Long Books
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
23rd out of 1,926 books — 3,621 voters
The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe Greatest Show on Earth by Richard DawkinsWhy Evolution Is True by Jerry A. CoyneYour Inner Fish by Neil Shubin
Best Books on Evolution...
6th out of 280 books — 219 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
14th out of 590 books — 495 voters
The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsGod Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganThe End of Faith by Sam HarrisLetter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
Notable Atheist Books
24th out of 584 books — 995 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
4334th out of 77,850 books — 290,476 voters
The Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinYour Inner Fish by Neil ShubinThe Ancestor's Tale by Richard DawkinsThe Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins
On Evolution - Love It Or Hate It
4th out of 201 books — 105 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
612th out of 7,215 books — 28,370 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)
327th out of 6,267 books — 8,079 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
28th out of 485 books — 289 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonFirst Time Dad by James MacdonaldThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor Bombov
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
477th out of 4,391 books — 2,534 voters

Quiet by Susan CainEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertDaring Greatly by Brené BrownThe Last Lecture by Randy PauschThe Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
books from TED
30th out of 95 books — 366 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
11th out of 480 books — 172 voters

The Case for a Creator by Lee StrobelThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinDarwin's Black Box by Michael J. BeheThe Greatest Show on Earth by Richard DawkinsThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Creation vs. Evolution
13th out of 215 books — 97 voters
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
20th out of 359 books — 271 voters

A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
History of the Universe and Earth
7th out of 150 books — 76 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanLongitude by Dava Sobel
Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize
15th out of 128 books — 73 voters

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve BrusatteWonderful Life by Stephen Jay GouldT. Rex and the Crater of Doom by Walter ÁlvarezThe Ancestor's Tale by Richard DawkinsTrilobite by Richard Fortey
Learn about prehistoric life
4th out of 51 books — 46 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondContact by Carl SaganI, Robot by Isaac AsimovJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
SCIENCE & LITERATURE--Together at Last
20th out of 246 books — 116 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
30th out of 459 books — 312 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
1118th out of 9,839 books — 22,304 voters

The Gene by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootGenome by Matt RidleyThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Best Popular Genetics Books on Goodreads
19th out of 108 books — 57 voters
Wonderful Life by Stephen Jay GouldWhen Life Nearly Died by Michael J. BentonYour Inner Fish by Neil ShubinOxygen by Nick LaneLife on a Young Planet by Andrew H. Knoll
The 10 Books You Absolutely Must Read to Understand the History of Earth
8th out of 29 books — 24 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm GladwellCosmos by Carl SaganA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Best Pop Science Books
37th out of 174 books — 189 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondPrisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall1491 by Charles C. MannCollapse by Jared DiamondThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Suggested Books for Human Geography
9th out of 223 books — 58 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth Schmitt
Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
739th out of 4,120 books — 1,540 voters
From Darkness Into Light by A. HelwaSecrets of Divine Love by A. HelwaThe Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowThe Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellI Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj
Different Takes on Religion & Spirituality
153rd out of 1,416 books — 1,155 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
35th out of 414 books — 75 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
8825th out of 32,407 books — 123,424 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanJohn Adams by David McCulloughNicholas And Alexandra by Robert K. MassieThe Histories by HerodotusBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson
The Big Non-fiction
31st out of 192 books — 87 voters
Beowulf by UnknownThe Nibelungenlied by UnknownThe Celts by Nora Kershaw ChadwickGods and Myths of Northern Europe by H.R. Ellis DavidsonThe Horse, the Wheel, and Language by David W. Anthony
Northern Mists; Prehistoric Europe;The Archaeological Imagination
27th out of 218 books — 39 voters

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