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
84th out of 3,758 books — 3,792 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesThe Prize by Daniel Yergin
Pulitzer Winners: General Non-fiction
5th out of 85 books — 343 voters

1984 by George OrwellIndustrial Society and Its Future by Theodore John KaczynskiTechnological Slavery by Theodore John KaczynskiThe Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinAnti-Tech Revolution by Theodore John Kaczynski
Books that tell you what REALLY is going on!
15th out of 616 books — 200 voters
Technological Slavery by Theodore John KaczynskiAnti-Tech Revolution by Theodore John KaczynskiIndustrial Society and Its Future by Theodore John KaczynskiThe Prize by Daniel YerginThe Quest by Daniel Yergin
Best books about energy issues
4th out of 121 books — 72 voters

Oilfield Survival Guide, Volume One by Matthew J. HatamiThe Prize by Daniel YerginThe Quest by Daniel YerginThe Global Oil & Gas Industry by Andrew InkpenThe Big Rich by Bryan Burrough
Best Books About Oil & Gas
2nd out of 49 books — 30 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
215th out of 1,833 books — 2,224 voters

Salt by Mark KurlanskyBanana by Dan KoeppelUncommon Grounds by Mark PendergrastEating the Empire by Troy BickhamCod by Mark Kurlansky
Commoditgraphs
10th out of 101 books — 29 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.3 and Above
120th out of 3,131 books — 478 voters

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Thickest Books Ever
343rd out of 889 books — 2,487 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeGulag by Anne ApplebaumPilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie DillardThe Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt
Pulitzer Prize-General Nonfiction 1962-2016
15th out of 77 books — 23 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
2881st out of 7,899 books — 49,787 voters
From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyOilfield Survival Guide, Volume One by Matthew J. HatamiKlondike by Pierre BertonThe Klondike Quest by Pierre BertonThe Frackers by Gregory Zuckerman
Best Nonfiction Books about Mining and Oil
9th out of 105 books — 19 voters

The Most Important Thing by Howard MarksCompetitive Advantage by Michael E. PorterCommon Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings by Philip A. FisherMargin of Safety by Seth A. KlarmanThe Snowball by Alice Schroeder
Security Analysis (Reddit)
21st out of 125 books — 13 voters
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondToms River by Dan Fagin
Pulitzer Winners & Shortlist - General Non-Fiction
14th out of 100 books — 7 voters

The Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XU.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Popular Nonfiction Politics Books on Goodreads
259th out of 426 books — 49 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightMaster of the Senate by Robert A. Caro
Pulitzer Prize General Nonfiction Winners and Finalists
66th out of 137 books — 35 voters

From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyCadillac Desert by Marc ReisnerDirt by William Bryant LoganBasin and Range by John McPheeThe Control of Nature by John McPhee
Earth Sciences and Environment
40th out of 151 books — 26 voters
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanOutliers by Malcolm GladwellCapital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas PikettyThe Big Short by Michael LewisNudge by Richard H. Thaler
Best Popular Economics Books on Goodreads
99th out of 202 books — 31 voters

Putin's People by Catherine BeltonThe Great Successor by Anna FifieldDictatorland by Paul KenyonThe Prize by Daniel YerginTomorrow's Battlefield by Nick Turse
De Wereldmachten podcast
3rd out of 101 books — 4 voters
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderDark Money by Jane MayerManufacturing Consent by Edward S. HermanUnderstanding Power by Noam Chomsky
Corruption, Plutocracy, Oligarchy, Kleptocracy, Corporatocracy — The Problem (nonfiction)
202nd out of 711 books — 186 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo the Grave by Steve Robinson
UKAKF Top 100 Books
74th out of 100 books — 36 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
20246th out of 76,940 books — 286,321 voters

Naked Economics by Charles WheelanThe Prize by Daniel YerginThe Great Depression by Benjamin RothWhile America Aged by Roger LowensteinBusiness Success Secrets, Principles, Formulas & Ethos by Daryl Urbanski
From Planet Money
2nd out of 18 books — 11 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)
1484th out of 6,241 books — 8,068 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
192nd out of 226 books — 6 voters
The Great Derangement by Amitav GhoshBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererAfter Nature by Jedediah PurdyField Notes from a Catastrophe by Elizabeth KolbertThis Changes Everything by Naomi Klein
LitHub's 365 Books for Your Climate Change Library (Part 4)
38th out of 40 books — 20 voters

The Cathedral Within by Bill ShoreWhat Matters Most by Jeffrey HollenderCommon Interest, Common Good by Shirley SagawaFinding Work That Matters by Mark AlbionManaging the Non-Profit Organization by Peter F. Drucker
Social Enterprise Club (SEC) Booklist
37th out of 91 books — 1 voter
True Girt by David HuntElephants on Acid by Alex BoeseHugh Glass by Bruce BradleyHistory of Vampires in New England, A by Thomas D'AgostinoThe Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft by Rosemary Ellen Guiley
You're Listening to...the Dollop!
86th out of 100 books — 1 voter

Bell Hammers by Lancelot SchaubertCoal Wars by Richard MartinThe West Virginia Coal Wars by Charles River EditorsBloody Williamson by Paul M. AngleOil! by Upton Sinclair
Coal and Oil Wars
7th out of 17 books — 1 voter
From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyThe World for Sale by Javier BlasVanishing Sands by Orrin H. PilkeyArgyle by Stuart KellsMaterial World by Ed Conway
Mining and natural resources
34th out of 69 books — 9 voters

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