Reading guideA New EarthEckhart TolleEdition independent
Contemporary teaching
A New Earth
Eckhart Tolle
4 min guideThe Library
Find a book for the question you’re carrying. Follow a reading path through philosophy, spiritual traditions, creative work, and building a life of your own.
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A first shelf
Six different ways in. The numbers show my suggested reading order across these topics.
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Six ways into the collection
Sacred texts & traditions
Read the primary texts with their traditions and translations in view.
16 books · Explore collection
Awareness & inner life
Yogananda, Michael Singer, and contemporary contemplative voices.
18 books · Explore collection
Philosophy & the examined life
Taoism, Stoicism, and books that change the questions you ask.
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Art, music & creative life
The craft, friendships, and scenes behind work that lasts.
21 books · Explore collection
Build a lasting business
Focus, customers, money, and the decisions that shape a company.
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Meaning, habits & growth
Purpose and the small practices that give a life its shape.
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80 books
Reading guideAutobiography of a YogiParamahansa YoganandaEdition independent
Spiritual memoir
Autobiography of a Yogi
Paramahansa Yogananda
4 min guideReading guideAvesta: Selected TextsMultiple Zoroastrian textual traditionsEdition independent
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Avesta: Selected Texts
Multiple Zoroastrian textual traditions
10 min guideReading guideBe Here NowRam DassEdition independent
Spiritual memoir
Be Here Now
Ram Dass
4 min guideReading guideLiving UntetheredMichael A. SingerEdition independent
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Living Untethered
Michael A. Singer
4 min guideReading guideSri Guru Granth SahibSikh Gurus and other devotional poetsEdition independent
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Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Sikh Gurus and other devotional poets
10 min guideReading guideTantra IlluminatedChristopher D. WallisEdition independent
Modern commentary
Tantra Illuminated
Christopher D. Wallis
4 min guideReading guideTattvartha Sutra: That Which IsUmasvatiEdition independent
Primary text
Tattvartha Sutra: That Which Is
Umasvati
10 min guideReading guideThe AnalectsSayings of Confucius, compiled by followersEdition independent
Primary text
The Analects
Sayings of Confucius, compiled by followers
10 min guideReading guideThe Bhagavad GitaTraditionally attributed to VyasaEdition independent
Primary text
The Bhagavad Gita
Traditionally attributed to Vyasa
10 min guideReading guideThe BibleMultiple authors; Christian scriptural traditionsEdition independent
Primary text
The Bible
Multiple authors; Christian scriptural traditions
10 min guideReading guideThe DhammapadaTeachings attributed to the BuddhaEdition independent
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The Dhammapada
Teachings attributed to the Buddha
10 min guideReading guideThe Heart SutraMahayana Buddhist scriptureEdition independent
Primary text
The Heart Sutra
Mahayana Buddhist scripture
10 min guideReading guideThe Kitáb-i-AqdasBahá’u’lláhEdition independent
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The Kitáb-i-Aqdas
Bahá’u’lláh
10 min guideReading guideThe Miracle of MindfulnessThich Nhat HanhEdition independent
Contemporary teaching
The Miracle of Mindfulness
Thich Nhat Hanh
4 min guideReading guideThe Power of NowEckhart TolleEdition independent
Contemporary teaching
The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle
4 min guideReading guideThe QuranIslamic scriptureEdition independent
Primary text
The Quran
Islamic scripture
10 min guideReading guideThe Surrender ExperimentMichael A. SingerEdition independent
Spiritual memoir
The Surrender Experiment
Michael A. Singer
4 min guideReading guideThe TanakhMultiple authors; Jewish scriptural traditionEdition independent
Primary text
The Tanakh
Multiple authors; Jewish scriptural tradition
10 min guideReading guideThe Untethered SoulMichael A. SingerEdition independent
Contemporary teaching
The Untethered Soul
Michael A. Singer
4 min guideReading guideThe UpanishadsMultiple teachers and textual traditionsEdition independent
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The Upanishads
Multiple teachers and textual traditions
10 min guideReading guideThe Yoga SutrasAttributed to PatanjaliEdition independent
Primary text
The Yoga Sutras
Attributed to Patanjali
10 min guideReading guideVijñāna-bhairava-tantraAnonymous; Shaiva Tantric traditionEdition independent
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Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra
Anonymous; Shaiva Tantric tradition
10 min guideReading guideWhen Things Fall ApartPema ChödrönEdition independent
Contemporary teaching
When Things Fall Apart
Pema Chödrön
4 min guideReading guideWisdom UntetheredMichael A. SingerEdition independent
Contemporary teaching
Wisdom Untethered
Michael A. Singer
4 min guideReading guideZhuangziZhuangzi and later contributorsEdition independent
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Zhuangzi
Zhuangzi and later contributors
10 min guideBook reviewHandbook to Higher ConsciousnessKen Keyes Jr.Edition independent
Reading field note
Handbook to Higher Consciousness
Ken Keyes Jr.
