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
75th out of 1,926 books — 3,621 voters
A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Elegant Universe by Brian GreeneThe Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian GreenePale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
Cosmology
9th out of 216 books — 189 voters

Our Mathematical Universe by Max TegmarkPale Blue Dot by Carl SaganRelativity by Albert EinsteinThe Everett Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics by Jeffrey Alan BarrettThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard P. Feynman
Max Tegmark's Mathematical Universe
12th out of 92 books — 20 voters
Cosmos by Carl SaganA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingPale Blue Dot by Carl SaganThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganThe Elegant Universe by Brian Greene
Best Popular Astronomy Books on Goodreads
20th out of 119 books — 42 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm GladwellCosmos by Carl SaganA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Best Pop Science Books
39th out of 174 books — 189 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Narrowboat at Large by Jo MayThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
My Favourite Non Fiction Books
80th out of 1,391 books — 304 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
22050th out of 77,918 books — 290,642 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
1519th out of 7,216 books — 28,371 voters

Pro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Elegant Universe by Brian GreeneThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases  by Paul Ola
Awesome Science Books
20th out of 222 books — 72 voters
Cosmos by Carl SaganThe Double Helix by James D. WatsonThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases  by Paul OlaThe Seven Daughters of Eve by Bryan SykesBreasts by Florence  Williams
Science Time
13th out of 94 books — 46 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
151st out of 553 books — 353 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
117th out of 459 books — 312 voters

The Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsCosmos by Carl SaganThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
Best Popular Science Books on Goodreads
50th out of 226 books — 26 voters
The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserSavage Inequalities by Jonathan KozolThe Wordy Shipmates by Sarah VowellRelish by Lucy KnisleyWaiter Rant by Steve Dublanica
All Non-Fiction on Goodreads with 10,000 to 24,999 ratings
313th out of 919 books — 39 voters

Lost in Yaba by Walt GleesonStiff by Mary RoachSybil by Flora Rheta SchreiberCall the Midwife by Jennifer WorthMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Truth is Stranger than Fiction Library Display
18th out of 72 books — 23 voters
Hammer's Slammers by David DrakeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyCompany Man by John RizzoOn War by Carl von ClausewitzCity of Golden Shadow by Tad Williams
Alliance Navy Book Club
37th out of 38 books — 1 voter

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Non-Fiction that reads like fiction
369th out of 396 books — 258 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis BorgesWomen Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola EstésMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
Scratching The OA Itch
109th out of 193 books — 7 voters

Hyperspace by Michio KakuDecoherence by Maximilian A. SchlosshauerSneaking a Look at God's Cards by Giancarlo GhirardiThe Emergent Multiverse by David     WallaceSix Not So Easy Pieces by Richard P. Feynman
Quantumania
12th out of 13 books — 1 voter
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)
5116th out of 6,267 books — 8,080 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonQuiet by Susan CainThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
1542nd out of 2,114 books — 1,479 voters
Goodbye, Tahrir Square by Zarmati ElioThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb Tsipursky
Best Non Fiction
154th out of 208 books — 92 voters

The Abolition of Man by C.S. LewisCrossfire by Jim MarrsBefore Jerusalem Fell by Kenneth L. Gentry Jr.Dr. Feelgood by William J. BirnesDead Mountain by Donnie Eichar
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
32nd out of 73 books — 2 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanQuiet by Susan Cain
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
870th out of 1,255 books — 1,066 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThe Trigger by Tim ButcherA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
Highly Readable Stuff - Non Fiction
129th out of 161 books — 33 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
3754th out of 4,122 books — 1,544 voters

The Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases  by Paul OlaThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootSay Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeThe Library Book by Susan OrleanWhy We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Fascinating Non-Fiction
124th out of 139 books — 29 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingCrossed by Ally CondieMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsShiver by Maggie StiefvaterFallen by Lauren Kate
Cold-Colored Covers
986th out of 1,065 books — 157 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
2617th out of 2,906 books — 1,324 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller1984 by George OrwellThe Odyssey by HomerThe Fall by Albert CamusThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Concentric Circles
205th out of 351 books — 59 voters

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