BOOKS

AI BOOKS // NEURAL LIBRARY 2026
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AI BOOKS BESTSELLERS

TOP TITLES // KNOWLEDGE UPLINK // 2025–2026
FEED: LIVE — AMAZON + CURATED SOURCES
TITLES INDEXED: 10
DATE: JUNE 2026
SECTOR: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
01
// ACCESSIBLE · FOUNDATIONAL
Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI
Ethan Mollick

The go-to AI primer for professionals. Wharton professor Mollick makes AI approachable for the masses, covering AI as co-worker, coach, and tutor — with four core principles every reader needs. A New York Times bestseller.

★ 3.94 GOODREADS
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02
// HISTORY · SOCIETY
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks
Yuval Noah Harari

From the Stone Age to AI — Harari traces how information networks have shaped civilizations across millennia. Over 49,000 Goodreads ratings make it the most-read AI book of 2024–25. Essential reading.

★ 4.16 GOODREADS
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03
// FUTURE · PHILOSOPHY
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of AI
Max Tegmark

MIT physicist Tegmark maps what happens when AI surpasses human capabilities across work, war, law, and consciousness. Still the best single gateway book for AI newcomers — covers more ground than most authors manage in a trilogy.

★ 4.10 GOODREADS
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04
// HARDWARE · BIOGRAPHY
The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang & Nvidia
Stephen Witt

You can’t have the software without the hardware. A fascinating look at the industry forces that turned GPU company Nvidia into a global AI powerhouse. Named FT Business Book of the Year 2025.

★ 4.31 GOODREADS
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05
// ETHICS · ALIGNMENT
The Alignment Problem
Brian Christian

The highest-rated book on this list by Goodreads score. Christian digs deep into the hardest question in AI: how do we ensure that machines actually do what we intend? Essential for anyone serious about AI safety.

★ 4.33 GOODREADS
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06
// BUSINESS · STRATEGY
Marketing Artificial Intelligence
Paul Roetzer

The Marketing AI Institute founder zooms out to the full marketing function — covering how AI enhances content, personalization, predictive analytics, and performance forecasting. A must for marketers ready to lead adoption.

★ 3.9 GOODREADS
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07
// AGENTS · AUTOMATION
Agentic Artificial Intelligence
Pascal Bornet et al.

A comprehensive guide to harnessing AI agents to reinvent business, work, and life. Co-authored by world-leading experts on automation and the future of intelligent systems. Top 20 AI books of 2025.

★ 4.0 GOODREADS
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08
// LEADERSHIP · AI
More Human: How AI Can Transform the Way You Lead
Hougaard, Carter & Afton

A counterintuitive take — that AI makes great leadership more human, not less. Covers mindfulness, compassion, and purpose-driven decision-making in an era of intelligent automation. For executives navigating the 4IR.

★ 3.85 GOODREADS
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09
// PRACTICAL · NO-CODE
The No-BS Guide to AI Agents & Automation
Various

Build AI workflows and automate your business without writing a line of code. A pragmatic, no-jargon playbook for entrepreneurs and operators who want to 10x productivity using AI agents — fast.

★ NEW RELEASE 2026
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10
// MASTERY · CLAUDE AI
Mastering Claude AI: A Practical Deep Dive
Various

A hands-on guide to Anthropic’s most powerful AI for real work — deep research, complex writing, coding, and automation in 2026. Among the top new releases on Amazon’s AI category right now.

★ NEW RELEASE 2026
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