Best Liberal Arts Books for Beginners

Level 45 books

45 Liberal Arts books ranked by developer recommendations — ideal if you're just getting started. Top picks include The Design of Everyday Things and Algorithms to Live By.

Rankings

1
Cover of The Design of Everyday Things

The Design of Everyday Things

Don Norman

120 in 90d
30

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2
Cover of Algorithms to Live By

Algorithms to Live By

Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths

111 in 90d
24.3

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3
Cover of Why We Sleep

Why We Sleep

Matthew Walker

100 in 90d
23

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4
Cover of Rich Dad Poor Dad

Rich Dad Poor Dad

Robert T. Kiyosaki

92 in 90d
22.1

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5
Cover of The War of Art

The War of Art

Steven Pressfield

100 in 90d
21

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6
Cover of The Daily Stoic

The Daily Stoic

Ryan Holiday

51 in 90d
13.3

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7
Cover of The Alchemist

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

50 in 90d
12.5

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8
Cover of A Guide to the Good Life

A Guide to the Good Life

William B. Irvine

41 in 90d
10.8

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9
Cover of Weapons of Math Destruction

Weapons of Math Destruction

Cathy O'Neil

40 in 90d
10

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10
Cover of Elon Musk

Elon Musk

Ashlee Vance

40 in 90d
10

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11
Cover of The Innovators

The Innovators

Walter Isaacson

40 in 90d
10

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12
Cover of Sapiens

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari

40 in 90d
10

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13
Cover of Meditations

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

42 in 90d
9.6

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14
Cover of Hello World

Hello World

Hannah Fry

40 in 90d
8

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15
Cover of Ghost in the Wires

Ghost in the Wires

Kevin Mitnick

30 in 90d
7.5

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16
Cover of The Four Agreements

The Four Agreements

Don Miguel Ruiz

30 in 90d
7.5

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17
Cover of 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People

100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People

Susan Weinschenk

30 in 90d
7.5

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18
Cover of The Bitcoin Standard

The Bitcoin Standard

Saifedean Ammous

30 in 90d
7.5

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19
Cover of The Millionaire Fastlane

The Millionaire Fastlane

MJ DeMarco

30 in 90d
7.5

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20
Cover of So You Want To Talk About Race

So You Want To Talk About Race

Ijeoma Oluo

30 in 90d
7.5

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