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Books on How to Live

recommended by philosophers and psychologists

Last updated: April 03, 2025

    The best books on Negotiating the Digital Age, recommended by Nick Harkaway

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    The best books on Negotiating the Digital Age - Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely

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    Predictably Irrational
    by Dan Ariely

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    The best books on Negotiating the Digital Age - Tweets from Tahrir by Alex Nunns and Nadia Idle (editors)

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    Tweets from Tahrir
    by Alex Nunns and Nadia Idle (editors)

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    The best books on Negotiating the Digital Age - The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David S Landes

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    The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
    by David S Landes

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    The best books on Negotiating the Digital Age - On Art and Life by John Ruskin

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    On Art and Life
    by John Ruskin

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    The best books on Negotiating the Digital Age - Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

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    Cryptonomicon
    by Neal Stephenson

  • The challenges – and opportunities – of our times have never been greater. Everything from our models of political participation to the very architecture of our brains is at stake, says the novelist and technology blogger Nick Harkaway.

  • The best books on Negotiating the Digital Age - Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
  • The best books on Negotiating the Digital Age - Tweets from Tahrir by Alex Nunns and Nadia Idle (editors)
  • The best books on Negotiating the Digital Age - The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David S Landes
  • The best books on Negotiating the Digital Age - On Art and Life by John Ruskin
  • The best books on Negotiating the Digital Age - Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

The best books on Negotiating the Digital Age, recommended by Nick Harkaway

The challenges – and opportunities – of our times have never been greater. Everything from our models of political participation to the very architecture of our brains is at stake, says the novelist and technology blogger Nick Harkaway.

The best books on Negotiating the Digital Age, recommended by Nick Harkaway

    The best books on Being Good, recommended by A C Grayling

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    The best books on Being Good - The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle

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    The Nicomachean Ethics
    by Aristotle

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    The best books on Being Good - Tractatus Theologico-Politicus by Baruch Spinoza & Samuel Shirley (translator)

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    Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
    by Baruch Spinoza & Samuel Shirley (translator)

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    The best books on Being Good - On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

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    On Liberty
    by John Stuart Mill

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    The best books on Being Good - Rameau’s Nephew by Denis Diderot

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    Rameau’s Nephew
    by Denis Diderot

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    The best books on Being Good - Why I am not a Christian by Bertrand Russell

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    Why I am not a Christian
    by Bertrand Russell

  • What does a moral life entail? How does one achieve it? Philosopher AC Grayling picks the best books on "being good."

  • The best books on Being Good - The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
  • The best books on Being Good - Tractatus Theologico-Politicus by Baruch Spinoza & Samuel Shirley (translator)
  • The best books on Being Good - On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
  • The best books on Being Good - Rameau’s Nephew by Denis Diderot
  • The best books on Being Good - Why I am not a Christian by Bertrand Russell

The best books on Being Good, recommended by A C Grayling

What does a moral life entail? How does one achieve it? Philosopher AC Grayling picks the best books on “being good.”

The best books on Being Good, recommended by A C Grayling

    The best books on The Art of Observation, recommended by Alexandra Horowitz

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    The best books on The Art of Observation - How to Use Your Eyes by James Elkins

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    How to Use Your Eyes
    by James Elkins

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    The best books on The Art of Observation - An Anthropologist On Mars by Oliver Sacks

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    An Anthropologist On Mars
    by Oliver Sacks

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    The best books on The Art of Observation - Tracks and Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates by Charley Eiseman and Noah Charney

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    Tracks and Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates
    by Charley Eiseman and Noah Charney

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    The best books on The Art of Observation - Manhole Covers by Mimi Melnick (photos by Robert A Melnick)

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    Manhole Covers
    by Mimi Melnick (photos by Robert A Melnick)

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    The best books on The Art of Observation - Helvetica and the New York City Subway System by Paul Shaw

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    Helvetica and the New York City Subway System
    by Paul Shaw

  • How much do we take in of the world around us? You can tell a lot more about your surroundings than you realise, if you only know how and where to look, as the psychologist explains

  • The best books on The Art of Observation - How to Use Your Eyes by James Elkins
  • The best books on The Art of Observation - An Anthropologist On Mars by Oliver Sacks
  • The best books on The Art of Observation - Tracks and Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates by Charley Eiseman and Noah Charney
  • The best books on The Art of Observation - Manhole Covers by Mimi Melnick (photos by Robert A Melnick)
  • The best books on The Art of Observation - Helvetica and the New York City Subway System by Paul Shaw

