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title: One More Thing
subtitle: The 10 books that mattered most to you
tags:
  - event
  - dan pink
  - best books
---

Three years ago, I published a [short PDF listing the 20 books](https://danpink.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cd386f06403a9ef25ce755fbe&id=9b9da69ca6&e=769068eb94) that had mattered most to me over my life.

Last month, I asked you to tell me the books that mattered most to _**you**_ over _**your**_ life.

Before I reveal the top ten, two quick notes.

First, we received 2,117 votes, which is a lot. But you also nominated more than 350 different books, so there was considerable variation in your choices. Reading is personal and idiosyncratic, which is one reason it’s so meaningful.

Second, in assembling the top ten, I removed all votes for [my own books](https://danpink.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cd386f06403a9ef25ce755fbe&id=841205fafc&e=769068eb94). Two of them would have qualified for the list, but their totals are no doubt heavily skewed by your desire to be nice to me. (BTW, why did nobody vote for _The Adventures of Johnny Bunko_? That hurt my feelings!)

Anyway, here are your top ten books in reverse order of votes received …

- 10. _To Kill a Mockingbird_
- 9. _Good to Great_
- 8. _The Alchemist_
- 7. _Quiet_
- 6. _Getting Things Done_
- 5. _Mindset_
- 4. _Thinking Fast and Slow_
- 3. _Man’s Search for Meaning_
- 2. _The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People_
- 1. _The Bible_

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