Long Books
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIsaac's Storm by Erik LarsonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickA Night to Remember by Walter LordAlive by Piers Paul Read
Non-fiction Disaster Books
23rd out of 328 books — 328 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)
380th out of 6,267 books — 8,079 voters

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
241st out of 1,926 books — 3,621 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckCannery Row by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best California Books
42nd out of 437 books — 217 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
16th out of 128 books — 88 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerFive Days at Memorial by Sheri FinkColumbine by Dave CullenDead Wake by Erik LarsonIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Disasters, Tragedies, and Accidents
54th out of 208 books — 80 voters

Krakatoa by Simon WinchesterPompeii by Robert HarrisThe Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer-LyttonHawaii by James A. MichenerCongo by Michael Crichton
Earthquake, Volcano and Tsunami
19th out of 129 books — 56 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?
1043rd out of 4,115 books — 2,294 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
165th out of 459 books — 312 voters
Season of the Witch by David TalbotThe Bohemians by Ben TarnoffSan Francisco's Forgotten Cemeteries by Beth WinegarnerThe Barbary Coast by Herbert AsburyBART by Michael C. Healy
San Francisco History
13th out of 193 books — 30 voters

Don't Forget to Dance by Marc AlderdiceThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
The Natural World: Natural Science and Natural History for Adults
137th out of 795 books — 300 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
38th out of 66 books — 21 voters

And the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Bohemians by Ben TarnoffThe Jefferson Airplane and the San Francisco Sound by Ralph J. GleasonThe Ohlone Way by Malcolm MargolinSan Francisco Is Burning by Dennis Smith
Reading for San Francisco Tour Guides
6th out of 63 books — 4 voters
Krakatoa by Simon WinchesterWhen the Mississippi Ran Backwards by Jay FeldmanGhosts of the Tsunami by Richard Lloyd ParryCascadia's Fault by Jerry ThompsonHaiti by Paul Farmer
Books about earthquakes!
8th out of 25 books — 12 voters

Ishi in Two Worlds by Theodora KroeberSan Francisco's Forgotten Cemeteries by Beth WinegarnerThe World Rushed In by J.S. HollidayHistoric San Francisco by Rand RichardsSeason of the Witch by David Talbot
Northern Californian history (nonfiction)
17th out of 123 books — 36 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
18th out of 100 books — 3 voters

My Dirty California by Jason MosbergAmerican Babylon by Robert O. SelfBlues City by Ishmael ReedInfinite City by Rebecca SolnitCalifornia Fire and Life by Don Winslow
California Newbie
22nd out of 51 books — 26 voters
Educated by Tara WestoverThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonUntamed by Glennon DoyleThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
52 Book Club: Non-Fiction
88th out of 299 books — 26 voters

The Rose Code by Kate QuinnThe Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette KowalThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
52 Book Club 2022: March Mini Challenge - A Character Who Works In Maths Or Sciences
137th out of 154 books — 19 voters
A Freewheelin' Time by Suze RotoloChaos by Tom O'NeillKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannThe Last Headbangers by Kevin CookLittle Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
Best 20th Century American (U.S.) History - 3.7 Stars and Up
289th out of 629 books — 21 voters

Set the Night on Fire by Mike DavisLondon by Peter AckroydThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonSalonica, City of Ghosts by Mark MazowerLondon by Edward Rutherfurd
Histories of Cities
131st out of 261 books — 106 voters
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroBabel by R.F. KuangThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
[ATY 2025] Cityscape or Building on Cover
229th out of 446 books — 80 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
100th out of 152 books — 27 voters
The Mighty Red by Louise ErdrichA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanJames by Percival EverettOrdinary Grace by William Kent KruegerDog on It by Spencer Quinn
[ATY 2025 Anniversary List] 2023: Author Who Published 7+ Books
138th out of 328 books — 41 voters

Pachinko by Min Jin LeeMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
52 Book Club 2025: #49 Set In A Country With An Active Volcano
189th out of 254 books — 115 voters
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodTurtles All the Way Down by John Green
What Women Born in the 90's Have Read in 2018
1814th out of 2,421 books — 316 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerNight by Elie WieselIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Nonfiction Books About Horrifying Events
185th out of 504 books — 186 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirLife of Pi by Yann MartelHatchet by Gary PaulsenA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Popsugar 2025 #46 - A Book Where Nature Is the Antagonist
105th out of 145 books — 94 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIsaac's Storm by Erik LarsonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Books about Horrible Tragedies or Disasters
219th out of 264 books — 62 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherThe Ra Contact by Donald Tully Elkins
favorite non-fiction
1749th out of 2,902 books — 1,320 voters

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