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
209th out of 1,924 books — 3,618 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinOne Plus One by Jojo MoyesLandline by Rainbow Rowell
Book Group Worthy Titles for 2014
60th out of 243 books — 1,193 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Great Influenza by John M. Barry
History of Medicine
19th out of 351 books — 158 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
What We're Reading at Goodreads: September 2015
108th out of 750 books — 816 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
229th out of 1,940 books — 2,056 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonQuiet by Susan CainThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
269th out of 2,090 books — 1,418 voters

Get Well Soon by Jennifer WrightThe Butchering Art by Lindsey FitzharrisDr. Mütter's Marvels by Cristin O'Keefe AptowiczThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Medical History & Similar
10th out of 193 books — 40 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootSalt by Mark KurlanskyEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
You Read a Book about What?
955th out of 4,099 books — 2,280 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)
848th out of 6,266 books — 8,074 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
112th out of 414 books — 75 voters

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Brain that Changes Itself by Norman DoidgeThe Tell-Tale Brain by V.S. RamachandranHow the Mind Works by Steven PinkerPhantoms in the Brain by V.S. Ramachandran
Neuroscience for Non-Scientists
33rd out of 111 books — 118 voters
Yes Please by Amy PoehlerAs You Wish by Cary ElwesCan't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz ChastJust Mercy by Bryan StevensonThe Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2014
7th out of 200 books — 20 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
2589th out of 9,852 books — 22,270 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeBonk by Mary RoachGulp by Mary Roach
Modern Medical Science (nonfiction)
21st out of 251 books — 120 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirThe Lost City of Z by David GrannThe Invention of Nature by Andrea WulfThe Gene by Siddhartha MukherjeeOn the Move by Oliver Sacks
Science Friday Radio Show/Podcast
31st out of 106 books — 44 voters
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness by Patrick HouseThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanBrain Bugs by Dean BuonomanoThe Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons by Sam KeanSelf Comes to Mind by António Damásio
Best popular neuroscience books
4th out of 21 books — 21 voters

This is Going to Hurt by Adam KayThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksWhy We Sleep by Matthew WalkerWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Best Popular Medicine Books on Goodreads
75th out of 130 books — 41 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
93rd out of 453 books — 308 voters

The Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Elements by Theodore GrayNapoleon's Buttons by Penny Le CouteurThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumUncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks
Chemistry - best books
24th out of 174 books — 99 voters
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerTrue History of the Kelly Gang by Peter CareyThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieI Know This Much Is True by Wally LambThe Hot Zone by Richard Preston
True or False
47th out of 717 books — 40 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
3873rd out of 7,551 books — 2,442 voters
Quiet by Susan CainOutliers by Malcolm GladwellHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Best Nonfiction Psychology Books on Goodreads
170th out of 399 books — 73 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
547th out of 1,841 books — 2,231 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonFirst Time Dad by James MacdonaldSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
1203rd out of 4,363 books — 2,493 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
2231st out of 7,717 books — 14,302 voters
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksIncognito by David EaglemanWhy We Sleep by Matthew WalkerBlink by Malcolm GladwellMusicophilia by Oliver Sacks
The Most Popular Neuroscience Books on Goodreads
32nd out of 99 books — 11 voters

Cosmos by Carl SaganNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. Feynman
Books Read By Photon In A Double Slit In His Lifetime
224th out of 401 books — 32 voters
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas HardyAt the Mountains of Madness by H.P. LovecraftMad Love by Lynessa LayneThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
You Must Be 'Mad'
102nd out of 669 books — 47 voters

Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovMiracle on the 17th Green by James PattersonWhy They Stay by Anne MichaudDachshund Through the Snow by David RosenfeltThe Littlest Angel by Charles Tazewell
Best Books To Gift
6693rd out of 10,051 books — 2,984 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
179th out of 226 books — 26 voters

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