Books Recommended by Actors

Books actors and actresses recommend most

1. 
   Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
   Yuval Noah Harari
   Recommended by Will Smith, Tom Hanks +3 more
2. 
   The Catcher in the Rye
   J. D. Salinger
   Recommended by Scarlett Johansson, Emma Stone +2 more
3. 
   Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
   John Carreyrou
   Recommended by Barry Ritholtz, Leilani Münter +1 more
4. 
   Man's Search for Meaning
   Viktor E. Frankl, William J. Winslade, Harold S. Kushner
   Recommended by Will Smith, Emma Watson +1 more
5. 
   Middlemarch
   George Eliot
   Recommended by Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman
6. 
   The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto
   Charles M Blow
   Recommended by Bryan Stevenson, Henry Louis Gates
7. 
   Just Kids: An Autobiography
   Patti Smith
   Recommended by Natalie Portman, Emma Watson
8. 
   The 48 Laws of Power
   Robert Greene, Joost Elffers
   Recommended by Will Smith, Ryan Holiday
9. 
   A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J. B. S. Haldane
   Samanth Subramanian
   Recommended by Kai Bird, Nitin Pai
10. 
    Educated: A Memoir
    Tara Westover
    Recommended by Charlize Theron, Adam Tooze
11. 
    The Creative Act: A Way of Being
    Rick Rubin
    Recommended by Russell Brand, Ryan Holiday
12. 
    Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments
    Emily A. Jensen, Laura Wifler
    Recommended by Jen Wilkin, Melissa Kruger
13. 
    Risen Motherhood (Deluxe Edition): Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments
    Emily A. Jensen, Laura Wifler
    Recommended by Jen Wilkin, Melissa Kruger
14. 
    Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto)
    Nassim Nicholas Taleb
    Recommended by Ryan Holiday, Ho Nam
15. 
    The Meaning of Human Existence
    Edward O. Wilson
    Recommended by Jeffrey Sachs, John Horgan
16. 
    The Handmaid's Tale
    Margaret Atwood
    Recommended by Emma Stone, Emma Watson
17. 
    The War of Art Winning the Inner Creative Battle
    Steven Pressfield, Shawn Coyne
    Recommended by Will Smith, Ryan Holiday
18. 
    The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild
    Enric Sala
    Recommended by Leonardo DiCaprio, James Cameron
19. 
    What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng
    Dave Eggers
    Recommended by Natalie Portman, Angelina Jolie
20. 
    I Don't Need an Acting Class
    Milton Justice
    Recommended by Sean Astin, Margo Martindale
21. 
    A Boy Like You
    Frank Murphy, Kayla Harren
    Recommended by Shannon McClintock Miller, Todd Nesloney
22. 
    Your Body in Balance: The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health
    Neal D Barnard MD MD FACC, Lindsay Nixon
    Recommended by Mayim Bialik, Robert Ostfeld
23. 
    The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy
    Stephanie Kelton
    Recommended by Mariana Mazzucato, Josh Fox Blacklivesmatter
24. 
    The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet
    Michael E. Mann
    Recommended by Leonardo DiCaprio, Josh Fox Blacklivesmatter

The actors and actresses

Scarlett Johansson

Actress and Producer

4 book recommendations

Leonardo DiCaprio

Actor and Environmental Activist

7 book recommendations

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Robert Redford

award-winning actor, director, and producer

2 book recommendations

Will Smith

American Actor and Film Producer

14 book recommendations

Natalie Portman

Actress and Co-Owner of Angel City

40 book recommendations

Margot Robbie

Actress and Film Producer

3 book recommendations

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Actor and Former Governor of California

12 book recommendations

Emma Stone

American Actress and Film Producer

9 book recommendations

Tom Hanks

Actor and Filmmaker

34 book recommendations

Reese Witherspoon

Actress and Founder of Hello Sunshine

13 book recommendations

Angelina Jolie

Actress and Humanitarian

4 book recommendations

Emma Watson

British Actress, Activist, and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador

73 book recommendations

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