I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's powerful 1969 memoir follows a young Black girl from age 3 to 16 as she transforms from a victim of racism and trauma into a self-possessed mother, finding refuge in literature.
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

From childhood in rural South Africa to 27 years in prison to the presidency: one man's extraordinary journey from freedom fighter to Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Into the Wild

A young man abandons everything after college, renames himself Alexander Supertramp, and ventures into Alaska's wilderness where he dies alone in an abandoned bus. What drove him to this fate?
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

A raw, honest memoir of one woman's 1,100-mile solo hike through grief, self-destruction, and rebirth on a journey that broke her down and built her back up again.
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money - That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

Learn why the wealthy make money work for them while others work for money. Financial literacy lessons that challenge everything you thought you knew about building wealth.
The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing

Learn how Warren Buffett's mentor teaches you to protect your capital, find undervalued stocks, and harness market irrationality using margin of safety and the Mr. Market concept.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? An economist turns conventional wisdom on its head by revealing the surprising incentives behind cheating, crime, parenting, and sports.
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

Pulitzer Prize winning chronicle of humanity's 5,000 year battle against cancer, told through patients' stories, scientific breakthroughs, and one oncologist's journey.
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah's hilarious and heartbreaking memoir about growing up mixed race in apartheid South Africa, where his very existence was illegal and his mother's fierce love shaped everything.
The Sixth Extinction (10th Anniversary Edition) An Unnatural History

Human activity is driving species to extinction at rates up to 1,000 times faster than normal. Pulitzer Prize winner reveals how humans became the first species to trigger a mass extinction and what it means for life on Earth.