Big Books of 2026
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksHow the Mind Works by Steven PinkerThe Blank Slate by Steven PinkerThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Best Cognitive Science Books
11th out of 408 books — 491 voters
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Brain that Changes Itself by Norman DoidgeThe Tell-Tale Brain by V.S. RamachandranHow the Mind Works by Steven PinkerPhantoms in the Brain by V.S. Ramachandran
Neuroscience for Non-Scientists
16th out of 110 books — 118 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
342nd out of 1,837 books — 3,600 voters
The Blank Slate by Steven PinkerOutliers by Malcolm GladwellStrangers to Ourselves by Timothy D. WilsonDescartes' Error by António DamásioSynaptic Self by Joseph E. LeDoux
Social Animal
4th out of 78 books — 18 voters

Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterThe Ego Tunnel by Thomas MetzingerNineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness by Patrick HouseHow to Create a Mind by Ray KurzweilThe Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose
Philosophy of Mind
22nd out of 209 books — 105 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanLongitude by Dava Sobel
History of Science
98th out of 485 books — 289 voters

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanOutliers by Malcolm GladwellBlink by Malcolm GladwellQuiet by Susan CainPredictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
Greatest Psychology Books
249th out of 794 books — 1,332 voters
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness by Patrick HouseThe Autistic Brain by Temple GrandinWhy We Sleep by Matthew WalkerSiddhartha's Brain by James KingslandHow to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
About the most complicated thing in the universe
30th out of 235 books — 38 voters

The Righteous Mind by Jonathan HaidtConjectures and Refutations by Karl PopperKnowledge by Jennifer NagelWhat Is This Thing Called Science? by Alan F. ChalmersThe Case Against Reality by Donald D. Hoffman
Theory of Knowledge or T.O.K. List
65th out of 130 books — 3 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Hot Zone by Richard Preston
Best Nonfiction Biology books on Goodreads
227th out of 413 books — 74 voters

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksIncognito by David EaglemanWhy We Sleep by Matthew WalkerBlink by Malcolm GladwellMusicophilia by Oliver Sacks
The Most Popular Neuroscience Books on Goodreads
29th out of 98 books — 10 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Modern Science Nonfiction
212th out of 443 books — 299 voters

Zen in the Garden by Tracy J. ThomasIshmael by Daniel QuinnThe Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration by Vera NazarianThe End of the Jesus Era by Danail HristovCollapse by Jared Diamond
Transformative Books
19th out of 23 books — 17 voters
Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Ultimate Human Secrets - The Hidden Power in our Mysterio... by Ramzi NajjarThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe You Beyond You by Ramzi NajjarThe Echoes of Enigma by Ramzi Najjar
Spirituality & Psychology
260th out of 499 books — 488 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathDarkness Visible by William StyronThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Noonday Demon by Andrew SolomonThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Books Worth Reading on Depression (fiction and nonfiction)
243rd out of 464 books — 542 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Depression and Mental Illness
319th out of 561 books — 486 voters

Behave by Robert M. SapolskyThinking in Bets by Annie DukeThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanNo FREE Attention by Alan Roger CurrieIntention by Mike James Ross
Intelligence and Its Failures
30th out of 44 books — 5 voters
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiAsterix the Gaul by René GoscinnyEnid Blyton Collection by Enid Blyton20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and other Classic Novels by Jules VerneDaughters of the Sun by Ira Mukhoty
Broke Bibliophiles Meetup Bangalore - 24 Oct 2021
67th out of 100 books — 1 voter

David and Goliath by Malcolm GladwellSuperforecasting by Philip E. TetlockHoe gaan we dit uitleggen by Jelmer MommersThe Dragons and the Snakes by David KilcullenViolent Python by T.J. O'Connor
47CSOC
34th out of 46 books — 2 voters
Neurociencia by Mark F. BearPsicobiologia. Ediz. illustrata by John P.J. PinelPsicologia by Henry GleitmanFisiologia de la Conducta [with CD-ROM] by Neil R. CarlsonManual de Psicologia Cognitiva by Michael W. Eysenck
Psicología y Neurociencia: Libros esenciales para entender la mente humana
8th out of 10 books — 1 voter

Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness by Patrick HouseManage My Emotions by Kenneth J. MartzThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksGenius Intelligence by James MorcanJust Babies by Paul Bloom
Head Science
132nd out of 156 books — 48 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Language Instinct by Steven PinkerA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch
Milestone books in the History of Philosophy and Science
20th out of 104 books — 2 voters

The Tell-Tale Brain by V.S. RamachandranThis Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. LevitinMy Teacher Fried My Brains by Bruce CovilleLove on the Brain by Ali HazelwoodThe Autistic Brain by Temple Grandin
"Brain"
139th out of 270 books — 7 voters
Voodoo Histories by David AaronovitchProbability 1 by Amir D. AczelThe End of Illness by David B. AgusBreakdown of Will by George AinslieFood for the Heart by Ajahn Chah
Sam Harris recommended reading (1/5)
77th out of 100 books — 1 voter

Invisible Cities by Italo CalvinoThe Fox's Tower and Other Tales by Yoon Ha LeeMoomins books - 6 books by Tove JanssonCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino
Yepicurus Recommendations
89th out of 100 books — 1 voter
Descartes' Error by António DamásioThe Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan HaidtEmotions Revealed by Paul EkmanThe Righteous Mind by Jonathan HaidtThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Mixed Mental Arts - All the Books
1st out of 70 books — 1 voter

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondLongitude by Dava Sobel
Most Engaging Scientific Nonfiction
249th out of 368 books — 284 voters
تراب الماس by Ahmed Mouradاغتصاب كان وأخواتها by محمد الماغوطعزازيل by Youssef Ziedanخرافة التقدم والتخلف by Galal Aminالأعمال الشعرية الكاملة by Mahmoud Darwish
Highly recommended
38th out of 86 books — 29 voters

The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb Tsipursky
Cognitive Science
20th out of 33 books — 40 voters
About Time by Paul C.W. DaviesBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Vagina Monologues by V (formerly Eve Ensler)The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathIn the Blood by Suzan-Lori Parks
Forever in UHP
32nd out of 93 books — 7 voters

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