Long Books
John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Best American History Books
95th out of 2,205 books — 2,592 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonLongitude by Dava Sobel
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
117th out of 1,837 books — 2,233 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Medicine and Literature
121st out of 1,957 books — 2,102 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Great Influenza by John M. Barry
History of Medicine
8th out of 352 books — 159 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Plague by Albert CamusThe Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Books for a Pandemic
51st out of 705 books — 578 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?
512th out of 4,115 books — 2,294 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIsaac's Storm by Erik LarsonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickA Night to Remember by Walter LordAlive by Piers Paul Read
Non-fiction Disaster Books
44th out of 328 books — 328 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Medical Microhistories
11th out of 97 books — 91 voters

The Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelSpillover by David QuammenThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
These Books Will Kill You
46th out of 356 books — 319 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanLongitude by Dava Sobel
History of Science
66th out of 485 books — 289 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
303rd out of 1,926 books — 3,621 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
History of disease
16th out of 165 books — 69 voters

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThese Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls WilderOld Yeller by Fred Gipson
Shades of Yellow in the Title
30th out of 758 books — 51 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett
Public Health
47th out of 205 books — 132 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Hot Zone by Richard Preston
Best Nonfiction Biology books on Goodreads
80th out of 414 books — 75 voters
This is Going to Hurt by Adam KayThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksWhy We Sleep by Matthew WalkerWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Best Popular Medicine Books on Goodreads
96th out of 130 books — 41 voters

The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Discoverers by Daniel J. BoorstinThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Age of Wonder by Richard HolmesIngenious Pursuits by Lisa Jardine
Social Histories of Science
15th out of 57 books — 33 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
1246th out of 3,887 books — 3,930 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonDoomsday Book by Connie WillisThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Best Popular Pandemic Books on Goodreads
43rd out of 96 books — 32 voters
The Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryForever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
A Colour Word In The Title
353rd out of 592 books — 19 voters

1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonJohn Adams by David McCulloughA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
U.S. History Reading List
277th out of 460 books — 164 voters
Hawksmaid by Kathryn LaskyThe Five by Hallie RubenholdHidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyCode Girls by Liza MundyThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
The Untold Story
17th out of 254 books — 14 voters

Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul OlaThe Living Medicine by Lina ZeldovichThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAnd the Band Played On by Randy Shilts
Books for the time of Pandemics
14th out of 139 books — 38 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirThe Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset by Suzanne CollinsThe Loners by Lex ThomasRobopocalypse by Daniel H. WilsonThe Maze Runner by James Dashner
STEM Fiction Catalogue 2016-2017
12th out of 79 books — 10 voters

Spillover by David QuammenThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsGet Well Soon by Jennifer WrightPandemic by Sonia Shah
Pandemics and Epidemics (nonfiction)
10th out of 125 books — 15 voters
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita LoosBlack Beauty by Anna SewellRedhead by the Side of the Road by Anne TylerBlonde by Joyce Carol OatesBlondie by Chic Young
Books with Hair Colors in the Title
43rd out of 302 books — 26 voters

The Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThe Living Medicine by Lina ZeldovichFlu by Gina KolataSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman
This Week in Virology/ Parasitism Bookshelf
19th out of 109 books — 21 voters
The Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonSpillover by David QuammenThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul Ola
Pathogens and Disease
37th out of 108 books — 37 voters

The Woman with a Worm in Her Head by Pamela NagamiAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryGhost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Miraculous Fever-Tree by Fiammetta Rocco
Public Health Related Books
25th out of 74 books — 5 voters
Sam Phillips by Peter GuralnickFever Season by Jeanette KeithMemphis Rent Party by Robert GordonGoing Down Jericho Road by Michael K. HoneyThe Memphis Blues Again by Ernest C. Withers
U.S. Cities: Memphis, Tennessee (nonfiction)
15th out of 78 books — 8 voters

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