Books Recommended by Professors

The books most recommended by professors and academics, drawn from their real public recommendations.

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311 experts · 24 most-recommended books · Updated on June 6, 2026
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Books professors and academics recommend most

  1. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition
    Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition
    Robert B. Cialdini
    Recommended by Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely +4 more
  2. Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential
    Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential
    Deepak Chopra M.D.
    Recommended by Avi Loeb, Arthur Brooks +3 more
  3. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
    Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
    Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
    Recommended by Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely +2 more
  4. Educated: A Memoir
    Educated: A Memoir
    Tara Westover
    Recommended by Amy Chua, Adam Tooze +2 more
  5. Thinking, Fast and Slow
    Thinking, Fast and Slow
    Daniel Kahneman
    Recommended by Xavier, Daniel Kahneman +2 more
  6. Deep Learning for Coders with fastai and PyTorch: AI Applications Without a PhD
    Deep Learning for Coders with fastai and PyTorch: AI Applications Without a PhD
    Jeremy Howard, Sylvain Gugger
    Recommended by Eric Topol, Oren Etzioni +2 more
  7. Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
    Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
    Nir Eyal, Ryan Hoover
    Recommended by Bernardine Evaristo, Kevin Folta +2 more
  8. Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn
    Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn
    Jonathan Zimmerman, Signe Wilkinson
    Recommended by John McWhorter, Nadine Strossen +2 more
  9. The End of Gender: Debunking the Myths about Sex and Identity in Our Society
    The End of Gender: Debunking the Myths about Sex and Identity in Our Society
    Debra Soh
    Recommended by Ben Shapiro, Richard Dawkins +2 more
  10. Superior: The Return of Race Science
    Superior: The Return of Race Science
    Angela Saini
    Recommended by Stephen Curry, Sarah Parcak +1 more
  11. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    Yuval Noah Harari
    Recommended by Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely +1 more
  12. Animal Liberation Now: The Definitive Classic Renewed
    Animal Liberation Now: The Definitive Classic Renewed
    Peter Singer, Yuval Noah Harari
    Recommended by Richard Dawkins, Marc Bekoff +1 more
  13. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
    The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
    Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
    Recommended by Richard Schwartz, Jon Kabat-Zinn +1 more
  14. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
    Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
    Susan Cain
    Recommended by Barry Schwartz, Daniel Gilbert +1 more
  15. Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
    Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
    Steven Strogatz
    Recommended by Brian Greene, John Urschel +1 more
  16. Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump
    Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump
    Neal Katyal, Sam Koppelman
    Recommended by Melissa Murray, Jason Bordoff +1 more
  17. Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
    Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
    Frans de Waal
    Recommended by Alison Gopnik, Edward Wilson +1 more
  18. The Healing Self: A Revolutionary New Plan to Supercharge Your Immunity and Stay Well for Life
    The Healing Self: A Revolutionary New Plan to Supercharge Your Immunity and Stay Well for Life
    Deepak Chopra M.D., Rudolph E. Tanzi Ph.D.
    Recommended by Mehmet Oz, Eric Topol +1 more
  19. The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition
    The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition
    Don Norman
    Recommended by Tom Peters, Jeff Atwood +1 more
  20. The Arabs: A History
    The Arabs: A History
    Eugene Rogan
    Recommended by Rashid Khalidi, Stephen Walt +1 more
  21. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
    Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
    John Carreyrou
    Recommended by Jennifer Cassidy, Russell Poldrack +1 more
  22. The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins
    The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins
    Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
    Recommended by John Miller, Adam Tooze +1 more
  23. Quantum Field Theory, as Simply as Possible
    Quantum Field Theory, as Simply as Possible
    Anthony Zee
    Recommended by David Tong, Michael Peskin +1 more
  24. Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
    Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
    Annie Duke
    Recommended by Daniel Kahneman, Cass Sunstein +1 more

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