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58 Books Recommended by TED Speakers

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A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
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Ruth Ozeki
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
2
Iaac Asimov
Fugitive Pieces (Anne Michaels)
Fugitive Pieces
3
Anne Michaels
The Forsyte Saga (John Galsworthy)
The Forsyte Saga
4
John Galsworthy
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
5
Anthony Doerr
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
6
Charlotte Bronte
The Vegetarian (Han King)
The Vegetarian
7
Han King
Everything I Don't Remember (Jonas Hassen Khemiri)
Everything I Don't Remember
8
Jonas Hassen Khemiri
The Neapolitan Novels (Elena Ferrante)
The Neapolitan Novels
9
Elena Ferrante
Remainder (Tom McCarthy)
Remainder
10
Tom McCarthy
Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot (Mark Vanhoenacker)
Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot
11
Mark Vanhoenacker
What Is the What (Dave Eggers)
What Is the What
12
Dave Eggers
Silence (Shusaku Endo)
Silence
13
Shusaku Endo
Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch
14
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
Jimmy Bluefeather (Kim Heacox)
Jimmy Bluefeather
15
Kim Heacox
Where Wizards Stay Up Late (Katie Hafner)
Where Wizards Stay Up Late
16
Katie Hafner
The Most Human Human (Brian Christian)
The Most Human Human
17
Brian Christian
Data-Ism (Steve Lohr)
Data-Ism
18
Steve Lohr
Brilliant Green (Stefano Mancuso)
Brilliant Green
19
Stefano Mancuso
How We Got to Now (Steven Johnson)
How We Got to Now
20
Steven Johnson
Leaving Orbit (Lazarus Dean)
Leaving Orbit
21
Lazarus Dean
Lives in Ruins (Marilyn Johnson)
Lives in Ruins
22
Marilyn Johnson
Survival of the Sickest (Sharon Moalem)
Survival of the Sickest
23
Sharon Moalem
Against Method (Paul Feyerabend)
Against Method
24
Paul Feyerabend
Cave of Crystal Giants (Giovanni Badino)
Cave of Crystal Giants
25
Giovanni Badino
The Beginning of Infinity (David Deutsch)
The Beginning of Infinity
26
David Deutsch
This Changes Everything (Naomi Klein)
This Changes Everything
27
Naomi Klein
Reinventing Organizations (Frederic Laloux)
Reinventing Organizations
28
Frederic Laloux
Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed (Frances Westley)
Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed
29
Frances Westley
Exodus (Paul Collier)
Exodus
30
Paul Collier
Trashed (Derf Backderf)
Trashed
31
Derf Backderf
Batman: Year One (Frank Miller)
Batman: Year One
32
Frank Miller
Wangari's Trees of Peace (Jeanette Winter)
Wangari's Trees of Peace
33
Jeanette Winter
Guantanamo Diary (Mohamedou Ould Slahi)
Guantanamo Diary
34
Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Writing My Wrongs (Shaka Senghor)
Writing My Wrongs
35
Shaka Senghor
Unjust Deeds (Jeffrey D. Gonda)
Unjust Deeds
36
Jeffrey D. Gonda
My Bondage and My Freedom (Frederick Douglass)
My Bondage and My Freedom
37
Frederick Douglass
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
38
Bryan Stevenson
Building Art (Paul Goldberger)
Building Art
39
Paul Goldberger
Art as Experience (John Dewey)
Art as Experience
40
John Dewey
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