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Top Books of 1986

The highest-rated books of 1986, ranked by community votes on Peakd.

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Diigo

Web annotation and bookmarking tool for research and collaboration

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Development of tidal stream generators

Tidal energy technology development and research

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Monday Starts on Saturday

Polish-language novel about time and reality

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. First published 1890.

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A Wizard of Earthsea

Fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin

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The Fall of Hyperion

The epic adventure begun in Hyperion continues as the mysterious Time Tombs open, in this Locus award-winning novel from science fiction master Dan Simmons

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The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 2)

By 刘慈欣

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God Emperor of Dune

By Frank Herbert

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The Invisible Man

Classic science fiction novel by H.G. Wells.

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Unravel Me

Unravel Me is part of the The Shatter Me Series by bestselling author Tahereh Mafi

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They Both Die at the End

A poignant and thought-provoking novel about mortality and friendship.

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Biology by Neil Alexander Campbell

First published 1987 textbook on biology

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Never Split the Difference

Book by Chris Voss and Tahl Raz.

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Dont Believe Everything You Think

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12 Rules for Life

12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson. First published 2015.

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Zero to One by Peter A. Thiel and Blake Masters

A book on startup strategies.

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Bard

Accessible digital library for the blind and print disabled

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Psycho-cybernetics

A classic self-help book by Maxwell Maltz.

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Scribd

Digital library of documents and resources

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The Eyes of Darkness by Dean Koontz

Psychological thriller novel by Dean Koontz

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best books in 1986?▾

Based on community votes, Diigo is the highest-rated books of 1986, ranked #1 by the community.

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