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Open Library top books: Nov 8 2026

The CIA and the cult of intelligence is a new 4. The Lightning Thief and 7 Habits are new. Think and Grow Rich drops.

November 08, 202610 topics

Atomic Habits: James Clear was the No. 1 book on Open Library Trending Books on November 8, 2026. Ranks 2 to 3: Rich Dad, Poor Dad: Robert T. Kiyosaki and The 48 Laws of Power: Robert Greene. 3 of 10 are new since October 26, 2026, led by The CIA and the cult of intelligence: Victor…

Atomic Habits: James Clear still leads Open Library Trending Books for November 8, 2026, same slot as October 26. The CIA and the cult of intelligence: Victor Marchetti, John D. Marks is a new 4. The Lightning Thief and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People are new 9 and 10. Think and Grow Rich, Esquire's The New Rules for Men, and Can't Hurt Me drop off. Book board rows skip get_growth.

  1. Atomic Habits: James Clear

    Habit manual at rank 1, unchanged. Recurring Open Library fixture. No widely reported 2026 reprint trigger identified for November 8, 2026. Context: Atomic Habits.

  2. Rich Dad, Poor Dad: Robert T. Kiyosaki

    Finance title at rank 2, unchanged. Same 1-2 as October 26. No widely reported trigger identified for November 8, 2026.

  3. The 48 Laws of Power: Robert Greene

    Power manual at rank 3, unchanged. Third straight file at 3. No widely reported trigger identified for November 8, 2026.

  4. The CIA and the cult of intelligence: Victor Marchetti, John D. Marks

    1974 intelligence book at rank 4. New. No widely reported 2026 reprint or series drop identified for November 8, 2026.

  5. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: J. K. Rowling

    First Potter novel at rank 5, up 2 from 7. Catalog reread demand. No widely reported trigger identified for November 8, 2026.

  6. The Psychology of Money: Morgan Housel

    Finance essay at rank 6, down 2 from 4. Still inside the top 10. No widely reported trigger identified for November 8, 2026.

  7. How to Win Friends and Influence People: Dale Carnegie

    Carnegie classic at rank 7, down 2 from 5. Self-help cluster with Atomic Habits and 7 Habits. No widely reported trigger identified for November 8, 2026.

  8. O Alquimista: Paulo Coelho

    Portuguese listing of The Alchemist at rank 8, up 1 from 9. API language kept. No widely reported trigger identified for November 8, 2026.

  9. The Lightning Thief: Rick Riordan

    Percy Jackson opener at rank 9. New. Young-reader catalog. No widely reported 2026 screen trigger identified for November 8, 2026.

  10. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Stephen R. Covey

    Covey manual at rank 10. New. Fourth self-help title on the top 10. Can't Hurt Me drops versus October 26.

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What changed on Open Library since yesterday

Compared with October 26. New: CIA cult of intelligence 4, Lightning Thief 9, 7 Habits 10. Harry Potter 7 to 5. Psychology of Money 4 to 6. Carnegie 5 to 7. Drop-offs: Think and Grow Rich 6, Esquire's The New Rules for Men 9, Can't Hurt Me 10.

The November 8 Open Library ten is still a self-help catalog with one outlier: Marchetti and Marks at 4. Atomic Habits, Rich Dad, and 48 Laws lock 1-3 across the October 26 list. Potter, Coelho, and Riordan are the fiction slice. Colons replace API dashes in every display title.

This list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type Open Library Trending Books and limit 10. The call returns the current board without a keyword. Analysts who need a daily snapshot of Open Library ranks can replay it from an MCP client. See the Open Library data source.

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