The best books on The Art of Observation, recommended by Alexandra Horowitz

How much do we take in of the world around us? You can tell a lot more about your surroundings than you realise, if you only know how and where to look, as the psychologist explains

The best books on The Art of Observation, recommended by Alexandra Horowitz

    The best books on The Meaning of Life, recommended by Paul Thagard

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    The best books on The Meaning of Life - Descartes' Error by Antonio Damasio

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    Descartes' Error
    by Antonio Damasio

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    The best books on The Meaning of Life - The Really Hard Problem by Owen Flanagan

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    The Really Hard Problem
    by Owen Flanagan

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    The best books on The Meaning of Life - The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky

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    The How of Happiness
    by Sonja Lyubomirsky

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    The best books on The Meaning of Life - Education’s End by Anthony T Kronman

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    Education’s End
    by Anthony T Kronman

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    The best books on The Meaning of Life - The Meaning of Life by Terry Eagleton

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    The Meaning of Life
    by Terry Eagleton

  • Finding meaning in life is not the same as finding happiness, argues Canadian philosopher Paul Thagard. He picks the best books on the meaning of life.

  • The best books on The Meaning of Life - Descartes' Error by Antonio Damasio
  • The best books on The Meaning of Life - The Really Hard Problem by Owen Flanagan
  • The best books on The Meaning of Life - The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
  • The best books on The Meaning of Life - Education’s End by Anthony T Kronman
  • The best books on The Meaning of Life - The Meaning of Life by Terry Eagleton

The best books on The Meaning of Life, recommended by Paul Thagard

Finding meaning in life is not the same as finding happiness, argues Canadian philosopher Paul Thagard. He picks the best books on the meaning of life.

The best books on The Meaning of Life, recommended by Paul Thagard

    The best books on Happiness, recommended by Jonathan Haidt

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    The best books on Happiness - Dhammapada

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    Dhammapada

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    The best books on Happiness - Ambition by Gilbert Brim

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    Ambition
    by Gilbert Brim

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    The best books on Happiness - Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

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    Stumbling on Happiness
    by Daniel Gilbert

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    The best books on Happiness - The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky

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    The How of Happiness
    by Sonja Lyubomirsky

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    The best books on Happiness - Dancing in the Streets by Barbara Ehrenreich

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    Dancing in the Streets
    by Barbara Ehrenreich

  • Most of us want to be happy, and yet it's hard to achieve. Jonathan Haidt, psychologist and author of  the classic The Happiness Hypothesis, talks us through five books, old and new, to better understand happiness.

  • The best books on Happiness - Dhammapada
  • The best books on Happiness - Ambition by Gilbert Brim
  • The best books on Happiness - Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
  • The best books on Happiness - The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
  • The best books on Happiness - Dancing in the Streets by Barbara Ehrenreich

The best books on Happiness, recommended by Jonathan Haidt

Most of us want to be happy, and yet it’s hard to achieve. Jonathan Haidt, psychologist and author of  the classic The Happiness Hypothesis, talks us through five books, old and new, to better understand happiness.

The best books on Happiness, recommended by Jonathan Haidt

    Introductions to Buddhism, recommended by Elizabeth Harris

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    Introductions to Buddhism - Buddhism by Cathy Cantwell

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    Buddhism
    by Cathy Cantwell

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    Introductions to Buddhism - The First Buddhist Women by Susan Murcott

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    The First Buddhist Women
    by Susan Murcott

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    Introductions to Buddhism - Call Me by My True Names by Thich Nhat Hanh

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    Call Me by My True Names
    by Thich Nhat Hanh

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    Introductions to Buddhism - The Art of Living by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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    The Art of Living
    by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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    Introductions to Buddhism - Come and See Yourself by Ayya Khema

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    Come and See Yourself
    by Ayya Khema

  • Where does one start if one wants to know about Buddhism? Professor and practitioner Elizabeth Harris recommends some of the best books to get you going on the path to Enlightenment.

  • Introductions to Buddhism - Buddhism by Cathy Cantwell
  • Introductions to Buddhism - The First Buddhist Women by Susan Murcott
  • Introductions to Buddhism - Call Me by My True Names by Thich Nhat Hanh
  • Introductions to Buddhism - The Art of Living by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
  • Introductions to Buddhism - Come and See Yourself by Ayya Khema

Introductions to Buddhism, recommended by Elizabeth Harris

Where does one start if one wants to know about Buddhism? Professor and practitioner Elizabeth Harris recommends some of the best books to get you going on the path to Enlightenment.

Introductions to Buddhism, recommended by Elizabeth Harris
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