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
57th out of 243 books — 38 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
63rd out of 256 books — 27 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSingle at Heart by Bella DePaulo
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
223rd out of 1,310 books — 1,448 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
419th out of 1,029 books — 218 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 AutesserreHappiness Becomes You by Tina   TurnerI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 2020s
306th out of 700 books — 162 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 178 books — 46 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
2440th out of 3,028 books — 5,543 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
979th out of 1,440 books — 1,627 voters

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerJohn Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best History Books
2167th out of 4,047 books — 4,627 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)
6000th out of 6,332 books — 8,174 voters

Everybody Dance by Daryl EasleaGrassland by Richard ManningHobophobia by Bill BoudierUnlearning by Charles L. BriggsThe Politics of Big Fantasy by John C. McDowell
The Politics Of...
121st out of 153 books — 4 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