The Code Breaker by Walter IsaacsonUnder a White Sky by Elizabeth KolbertThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John  GreenLife's Edge by Carl ZimmerFundamentals by Frank Wilczek
Science Published in Year: 2021
76th out of 260 books — 41 voters
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden KeefeBuses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonHow to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill  GatesThe Code Breaker by Walter IsaacsonA Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2021
235th out of 1,030 books — 225 voters

The Rush for Black Diamonds, Volume One by George Walters-SleyonThe Rush for Black Diamonds, Volume Two by George Walters-SleyonThe Frontlines of Peace by Severine AutesserreI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyHappiness Becomes You by Tina   Turner
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 2020s
318th out of 804 books — 172 voters
Slouching Towards Utopia by J. Bradford DeLongButler to the World by Oliver BulloughA Brief History of Equality by Thomas PikettyAs Gods Among Men by Guido   AlfaniThe Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton
Economics Published in Decade: 2020s
159th out of 260 books — 31 voters

Consequences of Capitalism by Noam ChomskyA People’s Green New Deal by Max AjlLessons from the Edge by Marie YovanovitchDemocracy In Deficit by James M. BuchananThe Cost of My Faith by Jack Phillips
Politics Published in Year: 2021
151st out of 288 books — 32 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  BrysonThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanSingle at Heart by Bella DePaulo
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
243rd out of 1,358 books — 1,426 voters

Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Four Winds by Kristin HannahA ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. MaasThe Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Best Books of 2021
855th out of 1,444 books — 1,637 voters

Emma Revived by Kirsten MilesUnworthy Republic by Claudio SauntThe Barbizon by Paulina BrenMaiden Voyages by Siân EvansOlympic Pride, American Prejudice by Deborah Riley Draper
History Published in Decade: 2020s
49th out of 180 books — 47 voters
Happiness Becomes You by Tina   TurnerBullet Holes by Norrin M. RipsmanAuthor in Chief by Craig FehrmanFateful Destiny by Marshall AndersDemocracy In Deficit by James M. Buchanan
Politics Published in Decade: 2020s
80th out of 308 books — 37 voters

Privileged Victims by Eddie ScarryCan't Stop Won't Stop by Jeff ChangThe Salon of Exiled Artists in California by Núria AñóBring Back Our Girls by Drew HinshawDoom by Niall Ferguson
Culture Published in Decade: 2020s
1st out of 18 books — 5 voters
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2453rd out of 3,043 books — 5,579 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best History Books
2225th out of 4,110 books — 4,728 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)
6077th out of 6,429 books — 8,213 voters

Democracy In Deficit by James M. BuchananEverybody Dance by Daryl EasleaGrassland by Richard ManningHobophobia by Bill BoudierUnlearning by Charles L. Briggs
The Politics Of...
123rd out of 155 books — 7 voters
The Doom Pussy by Elaine ShepardThe Deluxe Transitive Vampire by Karen Elizabeth GordonThree-Bladed Doom by Robert E. HowardRun For Doom by Henry KaneCrack of Doom by Leo Bruce
"Doom"
157th out of 205 books — 14 voters