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Software engineering, languages, and careers — the books mentioned most often in our published sample across thirteen subreddits.

Ancient and modern philosophy as Reddit reads it — from the Stoics to Kant, Wittgenstein, and Camus, drawn from r/Stoicism, r/philosophy, and r/askphilosophy.

Investing and personal-finance books discussed in our Reddit sample — from Bogle and Graham to Housel and Collins, drawn from r/personalfinance, r/investing, and r/Bogleheads.

Frequently mentioned history books — from Herodotus and Gibbon to Tuchman, Beevor, and Tooze, drawn from r/AskHistorians and r/history.

Frequently mentioned science books — from Sagan and Feynman to Dawkins, Hawking, and Mukherjee, drawn from r/askscience.

Frequently mentioned psychology and mental-health books — from van der Kolk, Pete Walker, and Gabor Maté to Kahneman and Brené Brown, drawn from r/AskPsychology and r/CPTSD.

Business books discussed by founders — from Gerber and Ries to Thiel, Horowitz, and Knight, drawn from r/Entrepreneur, r/startups, and r/smallbusiness.

The habit and discipline books Reddit returns to — Carnegie, Covey, Clear, Newport, Frankl — drawn from r/selfimprovement, r/getdisciplined, and r/productivity.

Novels frequently mentioned in our r/Fantasy sample — from Sanderson and Le Guin to Steinbeck and Backman. More fiction communities will join this theme as their data is published.