40 Top Nonfiction books to choose from for a 2021 reading challenge

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There are so many lists of good must-read books out there but sometimes it's so confusing to find the right books for yourself. I love to add a good book to my to-read shelf whenever I find one. As I am an avid reader, and I have different genres and topics I love to enjoy, here I have a list of the nonfiction books I am yet to read and the ones I've already finished. Pick a book, sit comfortable and enjoy.

Matthew Walker - Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

Arianna Huffington - The Sleep Revolution: Transforming your life, one night at a time

Giulia Enders - Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ

David A. Sinclair - Lifespan: Why We Age – and Why We Don't Have To

David Perlmutter - Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers

Naomi R. Wolf - The beauty myth: How images of beauty are used against women

Marie Kondo - The Life-Changing Magic of TidyingUp: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing Hardcover

Hal Elrod - Miracle Morning: The not-so-obvious secret guaranteed to transform your life

Mel Robbins - The 5 Second Rule: Transform your life, work, and confidence with everyday courage

Stephen Guise - Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, BiggerResults

James Clear - Atomic Habits: An Easy Proven Way to Build GoodHabits

Loretta Breuning - Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, Endorphin Levels

Stephen R. Covey - The 7 Habits of HighlyEffective People: Powerful lessons in personal change

Stephen R. Covey - The 8th Habit: FromEffectiveness to Greatness

Brian Tracy - Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to StopProcrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

Brian Tracy - No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline

Joe Dispenza - Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself: How to lose your mind and create a new one

Joe Dispenza - You Are the Placebo: Making your mind matter

Meg Jay - The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter - And How to Make the Most of Them Now

Tina Seelig - What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20: A CrashCourse on Making Your Place in the World

Elizabeth Gilbert - Big Magic: Creative Living BeyondFear 

Austin Kleon – Steal like an artist:10 things nobody told you about being creative

Danny Penman - Mindfulness for creativity

Michael Breus - The Power of When: Learn the Best Time to doEverything

Julia Cameron - The Artist's Way

Stephen Joseph - Authentic: How to be yourself and why itmatters

Greg McKeown - Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Daniel Browne - The Energy Equation: How to Be a Top Performer without burning yourself out

Daniel Goleman - Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can MatterMore Than IQ

Ilse Sand - The Emotional Compass: How to Think Better aboutYour Feelings

Sue Johnson - Hold me tight: Seven conversations for a lifetime of love

Barbara Sher - Refuse to choose!: Use All of Your Interests,Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams 

Gina Rippon - Gendered Brain: The New Neuroscience thatShatters the Myth of the Female brain

Tom Rath - Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes

Scott Adams - How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still WinBig

Seth Godin – The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When toQuit

Mark Manson - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: ACounterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Yuval Noah Harari - Sapiens: A Brief History ofHumankind

Yuval Noah Harari - Homo Deus: A Brief History ofTomorrow

Yuval Noah Harari - 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

Have you read any books from the list? Which one is your favorite? If it's not on the list - share in the comments.