I asked, "What books are hidden gems?"

(5-star books that most people haven’t read)

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How to Take Smart Notes

by @soenke_ahrens
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How To Fail At Almost Everything & Still Win Big

by @ScottAdamsSays
3/

The Goal

by Eliyahu Goldratt
4/

Finite & Infinite Games

by James Carse
5/

Awareness

by Anthony De Mello
6/

Origin Story

by David Christian
7/

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

by @harukimurakami_
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Musashi

by Eiji Yoshikawa
9/

Loonshots

by @SafiBahcall
10/

Algorithms to Live By

by @brianchristian & @tomrgriffiths
11/

Sophie’s World

by Jostein Gaarder
12/

The Choice

by @DrEdithEger1
13/

The Art of Possibility

by @BenjaminZander & @RosamundZander
14/

Turn The Ship Around!

by @ldavidmarquet
15/

Seeking Wisdom from Darwin to Munger

by Peter Bevelin
16/

Ogilvy on Advertising

by David Ogilvy
17/

The Top Five Regrets of The Dying

by Bronnie Ware
18/

The Mountain Is You

by @briannawiest
19/

Anything You Want

by @sivers
20/

Talent is Never Enough

by @JohnCMaxwell
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