Books to Help You Change the World

What books have motivated you to do something great with your life? Which books helped you step out of your comfort zone and change the world?
101

by
3.95 avg rating — 31,005 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
102

by
4.08 avg rating — 37,367 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
103

by
4.02 avg rating — 12,316 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
104

by
4.22 avg rating — 1,120,476 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
105

by
3.92 avg rating — 29,573 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
105

by
4.10 avg rating — 34,368 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
105

by
3.62 avg rating — 8,177 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
108

by
4.10 avg rating — 260,679 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
109

by
4.07 avg rating — 24,759 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
110

by
4.44 avg rating — 6,685 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
111

by
3.95 avg rating — 555,939 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
111

by
4.10 avg rating — 65,427 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
113

by
4.19 avg rating — 7,067 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
114

by
4.17 avg rating — 43,735 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
115

by
4.71 avg rating — 56 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
116

by
3.86 avg rating — 35,968 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
117

by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,987 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
118

by
3.64 avg rating — 76,306 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
119

by
4.13 avg rating — 36,538 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
120

by
4.25 avg rating — 20,521 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
121

by
4.15 avg rating — 2,349,332 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
122

by
4.29 avg rating — 6,855 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
123

by
4.17 avg rating — 47,851 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
123

by
3.92 avg rating — 40,635 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
125

by
4.24 avg rating — 109,087 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
125

by
3.91 avg rating — 11,081 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
127

by
4.18 avg rating — 122,970 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
128

by
3.96 avg rating — 11,562 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
129

by
4.03 avg rating — 13,266 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
130

by
3.98 avg rating — 14,322 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
131

by
4.17 avg rating — 123,606 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
131

by
4.01 avg rating — 846,960 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
133

by
3.87 avg rating — 1,353,503 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
134

by
3.96 avg rating — 616,713 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
135

by
3.71 avg rating — 7,369 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
136

by
4.21 avg rating — 49,055 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
137

by
4.01 avg rating — 166,012 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
138

by
4.19 avg rating — 26,795 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
138

by
4.02 avg rating — 7,872 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
140

by
4.13 avg rating — 17,139 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
141

by
3.46 avg rating — 66,496 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
142

by
3.68 avg rating — 16,917 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
143

by
4.26 avg rating — 11,463 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
144

by
3.96 avg rating — 18,106 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
144

by
4.14 avg rating — 456,547 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
146

by
4.18 avg rating — 82,055 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
147

by
4.20 avg rating — 11,355 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
148

by
4.13 avg rating — 46,701 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
149

by
3.91 avg rating — 28,609 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
150

by
3.68 avg rating — 5,873 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
151

by
3.99 avg rating — 19,664 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
152

by
4.08 avg rating — 40,495 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
153

by
3.86 avg rating — 55,851 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
154

by
4.23 avg rating — 19,960 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
155

by
4.01 avg rating — 22,611 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
156

by
4.03 avg rating — 54,459 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
157

by
4.11 avg rating — 21,475 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
157

by
4.04 avg rating — 23,479 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
157

by
4.21 avg rating — 18,668 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
160

by
3.66 avg rating — 66,834 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
161

by
4.32 avg rating — 79,043 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
162

by
4.11 avg rating — 133,666 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
163

by
3.88 avg rating — 93,383 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
164

by
3.97 avg rating — 190,028 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
165

by
4.10 avg rating — 171,315 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
166

by
3.80 avg rating — 11,329 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
167

by
4.04 avg rating — 7,300 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
167

by
3.96 avg rating — 8,573 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
169

by
4.23 avg rating — 236,158 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
170

by
4.04 avg rating — 11,019 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
170

by
4.19 avg rating — 8,836 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
170

by
4.41 avg rating — 776,509 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
173

by
4.24 avg rating — 13,523 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
174

by
3.96 avg rating — 21,007 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
175

by
4.22 avg rating — 96,019 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
175

by
4.15 avg rating — 17,243 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
177

by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 37,013 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
177

by
3.56 avg rating — 14,746 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
177

by
4.33 avg rating — 47,486 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
180

by
3.80 avg rating — 189,520 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
181

by
3.88 avg rating — 21,170 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
182

by
4.30 avg rating — 19,952 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
182

by
3.89 avg rating — 4,506 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
184

by
3.86 avg rating — 10,589 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
185

by
4.11 avg rating — 16,927 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
186

by
3.95 avg rating — 15,210 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
187

by
3.79 avg rating — 37,434 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
188

by
3.84 avg rating — 93,327 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
189

by
3.91 avg rating — 8,299 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
189

by
3.41 avg rating — 12,595 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
191

by
4.15 avg rating — 386,435 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
192

by
3.55 avg rating — 17,348 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
193

by
3.97 avg rating — 2,748,548 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
193

by
4.13 avg rating — 44,337 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
195

by
4.06 avg rating — 9,700 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
196

by
4.12 avg rating — 26,210 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
197

by
3.84 avg rating — 31,708 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
197

by
3.82 avg rating — 63,096 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
199

by
4.15 avg rating — 34,277 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
199

by
4.26 avg rating — 40,557 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1,029 books · 654 voters · list created May 15th, 2013 by Annette Thompson (votes) .
70 likes · 
Lists are re-scored approximately every 5 minutes.


Annette 2738 books
276 friends
Sharon 568 books
708 friends
Carole 1716 books
228 friends
Aleathea 2 books
104 friends
Lisa 3608 books
309 friends
Meg 1640 books
532 friends
Anastasia 89 books
5 friends
Lee Ann 1691 books
3 friends

More voters…


Comments Showing 1-6 of 6 (6 new)

dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by Maren (new)

Maren I'd love to see Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder about Paul Farmer on this list.


message 2: by Paula (new)

Paula Books I adore that helped me change the world:
Strengths Finder 2.0 - Tom Rath
Everyone Communicates, Few Connect - John Maxwell
Love Does - Bob Goff
Born to Win - Zig Ziglar
How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie


message 3: by Christiane (new)

Christiane I love all these books.
I added This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
because naomi Klein shows exactly where it is going today if we don't act now.
And I added the book I wrote The Battles: A Fabulous Odyssey Seeking The Secret of Success and Positive Thinking.
Because, honestly, I wrote this book to help to change the word. This is my contribution to make our world better, one person at a time. We face so many challenges today, but all together, we can change the world and make it a better place, each one using their own skills. Every effort counts.
Hope you appreciate.


message 4: by Kirsten (new)

Kirsten McKenzie The Five People You Meet in Heaven is such a powerful book, about the unseen connections you have in life, with people you sometimes barely know. It's a short book, but I've read it several times, and take something away every time.


message 5: by Peter (new)

Peter I have just added 9 books to this amazing list - thanks Annette for creating it. All either provide ideas for how to develop the strength or focus to create change, or tell stories of people who are doing that. I have written Goodreads reviews for each of them. They are: Random Acts of Kindness; The Career as a Path to the Soul; A Journal for Inspiration; Be a Change Maker: How to Start Something That Matters; The New Better Off: Reinventing the American Dream; Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists; Who Do We Choose to Be? Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity; Peak Performance; Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change: Courageous Actions Around the World. Enjoy! Peter


message 6: by Rena (new)

Rena Sherwood So ... which book actually changed the world?


back to top



Related News

  Ben Horowitz is a cofounder and general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He is the author of the New York Times...

Anyone can add books to this list.