Editors' Top Picks
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
205th out of 1,924 books — 3,619 voters
From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Map That Changed the World by Simon WinchesterAnnals of the Former World by John McPheeBasin and Range by John McPhee
Best Geology Books
5th out of 128 books — 88 voters

Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Best Books about the Great Outdoors
23rd out of 343 books — 131 voters
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Great Brain by John D. FitzgeraldThe Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
Books Set in Utah
24th out of 297 books — 132 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Around the World in 100 Books
265th out of 1,324 books — 707 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
4th out of 152 books — 27 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
46th out of 246 books — 116 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
20th out of 137 books — 35 voters

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenPlant Systematics by Michael G. SimpsonBiogeography by C. Barry CoxBotany for Gardeners by Brian CaponWhat a Plant Knows by Daniel Chamovitz
CRIME PAYS BUT BOTANY DOESN’T BOOK LIST
6th out of 91 books — 15 voters
From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonOrigins by Lewis DartnellThe Invention of Nature by Andrea WulfEvolution by Donald R. Prothero
Best Popular Geology Books on Goodreads
21st out of 66 books — 21 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
47th out of 137 books — 21 voters
The Secret Knowledge of Water by Craig ChildsA Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue ParkAssembling California by John McPheeAnnals of the Former World by John McPheeThe Pine Barrens by John McPhee
Nonfiction Books about Earth and Water
4th out of 11 books — 4 voters

Tides by Jonathan WhiteThe Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve BrusatteThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonTimefulness by Marcia Bjornerud
Popular Science Books for EPS SCI 1
26th out of 100 books — 3 voters
The God of the Woods by Liz MooreRemarkable Creatures by Tracy ChevalierThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyThe Last Devil to Die by Richard OsmanBlack Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
[ATY 2025] Digging Up the Past
142nd out of 277 books — 64 voters

War in Human Civilization by Azar GatThe Origins of Political Order by Francis FukuyamaPolitical Order and Political Decay by Francis Fukuyama1491 by Charles C. MannPower and Plenty by Ronald Findlay
History Books From A Twitter Thread
19th out of 35 books — 1 voter
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
283rd out of 590 books — 495 voters

Beezus and Ramona by Beverly ClearyRomeo and Juliet by Billy AronsonNorth and South by Elizabeth GaskellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Three-word Title with "and " in Middle
140th out of 250 books — 5 voters
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightCatch and Kill by Ronan FarrowBehind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine BooThese Truths by Jill Lepore
Journalism - The New Yorker
99th out of 142 books — 23 voters

The Songlines by Bruce ChatwinBasin and Range by John McPheeH Is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldThe Overstory by Richard PowersTrace by Lauret Savoy
Florence Williams' Books to Transport You to Wild, Open Spaces
2nd out of 23 books — 2 voters
Wild by Cheryl StrayedInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonTravels with Charley by John SteinbeckAmerican Buffalo by David Mamet
100 of the Best Travel & Adventure Audiobooks
56th out of 101 books — 8 voters

The Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellHuman Motivation by Robert E. FrankenBlink by Malcolm GladwellOutliers by Malcolm GladwellPrimitive Wilderness Living & Survival Skills by John McPherson
Comprehensive List Of Living Books
57th out of 66 books — 2 voters
Submission by Michel HouellebecqThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsKolyma Tales by Varlam ShalamovBeautiful Souls by Eyal PressLondon Journal 1762 - 1763 by James Boswell
E-books that cost more than physical copies
23rd out of 45 books — 3 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Thief by Megan Whalen TurnerThe Painted Veil by W. Somerset MaughamTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Macguffing's List of Recommended Books [Bookstore Worker]
140th out of 158 books — 16 voters


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