Books
Atomic Habits: James Clear is rank 1 on the Open Library board dated 2026-09-17T08:01:33.444040, same lead as September 16. Rich Dad, Poor Dad: Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter climbs 3 to 2. The 48 Laws of Power: Robert Greene eases 2 to 3. New versus September 16: Pride and Prejudice at 6, Wuthering Heights at 8, Think and Grow Rich at 9. Dropped: O Alquimista, How to Win Friends and Influence People, Animal Farm.
Top trending books on Open Library: September 17
Atomic Habits: James Clear: Habit-formation title. Display uses a colon in place of the API em dash. Holds 1.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter: Personal-finance title. Climbs 3 to 2.
The 48 Laws of Power: Robert Greene: Strategy title. Eases 2 to 3.
The Psychology of Money: Morgan Housel: Finance essays. Climbs 7 to 4.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Stephen R. Covey: Productivity title. Climbs 8 to 5.
Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen: 1813 novel. New at 6.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: J. K. Rowling: First Potter novel. Climbs 9 to 7.
Wuthering Heights: Emily Bronte: 1847 novel. Display drops the combining diaeresis from the API author string. New at 8.
Think and Grow Rich: Napoleon Hill: 1937 self-help title. New at 9.
A Nation of Idiots: Daksh Tyagi: Contemporary title that sat at 6 on September 16. Eases 6 to 10.
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What changed on Open Library since yesterday
- New: Pride and Prejudice (6), Wuthering Heights (8), Think and Grow Rich (9).
- Movers: Rich Dad Poor Dad 3 to 2; 48 Laws 2 to 3; Psychology of Money 7 to 4 (plus 3); 7 Habits 8 to 5 (plus 3); Harry Potter 9 to 7; A Nation of Idiots 6 to 10 (minus 4).
- Unchanged rank: Atomic Habits at 1.
- Dropped: O Alquimista (4), How to Win Friends and Influence People (5), Animal Farm (10).
What today's Open Library books reveal
Self-help still owns the top 5, then the board admits 19th-century fiction at 6 and 8. The Open Library Trending Books API swapped a Portuguese Coelho listing and Carnegie for Austen, Bronte, and Hill.
A Nation of Idiots falling 6 to 10 is the largest drop among holdovers. Psychology of Money and 7 Habits each climbed 3 ranks. Atomic Habits did not move.
Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP
This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool. The same API is built for analysts, editors, and developers who need a dated board instead of a screenshot. Book rows are ranked objects, so get_growth was skipped. Display titles use colons, not em dashes. The matching data source page is Open Library Trending Books API.
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