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
458th out of 32,404 books — 123,421 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 7,888 books — 49,807 voters

The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwinالقرآن الكريم by اللهThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
The Most Influential Books
42nd out of 1,489 books — 5,293 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 1,089 books — 1,237 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)
40th 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
39th out of 1,926 books — 3,621 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 BrysonDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeySilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Best Nature Books
5th out of 1,160 books — 808 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 1,434 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
1926th out of 77,850 books — 290,473 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
90th out of 8,647 books — 5,708 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
794th out of 15,788 books — 18,384 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 4,120 books — 1,540 voters
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Progressive Reads
38th out of 1,069 books — 724 voters

The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherThe Ultimate Human Secrets by Ramzi NajjarMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklUnlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn Krick
Life Transformation Books
81st out of 3,739 books — 2,479 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
319th out of 10,582 books — 5,941 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
248th out of 5,348 books — 4,712 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 173 books — 108 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 553 books — 353 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherLiving Fearless by Jamie Winship
Inspiring Books
255th out of 4,841 books — 3,666 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 391 books — 240 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 522 books — 276 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
97th out of 2,902 books — 1,320 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?
171st out of 4,115 books — 2,294 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 1,406 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
109th out of 4,379 books — 2,215 voters

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThis Changes Everything by Naomi KleinStories on the Trail of a Yankee Millwright Seeing the Past by James T.  PowersSaving the Farm by James T.  Powers
Best Sustainability Nonfiction
6th out of 420 books — 319 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
21st out of 590 books — 495 voters

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