Make Your Bed
by William H. McRaven
★ Top 25 book of 2017 · #17 on Best Books of 2017
Drawing on advice from a widely shared graduation speech by Admiral William H. McRaven, this book argues that small everyday actions can carry surprising weight. It is a short reminder that modest habits can shape larger outcomes.
Best for: Readers who want a brief, motivating nudge toward small daily habits
Make Your Bed is #17 on BookWard's Best Books of 2017, out of 73 2017 books that cleared our data bar.
Make Your Bed on the Best Books of 2017
Make Your Bed came out in 2017. Of the 73 books first published in 2017 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #17 on our Best Books of 2017 list.
Why it made the list: 654 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (15 ratings); 38 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2017 list
- Dream Psychology Sigmund Freud, #15
- If We Were Villains M. L. Rio, #16
- Pachinko Min Jin Lee, #18
- Behave Robert M. Sapolsky, #19
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 595 want to read it, 38 are reading it now and 21 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.7 out of 5 from 15 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 86 | 55% |
| Reader love | 18 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 89 | 20% |
Questions about Make Your Bed
When was Make Your Bed published?
Make Your Bed by William H. McRaven was first published in 2017.
Was Make Your Bed one of the best books of 2017?
Make Your Bed is #17 on BookWard's Best Books of 2017, out of 73 2017 books that cleared our data bar. 654 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (15 ratings); 38 are reading it right now.
Why is Make Your Bed on the Best Books of 2017 list?
654 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (15 ratings); 38 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2017
- The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, #1
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, #2
- A Court of Wings and Ruin Sarah J. Maas, #3
- One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, #4
- The Dark Prophecy Rick Riordan, #5
- Why We Sleep Matthew P. Walker, #6
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How we know
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