and Process in Human Development | Not Yet! | Mental Strength, How People Think |
  | The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human | Jonathan Gottschall | The role of storytelling in our lives. | Yes! Click Here to Read | How People Think, Mental Strength |
  | The Inflammation Spectrum | Dr. Will Cole | A guide to finding your food triggers and resetting your system | Not Yet! | Physical Health |
