the best (non-fiction) books i've read to date

my collection of books about business, dating, social sciences, history, personal development, women, mental health, and cooking

to begin, i don’t think it would be fair to rank all of these books, because they are truly wonderful in their own ways, so i won’t even attempt to.

secondly, if you’re looking for new books to read this year and have an affinity for non-fiction books, congratulations; you’ve come to the right place!

last updated: january 15 of 2022

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books about family planning

• childfree by choice: the movement redefining family and creating a new age of independence by dr. amy blackstone

books about personal finances

• i will teach you to be rich: no guilt. no excuses. no bs. just a 6 week program that works by ramit sethi

books about business

• build: an unorthodox guide to making things worth making by tony fadell

• the lean startup: how today’s entrepreneurs use continuous innovation to create radically successful businesses by eric ries

books about food or cooking

• the food lab: better home cooking through science by j. kenji lópez-alt

• this is your brain on food: an indispensable guide to the surprising foods that fight depression, anxiety, ptsd, ocd, adhd, and more by uma naidoo

• gordan ramsay’s ultimate cookery course

books about love, sex, or dating

• why men love bitches by sherry argov

• why does he do that? inside the minds of angry and controlling men by lundy bancroft

• attached: the new science of adult attachment and how it can help you find and keep love by amir levine

books about mental health

• the body keeps the score: brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma by bessel van der kolk

• laziness does not exist by devon price

• unmasking autism: discovering the new faces of neurodiversity by devon price

books about the history of selected topics

• the sociology book: big ideas simply explained by sam atkinson

• the psychology book: big ideas simply explained by nigel c. benson

• the philosophy book: big ideas simply explained by will buckingham

• the feminism book: big ideas simply explained by d.k. publishing

books about personal development

• atomic habits: an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones by james clear

• ikigai: the japanese secret to a long and happy life by héctor garcia and francesc miralles

• this book is anti-racist: 20 lessons on how to wake up, take action, and do the work by tiffany jewell

• the subtle art of not giving a fuck: a counterintuitive approach to living a good life by mark manson

• the mountain is you: transforming self sabotage into self-mastery by brianna wiest

books about women or for women

• everyday sexism by laura bates

• in the company of women: inspiration and advice from over 1000 makers, artists, and entrepreneurs by grace bonney

• women don’t owe you pretty by florence given

• invisible women: data bias in a world designed for men by caroline criado perez

• womancode: perfect your cycle, amplify your fertility, supercharge your sex drive, and become a power source by alissa vitti