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
454th out of 31,966 books — 121,369 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
241st out of 7,889 books — 49,787 voters

The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwinالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
The Most Influential Books
42nd out of 1,462 books — 5,289 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Best Environmental Books
1st out of 1,082 books — 1,211 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)
39th out of 6,236 books — 8,067 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
40th out of 1,844 books — 3,609 voters

A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Best Nature Books
4th out of 1,154 books — 791 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
45th out of 1,363 books — 1,776 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
1883rd out of 76,963 books — 286,434 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
755th out of 15,640 books — 17,957 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Woman-Authored Books
86th out of 8,343 books — 5,291 voters
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinQuidditch Through the Ages by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanTwelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Greenest Books Ever
13th out of 2,484 books — 592 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
15th out of 4,101 books — 1,501 voters
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Progressive Reads
38th out of 1,058 books — 711 voters

The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Ultimate Human Secrets by Ramzi NajjarMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklUnlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Life Transformation Books
79th out of 3,601 books — 2,252 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
317th out of 10,517 books — 5,820 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
246th out of 5,280 books — 4,501 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
3rd out of 783 books — 295 voters

The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Best Non-Fiction Books
11th out of 100 books — 180 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonRosalind Franklin by Brenda MaddoxLab Girl by Hope JahrenIn the Shadow of Man by Jane GoodallNobel Prize Women in Science by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
Female Scientists
1st out of 171 books — 106 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Disturbing Truths
8th out of 554 books — 354 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLiving Fearless by Jamie WinshipThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Inspiring Books
252nd out of 4,729 books — 3,431 voters

Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonCradle to Cradle by William McDonoughThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Urban Homestead by Kelly CoyneThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Being "Green"
1st out of 388 books — 237 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Post-Trump Big Questions Canon
10th out of 521 books — 275 voters

BREAKING THE BIAS OF ENGLISH by Vivian ProbstThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
favorite non-fiction
92nd out of 2,824 books — 1,245 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?
181st out of 4,065 books — 2,129 voters

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Long Winter by Laura Ingalls WilderSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonThe Winter's Tale by William ShakespeareIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
The Four Seasons
3rd out of 1,404 books — 97 voters
The Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn PeakeThe Quincunx by Charles PalliserThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldLost in Yaba by Walt GleesonPower And Prediction by Ajay Agrawal
Best Unappreciated Books
110th out of 4,370 books — 2,208 voters

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThis Changes Everything by Naomi KleinSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonCradle to Cradle by William McDonough
Best Sustainability Nonfiction
4th out of 401 books — 294 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
20th out of 583 books — 490 voters

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