Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond1491 by Charles C. MannCollapse by Jared DiamondA Primate's Memoir by Robert M. SapolskyKon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
Best Popular Anthropology Books
13th out of 359 books — 271 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
187th out of 1,843 books — 3,607 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenInsurgent by Veronica RothGone Girl by Gillian FlynnCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra ClarePandemonium by Lauren Oliver
Best Books of 2012
669th out of 3,523 books — 9,195 voters
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderEvicted by Matthew Desmond
Sociology Published in Decade: 2010s
14th out of 121 books — 31 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Giver by Lois LowryTenth of December by George SaundersWhat If? by Randall MunroeCapital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas Piketty
Books Rec'd By The Colbert Report
58th out of 246 books — 135 voters
Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth Schmitt
The Last 10 Nonfiction Books I Read
907th out of 2,990 books — 1,154 voters

1491 by Charles C. MannCollapse by Jared DiamondGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Horse, the Wheel, and Language by David W. AnthonyAfter the Ice by Steven Mithen
Popular Archaeology and Paleoanthropology
63rd out of 480 books — 172 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
74th out of 452 books — 306 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
1251st out of 7,705 books — 14,256 voters

The Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanThe Greatest Show on Earth by Richard DawkinsThe Language Instinct by Steven PinkerEuler by William Dunham
Popular Science for Smarties
33rd out of 132 books — 39 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsEclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Books You Want Everyone to Know About
3861st out of 8,468 books — 2,347 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
59th out of 266 books — 108 voters
Vampire Academy by Richelle MeadUna historia de ayer by Sergio CoboShadow Kiss by Richelle MeadFrostbite by Richelle MeadBlood Promise by Richelle Mead
The Best of the Best
3730th out of 7,549 books — 2,437 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm GladwellFactfulness by Hans RoslingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Bill Gates Booklist
112th out of 289 books — 206 voters
The Nightingale by Kristin HannahAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrMe Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Over 35 List: Books You Most Want to Read in 2015
348th out of 1,108 books — 1,720 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
2320th out of 3,758 books — 3,792 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHidden Pictures by Jason RekulakLocal Woman Missing by Mary KubicaViciously Yours by Jamie Applegate Hunter
You're Crazy if You Haven't Read This Yet
1419th out of 3,538 books — 2,239 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariMoral Tribes by Joshua D. GreeneThe Righteous Mind by Jonathan HaidtPolitical Tribes by Amy  ChuaOn Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Making Peace Between Tribalism and Globalization
22nd out of 128 books — 47 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariCollapse by Jared DiamondDebt by David GraeberKon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
Best Popular Anthropology Books on Goodreads
110th out of 362 books — 46 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovOutliers by Malcolm GladwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
1194th out of 4,122 books — 2,100 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
235th out of 919 books — 39 voters

Globalizing Citizenship by Kim RygielAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Baltic Nations and Europe by John HidenThe World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond
The Well-Rounded Reader
5th out of 89 books — 4 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

Prisoners of Geography by Tim  MarshallGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondLongitude by Dava SobelThe World Is Flat by Thomas L. FriedmanAtlas of Remote Islands by Judith Schalansky
Best Popular Geography Books on Goodreads
124th out of 137 books — 21 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
174th out of 583 books — 490 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
2375th out of 9,849 books — 22,120 voters
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous HuxleyThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules VerneDanny the Champion of the World by Roald DahlBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
The World
519th out of 778 books — 45 voters

The Advanced Genius Theory by Jason HartleyThe Unknown Knowns by Jeffrey RotterThe Radix by Brett KingAcademy and College by Judith T. BainbridgeGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Books by People I Know
11th out of 71 books — 10 voters
Are Your Lights On? by Donald C. GauseGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Making of a Chef by Michael RuhlmanSo Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal NewportPunished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn
Hacker News Recommendations
6th out of 8 books — 3 voters

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