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Degoku is a futuristic reading room for fifty hand-curated famous books and ebooks — sharp reviews, distilled summaries, and editorial intelligence across psychology, philosophy, business, behavioral science, creativity, self-improvement, productivity, and speculative fiction.

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Featured this season

Ten titles lighting the desk.

Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks
Psychology
4.4

Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

Oliver Sacks · 1985

Moderate243 pp.
Feeling Good by David D. Burns
Psychology
4.5

Feeling Good

David D. Burns · 1980

Accessible736 pp.
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Psychology
4.4

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Lori Gottlieb · 2019

Accessible432 pp.
Attached by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
Psychology
4.3

Attached

Amir Levine & Rachel Heller · 2010

Accessible304 pp.
The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
Psychology
4.5

The Whole-Brain Child

Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson · 2011

Accessible192 pp.
The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
Psychology
4.4

The Gift of Fear

Gavin de Becker · 1997

Accessible352 pp.
Lost Connections by Johann Hari
Psychology
4.2

Lost Connections

Johann Hari · 2018

Moderate416 pp.
The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu
Philosophy
4.5

The Book of Joy

Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu · 2016

Accessible368 pp.
At the Existentialist Café by Sarah Bakewell
Philosophy
4.4

At the Existentialist Café

Sarah Bakewell · 2016

Moderate448 pp.
Free Will by Sam Harris
Philosophy
4.1

Free Will

Sam Harris · 2012

Accessible96 pp.
From the editor''s desk

Six quieter bets.

On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
Philosophy
4.3

On Liberty

John Stuart Mill · 1859

Moderate192 pp.
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday
Philosophy
4.4

The Obstacle Is the Way

Ryan Holiday · 2014

Accessible224 pp.
No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings & Erin Meyer
Business
4.4

No Rules Rules

Reed Hastings & Erin Meyer · 2020

Accessible320 pp.
Blitzscaling by Reid Hoffman & Chris Yeh
Business
4.2

Blitzscaling

Reid Hoffman & Chris Yeh · 2018

Moderate336 pp.
Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore
Business
4.3

Crossing the Chasm

Geoffrey A. Moore · 1991

Moderate227 pp.
Good Strategy Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt
Business
4.5

Good Strategy Bad Strategy

Richard Rumelt · 2011

Moderate336 pp.
Currently circulating

Six books readers keep forwarding.

The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
Business
4.4

The Checklist Manifesto

Atul Gawande · 2009

Accessible224 pp.
The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
Business
4.4

The Design of Everyday Things

Don Norman · 2013

Moderate368 pp.
Irrational Exuberance by Robert J. Shiller
Behavioral Science
4.2

Irrational Exuberance

Robert J. Shiller · 2015

Challenging392 pp.
How We Know What Isn't So by Thomas Gilovich
Behavioral Science
4.2

How We Know What Isn't So

Thomas Gilovich · 1991

Moderate320 pp.
The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt
Behavioral Science
4.4

The Happiness Hypothesis

Jonathan Haidt · 2006

Accessible320 pp.
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
Behavioral Science
4.4

The Righteous Mind

Jonathan Haidt · 2012

Moderate528 pp.
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The rest of the Degoku fifty.

The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
Behavioral Science
4.5

The Scout Mindset

Julia Galef · 2021

Accessible288 pp.
The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford
Behavioral Science
4.1

The Undercover Economist

Tim Harford · 2005

Accessible288 pp.
Naked Statistics by Charles Wheelan
Behavioral Science
4.2

Naked Statistics

Charles Wheelan · 2012

Accessible304 pp.
Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Behavioral Science
4.2

Everybody Lies

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz · 2017

Accessible338 pp.
Art & Fear by David Bayles & Ted Orland
Creativity
4.4

Art & Fear

David Bayles & Ted Orland · 1993

Accessible122 pp.
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
Creativity
4.5

Understanding Comics

Scott McCloud · 1993

Accessible224 pp.
Keep Going by Austin Kleon
Creativity
4.4

Keep Going

Austin Kleon · 2019

Accessible224 pp.
Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin
Creativity
4.5

Steering the Craft

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1998

Moderate160 pp.
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
Creativity
4.3

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Betty Edwards · 2012

Accessible320 pp.
Make It Stick by Brown, Roediger & McDaniel
Self-Improvement
4.4

Make It Stick

Brown, Roediger & McDaniel · 2014

Moderate336 pp.
The Charisma Myth by Olivia Fox Cabane
Self-Improvement
4.2

The Charisma Myth

Olivia Fox Cabane · 2012

Accessible272 pp.
Ultralearning by Scott Young
Self-Improvement
4.3

Ultralearning

Scott Young · 2019

Moderate304 pp.
Unlimited Memory by Kevin Horsley
Self-Improvement
4.2

Unlimited Memory

Kevin Horsley · 2014

Accessible188 pp.
Grit by Angela Duckworth
Self-Improvement
4.3

Grit

Angela Duckworth · 2016

Accessible352 pp.
Peak by Anders Ericsson & Robert Pool
Self-Improvement
4.3

Peak

Anders Ericsson & Robert Pool · 2016

Moderate336 pp.
Mastery by Robert Greene
Self-Improvement
4.3

Mastery

Robert Greene · 2012

Moderate368 pp.
The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey
Productivity
4.2

The Productivity Project

Chris Bailey · 2016

Accessible304 pp.
Make Time by Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky
Productivity
4.3

Make Time

Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky · 2018

Accessible304 pp.
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
Productivity
4.3

Stolen Focus

Johann Hari · 2022

Moderate368 pp.
Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Productivity
4.2

Rest

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang · 2016

Accessible336 pp.
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Science Fiction
4.2

Old Man's War

John Scalzi · 2005

Accessible320 pp.
The Martian by Andy Weir
Science Fiction
4.4

The Martian

Andy Weir · 2011

Accessible384 pp.
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Science Fiction
4.2

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline · 2011

Accessible384 pp.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Science Fiction
4.6

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir · 2021

Moderate496 pp.
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Science Fiction
4.3

Recursion

Blake Crouch · 2019

Accessible336 pp.
Traction by Gabriel Weinberg & Justin Mares
Entrepreneurship
4.3

Traction

Gabriel Weinberg & Justin Mares · 2014

Accessible240 pp.
The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau
Entrepreneurship
4.2

The $100 Startup

Chris Guillebeau · 2012

Accessible304 pp.
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
Entrepreneurship
4.4

Bad Blood

John Carreyrou · 2018

Accessible352 pp.