Big Books of Spring
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
70th out of 1,926 books — 3,621 voters
A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Elegant Universe by Brian GreeneThe Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian GreenePale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
Cosmology
18th out of 216 books — 189 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard P. FeynmanStuff Matters by Mark MiodownikA Universe from Nothing by Lawrence M. KraussWhat If? by Randall Munroe
Best Physical Science Books
7th out of 69 books — 45 voters
Our Mathematical Universe by Max TegmarkPale Blue Dot by Carl SaganRelativity by Albert EinsteinThe Everett Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics by Jeffrey Alan BarrettThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard P. Feynman
Max Tegmark's Mathematical Universe
13th out of 92 books — 20 voters

Cosmos by Carl SaganA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingPale Blue Dot by Carl SaganThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganThe Elegant Universe by Brian Greene
Best Popular Astronomy Books on Goodreads
54th out of 119 books — 42 voters
The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserSavage Inequalities by Jonathan KozolThe Wordy Shipmates by Sarah VowellRelish by Lucy KnisleyWaiter Rant by Steve Dublanica
All Non-Fiction on Goodreads with 10,000 to 24,999 ratings
47th out of 919 books — 39 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
103rd out of 485 books — 289 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonLongitude by Dava Sobel
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
599th out of 1,839 books — 2,236 voters

The Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsCosmos by Carl SaganThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
Best Popular Science Books on Goodreads
114th out of 226 books — 26 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCollapse by Jared Diamond
Big History
65th out of 269 books — 110 voters

The Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondGod Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensThe Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins
Escape To Reality
33rd out of 91 books — 61 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
17474th out of 77,918 books — 290,644 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
955th out of 6,267 books — 8,080 voters
L'ORIGINE DU MONDE - HISTOIRE D'UN TABLEAU DE GUSTAVE COURBET... by Thierry Savatieron the origin of the world by Anonymous"Sefer Chayei Adam" by folk loreInk and Shadows by Ellery AdamsExtracts from Adam's Diary, translated from the original ms. by Mark Twain
'Origine du monde
23rd out of 42 books — 1 voter

The Social Animal by David BrooksAtomic Habits by James ClearThe Rational Optimist by Matt RidleyThe Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben HorowitzToo Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin
2read2
79th out of 100 books — 2 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondMath Jokes by Ralph LaneThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard P. FeynmanThe Lessons of History by Will DurantThe Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Polymath's Library
149th out of 258 books — 73 voters

Introduction to Electrodynamics by David J. GriffithsThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard P. FeynmanIntroduction to Quantum Mechanics by David J. GriffithsClassical Mechanics by Charles P. Poole Jr.Relativity by Albert Einstein
Not Pop-Science - Physics
130th out of 131 books — 33 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe One Year Chronological Bible, NIV by AnonymousNicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie
Most Excellent Books
166th out of 226 books — 6 voters

Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLife of Pi by Yann MartelAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Global Secular Humanist Book Club List
25th out of 102 books — 3 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThe Trigger by Tim ButcherA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
Highly Readable Stuff - Non Fiction
152nd out of 161 books — 33 voters

NightWatch by Terence DickinsonSky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas by Roger W. SinnottTurn Left at Orion by Guy ConsolmagnoThe Backyard Astronomer's Guide by Terence DickinsonUranometria 2000.0 by Wil Tirion
Amateur Astronomy
42nd out of 43 books — 13 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
225th out of 459 books — 312 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsCosmos by Carl SaganGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best General Science Books
590th out of 590 books — 495 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
50 Books That Will Change Your Life - Chapters/Indigo
160th out of 468 books — 1,225 voters

A Universe From God by Robert Clifton RobinsonOur Mathematical Universe by Max TegmarkThe Testimony of the Evangelists by Simon GreenleafSignature in the Cell by Stephen C. MeyerThe Cell's Design by Fazale Rana
Evidence For God
22nd out of 24 books — 1 voter
The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrMe Before You by Jojo MoyesGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
2015: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2015
3835th out of 6,202 books — 1,528 voters

The Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Demon Under the Microscope by Thomas HagerThe Violinist's Thumb by Sam KeanNapoleon's Buttons by Penny Le CouteurThe Periodic Table by Primo Levi
CantrilList
71st out of 75 books — 7 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Medicine and Literature
1056th out of 1,961 books — 2,114 voters

A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence M. KraussCosmos by Carl SaganThe Big Bang Never Happened by Eric J. LernerThe Elegant Universe by Brian GreeneJourney to Civilization The Science of how we got here by Roger P. Briggs
Books on Creation of Universe
9th out of 12 books — 6 voters
The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonCosmos by Carl Sagan2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeGoing Home by Kande S. SummersThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Night Sky
101st out of 330 books — 44 voters

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