22 min
Reading field note
Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies
Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh
5 minBook reviewBeastie Boys BookMichael Diamond & Adam HorovitzEdition independent
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Beastie Boys Book
Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz
8 minBook reviewCan’t Stop Won’t StopJeff ChangEdition independent
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Can’t Stop Won’t Stop
Jeff Chang
8 minBook reviewChronicles: Volume OneBob DylanEdition independent
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Chronicles: Volume One
Bob Dylan
7 minBook reviewGirl in a BandKim GordonEdition independent
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Girl in a Band
Kim Gordon
7 minBook reviewM TrainPatti SmithEdition independent
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M Train
Patti Smith
7 minBook reviewOur Band Could Be Your LifeMichael AzerradEdition independent
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Our Band Could Be Your Life
Michael Azerrad
8 minReading guideTao Te ChingLao TzuEdition independent
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Tao Te Ching
Lao Tzu
6 min guideBook reviewArt & FearDavid Bayles and Ted OrlandEdition independent
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Art & Fear
David Bayles and Ted Orland
5 minBook reviewBird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and LifeAnne LamottEdition independent
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott
6 minBook reviewSteal Like an ArtistAustin KleonEdition independent
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Steal Like an Artist
Austin Kleon
4 min
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The Book of Secrets
Frank
6 minBook reviewAltered TraitsDaniel Goleman and Richard DavidsonEdition independent
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Altered Traits
Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson
7 minBook reviewThe Power of EightLynne McTaggartEdition independent
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The Power of Eight
Lynne McTaggart
6 minBook reviewBreath: The New Science of a Lost ArtJames NestorEdition independent
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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor
7 minBook reviewE-Squared: Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments That Prove Your Thoughts Create Your RealityPam GroutEdition independent
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E-Squared: Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments That Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality
Pam Grout
6 minBook reviewThe SecretRhonda ByrneEdition independent
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The Secret
Rhonda Byrne
6 minBook reviewThe Wordless LawsFrankEdition independent
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The Wordless Laws
Frank
6 minBook reviewHow Music WorksDavid ByrneEdition independent
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How Music Works
David Byrne
8 minBook reviewJust KidsPatti SmithEdition independent
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Just Kids
Patti Smith
7 minBook reviewLifeKeith RichardsEdition independent
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Life
Keith Richards
8 minBook reviewMeet Me in the BathroomLizzy GoodmanEdition independent
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Meet Me in the Bathroom
Lizzy Goodman
8 minBook reviewMiles: The AutobiographyMiles Davis with Quincy TroupeEdition independent
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Miles: The Autobiography
Miles Davis with Quincy Troupe
8 minBook reviewPlease Kill MeLegs McNeil & Gillian McCainEdition independent
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Please Kill Me
Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain
8 minBook reviewPOPism: The Warhol SixtiesAndy Warhol & Pat HackettEdition independent
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POPism: The Warhol Sixties
Andy Warhol & Pat Hackett
7 minBook reviewThe Creative Act: A Way of BeingRick RubinEdition independent
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin
7 min
Book review
Ikigai-ni-Tsuite (生きがいについて)
Mieko Kamiya
5 min
Book review
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Héctor García & Francesc Miralles
6 min
Book review
The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest
Dan Buettner
7 minBook reviewThe Little Book of Ikigai: The Essential Japanese Way to Finding Your Purpose in LifeKen MogiEdition independent
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The Little Book of Ikigai: The Essential Japanese Way to Finding Your Purpose in Life
Ken Mogi
5 minBook reviewNo Bad PartsRichard C. SchwartzEdition independent
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No Bad Parts
Richard C. Schwartz
7 min
Book review
Awaken the Giant Within
Tony Robbins
8 min
Book review
Becoming Supernatural
Joe Dispenza
8 min
Book review
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Joe Dispenza
7 min
Book review
Money: Master the Game
Tony Robbins
9 min
Book review
Superfans
Pat Flynn
6 min
Book review
The 4-Hour Body
Tim Ferriss
8 min
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The 4-Hour Workweek
Tim Ferriss
8 min
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Tools of Titans
Tim Ferriss
10 min
Book review
Tribe of Mentors
Tim Ferriss
10 min
Book review
Unlimited Power
Tony Robbins
7 min
Book review
Will It Fly?
Pat Flynn
7 min
Book review
You Are the Placebo
Joe Dispenza
7 min
Book review
Profit First
Mike Michalowicz
6 min
Book review
The Fabric of Reality
David Deutsch
8 min
Book review
Atomic Habits
James Clear
6 min
Book review
Can't Hurt Me
David Goggins
6 min
Book review
Deep Work
Cal Newport
7 min
Book review
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
6 min
Book review
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
7 min
Book review
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
5 min
Book review
The War of Art
Steven Pressfield
5 min
Book review
Think and Grow Rich
Napoleon Hill
7 minResearch grounded in this collection
flagship articleSome of the books in this library are not just reading recommendations — they are sources for deep research articles. Where four library books cluster around one idea, you can read the meta-article that synthesises them.
Blue Zones · Ikigai · AI Era
The four library books behind one Japanese word
Kamiya (1966), Buettner (2005), García & Miralles (2016), Mogi (2017) — the lineage of ikigai from psychiatric foundation to global bestseller, with an honest reckoning of the 2014 Western Venn. 12-minute read.
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