The Deficit Myth by Stephanie KeltonSlouching Towards Utopia by J. Bradford DeLongButler to the World by Oliver BulloughA Brief History of Equality by Thomas PikettyAs Gods Among Men by Guido   Alfani
Economics Published in Decade: 2020s
63rd out of 155 books — 24 voters
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
91st out of 243 books — 37 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
198th out of 1,212 books — 963 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
412th out of 1,015 books — 204 voters
The Frontlines of Peace by Severine AutesserreHappiness Becomes You by Tina   TurnerA Promised Land by Barack ObamaI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyThe Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 2020s
298th out of 689 books — 119 voters

Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse by William NeumanThe Barbizon by Paulina BrenMaiden Voyages by Siân EvansThe Splendid and the Vile by Erik LarsonUnworthy Republic by Claudio Saunt
History Published in Decade: 2020s
34th out of 152 books — 24 voters
Happiness Becomes You by Tina   TurnerAuthor in Chief by Craig FehrmanFateful Destiny by Marshall AndersBlackout by Candace OwensSpeaking for Myself by Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Politics Published in Decade: 2020s
78th out of 306 books — 30 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
Consequences of Capitalism by Noam ChomskyA People’s Green New Deal by Max AjlLessons from the Edge by Marie YovanovitchThe Reckoning by Mary L. TrumpWe Are Bellingcat by Eliot Higgins
Politics Published in Year: 2021
229th out of 287 books — 26 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
2366th out of 2,930 books — 5,469 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
972nd out of 1,436 books — 1,620 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
1904th out of 3,758 books — 3,792 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)
5908th out of 6,241 books — 8,068 voters

Hobophobia by Bill BoudierUnlearning by Charles L. BriggsStars and Shadows by Saladin AmbarEnlightenment in an Age of Destruction by Christopher BrittThe Politics of Heritage in Indonesia by Marieke Bloembergen
The Politics Of...
88th out of 120 books — 2 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