Editors' Top Picks
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
91st out of 1,083 books — 1,229 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"
131st out of 391 books — 240 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm GladwellFactfulness by Hans RoslingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Bill Gates Booklist
258th out of 289 books — 207 voters
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertThis Changes Everything by Naomi KleinThe Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-WellsOn Fire by Naomi KleinCollapse by Jared Diamond
Best Popular Climate Books on Goodreads
99th out of 188 books — 35 voters

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanWhat Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures ... by Richard P. FeynmanThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul OlaEinstein by Walter IsaacsonThe Pleasure of Finding Things Out by Richard P. Feynman
100 Books about Science and Engineering for Grown-Ups
16th out of 122 books — 35 voters
Conquering the Electron by Derek CheungFaraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field by Nancy ForbesForgotten Genius of Oliver Heaviside by Basil MahonEmpires of Light by Jill JonnesThe Idea Factory by Jon Gertner
The History of Electricity & Electronics
21st out of 30 books — 1 voter

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertThis Changes Everything by Naomi KleinNature's Last Dance by Natalie KyriacouMerchants of Doubt by Naomi OreskesThe Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
Best Climate Change Books
258th out of 292 books — 179 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.3 and Above
2335th out of 3,134 books — 479 voters

A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboMurder on Family Grounds by Susan RowlandTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaThose Empty Eyes by Charlie DonleaDeeper Than the Dead by Debra Webb
Killer Thrillers.
1156th out of 2,483 books — 2,837 voters
The Quest by Daniel YerginThis Changes Everything by Naomi KleinSustainable Energy - without the hot air by David J.C. MacKayThe Ugly Fight by R.S. AmbleeWhole Earth Discipline by Stewart Brand
What Can a Technologist Do About Climate Change
3rd out of 15 books — 3 voters

Outliers by Malcolm GladwellThe Rosie Result by Graeme SimsionThe World Is Flat by Thomas L. FriedmanHot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas L. FriedmanGlobal Catastrophes and Trends by Vaclav Smil
Bill Gates' Recommendations III
17th out of 32 books — 3 voters
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariFactfulness by Hans RoslingLife 3.0 by Max TegmarkShould We Eat Meat? by Vaclav SmilI Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong
Bill Gates' Top 10 Books about Technology, 2019
9th out of 11 books — 2 voters

Center-Brained by E. Patsy GreenlandThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittAlgorithms to Live By by Brian ChristianOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Books to Change the Way You Think
17th out of 41 books — 20 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)
3499th out of 6,260 books — 8,073 voters

What Comes Naturally by Peggy PascoeMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleCrazy Like Us by Ethan WattersHorrorism by Adriana CavareroWilling Slaves of Capital by Frédéric Lordon
The "Ultimate" Brown U Reading List
9th out of 11 books — 1 voter
The Constitution of the United States of America by Founding FathersThe Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the Uni... by Founding FathersThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnCollected Writings by Thomas Paine
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
639th out of 935 books — 1,100 voters

100 Common Sense Policies to make BRITAIN GREAT again by Karl WigginsThe Pendulum has Swung too far by Karl WigginsThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliTWAS The Year 2020 by Karl WigginsThe Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Essential reading for governance, policy and politics
6th out of 16 books — 12 voters
Clean Break by Osha Gray DavidsonThe Quest by Daniel YerginThe Necessary Revolution by Peter M. SengeReinventing Fire by Amory B. LovinsEnergy Myths and Realities by Vaclav Smil
Top Renewable Energy Books
19th out of 23 books — 12 voters

Design Is The Problem by Nathan ShedroffNatural Capitalism by Paul HawkenThe Sustainability Generation by Mark C. ColemanSustainable Energy - without the hot air by David J.C. MacKayIn the Bubble by John Thackara
CCA dMBA Sustainability Studio
4th out of 15 books — 3 voters
Cradle to Cradle by William McDonoughThe Systems View of Life by Fritjof CapraDesign for the Real World by Victor PapanekThe Craftsman by Richard SennettThe Green Imperative by Victor Papanek
Best Sustainable Product Design + Engineering books
15th out of 32 books — 14 voters


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