To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
5011th out of 8,096 books — 5,932 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirRebecca by Daphne du MaurierFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
2016 Reading Challenge Options
13th out of 49 books — 8 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
3544th out of 5,412 books — 5,024 voters
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich30 Years Behind Bars by Karen  GedneyEvicted by Matthew DesmondThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsOur Kids by Robert D. Putnam
Poverty in the USA
31st out of 57 books — 31 voters

Nickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichEvicted by Matthew DesmondFrom the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean   DalyJourney to the West by Biao  WangMaid by Stephanie  Land
Books on Poverty and Inequality
179th out of 245 books — 164 voters
The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyCommon Sense Ain’t So Common by Scott  L. NelsonLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb Tsipursky
Inspirational Motivational Challenging
18th out of 51 books — 81 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiGlobalizing Citizenship by Kim RygielWalking Home From Mongolia by Rob LilwallGlobal Citizenship Education by William Gaudelli
Development Studies Reading List
65th out of 66 books — 2 voters

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Essential Non-Fiction Reading Re: Human Rights
532nd out of 624 books — 432 voters
Country Ham by Steve CoomesStrangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell HochschildHillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceOur Kids by Robert D. PutnamDying of Whiteness by Jonathan M. Metzl
Books about Middle America - Nonfiction
146th out of 155 books — 19 voters

A Guide to Becoming a Homeowner for African-Americans (Yes it... by Quentin J Hardy100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask by Ilyce R. GlinkSustainable Home by Christine  LiuHappy Homeowner by Jim RolloHappy Homeowner by Jim Rollo
New Home Buyer
14th out of 19 books — 6 voters
Common Sense Ain’t So Common by Scott  L. NelsonThe Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick LencioniThrow Out Fifty Things by Gail BlankeHow to Not Give a Shit and Not Be a Dumb Ass in the Process by Erika P. RylesIntention by Mike James Ross
Positive Change Books
23rd out of 44 books — 16 voters

Healing Trauma by Peter A. LevineThrow Out Fifty Things by Gail BlankeLosing Our Minds by Lucy FoulkesAdult Children of Emotionally Abusive Families by Beverly EngelThe Lucifer Effect by Philip G. Zimbardo
Mental Health Worker Resources
43rd out of 57 books — 3 voters
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThis Childhood of Mine by Laura Meer BarkleyThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsLuck Follows the Brave by Aida ŠibićGrowing Up Poor by Anna Davin
Poverty - Non-Fiction
48th out of 198 books — 21 voters