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?
201

by
3.46 avg rating — 5,795 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
201

by
3.66 avg rating — 12,384 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
201

by
4.05 avg rating — 37,399 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
201

by
4.15 avg rating — 27,754 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
201

by
4.04 avg rating — 20,638 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
206

by
4.13 avg rating — 55,673 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
207

by
3.80 avg rating — 43,265 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
207

by
3.96 avg rating — 230,264 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
209

by
4.12 avg rating — 48,368 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
209

by
4.02 avg rating — 8,566 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
211

by
4.17 avg rating — 570,742 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
212

by
4.13 avg rating — 43,916 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
213

by
4.16 avg rating — 56,375 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
213

by
4.29 avg rating — 178,636 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
215

by
4.06 avg rating — 109,908 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
215

by
3.92 avg rating — 36,489 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
217

by
4.01 avg rating — 128,770 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
218

by
3.97 avg rating — 4,747 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
219

by
4.09 avg rating — 44,031 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
219

by
3.41 avg rating — 10,640 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
219

by
4.25 avg rating — 15,687 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
222

by
3.80 avg rating — 6,855 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
223

by
4.07 avg rating — 5,168 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
224

by
4.15 avg rating — 60,107 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
224

by
3.85 avg rating — 39,787 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
226

by
4.37 avg rating — 83,040 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
227

by
3.78 avg rating — 242,534 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
228

by
4.09 avg rating — 61,925 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
228

by
3.87 avg rating — 16,040 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
230

by
4.41 avg rating — 2,068 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
231

by
4.12 avg rating — 9,346 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
232

by
3.92 avg rating — 20,286 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
233

by
4.08 avg rating — 32,038 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
234

by
4.26 avg rating — 26,410 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
235

by
3.93 avg rating — 56,547 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
236

by
4.20 avg rating — 21,500 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
236

by
3.93 avg rating — 62,954 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
238

by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 96,282 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
239

by
4.15 avg rating — 18,505 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
240

by
4.13 avg rating — 8,640 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
240

by
4.13 avg rating — 85,519 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
242

by
4.06 avg rating — 54,530 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
242

by
4.27 avg rating — 83,026 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
244

by
4.04 avg rating — 74,184 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
245

by
3.72 avg rating — 40,508 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
245

by
4.05 avg rating — 32,099 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
247

by
4.03 avg rating — 26,650 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
248

by
4.13 avg rating — 52,790 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
249

by
3.92 avg rating — 17,832 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
250

by
4.01 avg rating — 34,259 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
251

by
4.06 avg rating — 4,983 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
252

by
3.65 avg rating — 179,815 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
253

by
3.95 avg rating — 55,131 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
253

by
4.16 avg rating — 21,897 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
255

by
4.37 avg rating — 218,450 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
255

by
3.73 avg rating — 6,059 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
257

by
4.21 avg rating — 100,957 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
258

by
3.69 avg rating — 18,409 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
259

by
3.81 avg rating — 5,914 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
259

by
3.70 avg rating — 7,089 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
259

by
4.22 avg rating — 30,278 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
262

by
4.23 avg rating — 20,873 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
262

by
4.31 avg rating — 46,059 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
264

by
4.19 avg rating — 851,058 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
264

by
4.16 avg rating — 16,124 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
266

by
4.13 avg rating — 125,505 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
266

by
3.90 avg rating — 10,356 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
268

by
4.24 avg rating — 147,434 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
268

by
4.12 avg rating — 12,752 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
270

by
4.30 avg rating — 299,933 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
271

by
4.17 avg rating — 28,693 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
271

by
3.83 avg rating — 23,448 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
271

by
4.29 avg rating — 25,335 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
274

by
4.13 avg rating — 552,485 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
275

by
4.12 avg rating — 281,726 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
276

by
4.38 avg rating — 62,944 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
276

by
4.16 avg rating — 33,537 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
278

by
4.13 avg rating — 72,211 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
279

by
4.15 avg rating — 96,776 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
280

by
3.77 avg rating — 51,673 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
281

by
3.96 avg rating — 41,063 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
282

by
4.16 avg rating — 114,371 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
282

by
3.88 avg rating — 43,735 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
284

by
4.19 avg rating — 17,224 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
285

by
4.04 avg rating — 16,082 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
286

by
3.66 avg rating — 20,833 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
287

by
4.07 avg rating — 80,223 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
288

by
3.83 avg rating — 46,289 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
288

by
4.11 avg rating — 91,956 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
290

by
3.74 avg rating — 687 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
290

by
4.13 avg rating — 34,326 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
292

by
4.12 avg rating — 15,045 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
293

by
4.85 avg rating — 34 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
293

by
4.23 avg rating — 1,272 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
293

by
4.05 avg rating — 37,343 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
296

by
4.60 avg rating — 29,745 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
297

by
4.09 avg rating — 11,712 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
297

by
4.28 avg rating — 26,313 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
299

by
4.07 avg rating — 49,287 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
299

by
3.42 avg rating — 30,771 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.