The Greatest Books of All Time on Well Being

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
5640 Enlightenment Now Steven Pinker 2018 American English
8566 The Joyless Economy Tibor Scitovsky 1976 American English
9188 Happy City Charles Montgomery 2013 Canadian English
9686 Development As Freedom Amartya Sen 1999 Indian English
11544 Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill 1863 British English
13256 The Great Escape Angus Deaton 2013 British English
13357 Burnout Emily Nagoski, Amelia Nagoski 2019 American English
14519 Awakening Joy James Baraz 2010 American English
14553 The Headspace Guide To Meditation And Mindfulness Andy Puddicombe 2011 British English
14983 The Spirit Level Richard Wilkinson 2009 British English
14983 The Nature Fix Florence Williams 2017 American English
14983 The Body Yasuo Yuasa 1987 Japanese Japanese
17117 Living With Risk the British Medical Association Board of Science 2003 British English
17117 Good Vibes, Good Life Vex King 2018 British English
17117 Allen Carr's Easy Way To Stop Smoking Allen Carr 1985 British English
17117 The Comfort Book Matt Haig 2021 British English
17117 The Comfort Crisis Michael Easter 2021 American English
17117 Inner Engineering Sadhguru 2016 Indian English
17117 Reasons To Stay Alive Matt Haig 2015 British English
17117 Dopamine Detox Thibaut Meurisse 2020 Unknown English
17117 Your Brain On Art Susan Magsamen 2023 Unknown English
17117 Parfit David Edmonds 2023 Unknown English
17117 Supercharge Me Eric Lonergan, Corinne Sawers British English