The Top 16 Books about Game Design

Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World A Theory of Fun for Game Design The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses For the Win Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards Gamify: How Gamification Motivates People to Do Extraordinary Things A Theory of Fun for … Read more

The Top 10 Books about Writing

Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work That LastsTurning Pro On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft How to Write a Thesis (The MIT Press) Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life The Writer’s Handbook 2011: The Complete Guide for all Writers, Publishers, Editors, Agents and Broadcasters (Writer’s Handbook (Writer’s Handbook … Read more

The Top Books about the History of Psychoanalysis

The Freud Files: An Inquiry Into the History of Psychoanalysis Psychoanalysis and Religion Young Man Luther: A Study in Psychoanalysis and History Psychology: The Key Concepts The Discovery of the Unconscious Putting Psychology in Its Place: Critical Historical Perspectives The Triumph of the Therapeutic Life Against Death: The Psychoanalytical Meaning of History

The Top 12 Books About Learning how to Learn

The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra) How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers Distance Learning … Read more

The Top 10 Books About Existentialism

Nausea Existentialism from Dostoevsky to Sartre Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy Existentialism: An Introduction No Excuses: Existentialism And The Meaning Of Life Existentialism and Human Emotions The Myth of Sisyphus The Existentialist’s Survival Guide: How to Live Authentically … Read more

The Top 15 Books that Critique Society

Nostalgia for the Absolute The Culture Industry Consuming Life The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds Letters to a Christian Nation The Culture of Narcissism One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society Criticism in Society: Interviews With Jacques Derrida, Northrop Frye, Harold Bloom, … Read more

The Top 18 Books About Mimetic Theory

Sacrifice Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World Evolution of Desire: A Life of René Girard The Ambivalence of Scarcity and Other Essays A Refuge of Lies Evolution of Desire: A Life of René Girard Girard’s Mimetic Theory The Palgrave handbook on Mimetic Theory The Mimetic Brain The Construction of Social Reality Modern Social … Read more

The Top 9 Books About Jungian Psychology

A Little Book on the Human Shadow The Portable Jung The Essential Jung: Selected Writings Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche Boundaries of the Soul: The Practice of Jung’s Psychology The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious Inner Gold: Understanding Psychological Projection Ego and Archetype: Individuation and the Religious Function of … Read more