Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandEinstein by Walter IsaacsonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best Biographies
44th out of 1,682 books — 2,940 voters
Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan BurroughThe Big Short by Michael   LewisLiar's Poker by Michael   LewisToo Big to Fail by Andrew Ross SorkinWhen Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein
Business History
10th out of 445 books — 195 voters

Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonShoe Dog by Phil KnightElon Musk by Ashlee VanceThe Lean Startup by Eric RiesThe Everything Store by Brad Stone
Business Biographies and Memoirs
10th out of 236 books — 270 voters
Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonShoe Dog by Phil KnightElon Musk by Ashlee VanceElon Musk by J.T. OwensThe Snowball by Alice Schroeder
Best Business Biographies
9th out of 73 books — 278 voters

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieGood to Great by Jim CollinsGetting Things Done by David    AllenThe Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
The 100 Best Business Books of All Time
52nd out of 476 books — 816 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
817th out of 5,293 books — 4,512 voters

Titan by Ron ChernowThe House of Morgan by Ron ChernowAndrew Carnegie by David NasawThe First Tycoon by T.J. StilesMeet You in Hell by Les Standiford
Tycoons of The Gilded Age
1st out of 44 books — 14 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
415th out of 3,797 books — 3,819 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Best Books About Nineteenth Century History
46th out of 647 books — 281 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowWashington by Ron ChernowTruman by David McCullough
The Best American Historical Biographies of All Time
38th out of 247 books — 135 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsNight by Elie WieselAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
725th out of 5,932 books — 6,485 voters
John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Best American History Books
332nd out of 2,170 books — 2,521 voters

Bad Blood by John CarreyrouWorm by WildbowThe Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven PinkerReady Player One by Ernest ClineThe Wages of Destruction by Adam Tooze
4+ Stars on Gwern.net
21st out of 95 books — 7 voters
The Color of Law by Richard RothsteinThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootMedical Apartheid by Harriet A. WashingtonWhen Affirmative Action Was White by Ira Katznelson
Breaking Brown Book Reads
37th out of 97 books — 54 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best for Book Clubs
5413th out of 15,088 books — 19,070 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandAll Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
432nd out of 2,470 books — 3,004 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
5076th out of 14,844 books — 15,138 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayThe Crucible by Arthur MillerOn the Road by Jack KerouacPeter Pan by J.M. Barrie
1949-89: A History Lesson By Billy Joel
61st out of 181 books — 48 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Couldn't Put The Book Down
6113th out of 17,236 books — 17,166 voters

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K.  Ritz
READ IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
4993rd out of 11,848 books — 7,954 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K.  RitzA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Unforgettables
5132nd out of 12,033 books — 7,730 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboDivergent by Veronica Roth
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
6468th out of 14,285 books — 15,023 voters

Titan by Ron ChernowThe Millionaire Fastlane by M.J. DeMarcoHow To Get Rich by Felix DennisHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieGood to Great by Jim Collins
TP Best Books for Ent
1st out of 42 books — 2 voters
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam SmithThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. HayekDas Kapital by Karl MarxGeneral Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard KeynesDebt by David Graeber
Best Economics Books
178th out of 451 books — 523 voters

Night by Elie WieselThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonPostwar by Tony JudtUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best Popular History Books on Goodreads
290th out of 299 books — 60 voters
Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonWalt Disney by Neal GablerFor God, Country & Coca-Cola by Mark PendergrastThe First Tycoon by T.J. StilesTitan by Ron Chernow
Biographies of American Business Giants
5th out of 43 books — 4 voters

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