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Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success

If you loved Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success

Books like Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success

If you loved Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success by Angela Duckworth, these are the books its readers love most, closest first: chosen from the ratings and recommendations of the readers who loved it.

No. 1

The Power of Habit

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No. 2

The Lean Startup

Eric Ries

No. 3

Essentialism

Greg McKeown

No. 4

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

J.D. Vance

No. 5

Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

Geoff Colvin

No. 6

The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results

Gary Keller, Jay Papasan

No. 7

The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It

Kelly McGonigal

No. 8

Elon Musk: Inventing the Future

Ashlee Vance

No. 9

The Road to Character

David Brooks

No. 10

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

Keith Ferrazzi

No. 11

Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives

Gretchen Rubin

No. 12

Zero to One

Peter Thiel

No. 13

How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

Paul Tough

No. 14

How Will You Measure Your Life?

Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon

No. 15

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

No. 16

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Sheryl Sandberg, Nell Scovell

No. 17

Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

Adam M. Grant

No. 18

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Daniel H. Pink

No. 19

Mindset

Carol S. Dweck

No. 20

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari

No. 21

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

No. 22

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

Simon Sinek

No. 23

The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else

Daniel Coyle, John Farrell

No. 24

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

Seth Godin