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How Many Reference Books Have You Used?

These are books that aren't meant to be read cover-to-cover but are intended as quick and easy guides to find specific information before the internet was invented and made the whole idea of picking up a book to find information seem kind of silly in retrospect.
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A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
1
Stephen Hawking
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
2
Sun Tzu
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (J. K. Rowling)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
3
J. K. Rowling
Norse Mythology (Neil Gaiman)
Norse Mythology
4
Neil Gaiman
Quidditch Through the Ages (J. K. Rowling)
Quidditch Through the Ages
5
J. K. Rowling
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
6
Bill Bryson
On Writing (Stephen King)
On Writing
7
Stephen King
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
8
Howard Zinn
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Marie Kondo)
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
9
Marie Kondo
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
10
Dale Carnegie
Tao Te Ching (Lao-Tzu)
Tao Te Ching
11
Lao-Tzu
The Bhagavad Gita (Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa)
The Bhagavad Gita
12
Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
13
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Tao of Pooh (Benjamin Hoff)
The Tao of Pooh
14
Benjamin Hoff
Mythology (Edith Hamilton)
Mythology
15
Edith Hamilton
Eats, Shoots and Leaves (Lynne Truss)
Eats, Shoots and Leaves
16
Lynne Truss
The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
17
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott)
Bird by Bird
18
Anne Lamott
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
19
Stephen Covey
The Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White)
The Elements of Style
20
William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
21
Plato
How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Thomas C. Foster)
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
22
Thomas C. Foster
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Joseph Campbell)
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
23
Joseph Campbell
The Zombie Survival Guide (Max Brooks)
The Zombie Survival Guide
24
Max Brooks
Quiet (Susan Cain)
Quiet
25
Susan Cain
The Constitution of the United States of America
The Constitution of the United States of America
26
Lies My Teacher Told Me (James W. Loewen)
Lies My Teacher Told Me
27
James W. Loewen
The Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
The Origin of Species
28
Charles Darwin
Ethics (Spinoza)
Ethics
29
Spinoza
The Analects of Confucius
The Analects of Confucius
30
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
31
Zen in the Art of Writing (Ray Bradbury)
Zen in the Art of Writing
32
Ray Bradbury
The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon
33
What to Expect When You're Expecting
What to Expect When You're Expecting
34
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (William Shakespeare)
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
35
William Shakespeare
The Dhammapada of the Buddha
The Dhammapada of the Buddha
36
What Color Is Your Parachute?
What Color Is Your Parachute?
37
A History of Western Philosphy (Bertrand Russell)
A History of Western Philosphy
38
Bertrand Russell
The Upanishads
The Upanishads
39
Writing Down the Bones (Natalie Goldberg)
Writing Down the Bones
40
Natalie Goldberg
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