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 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
210th out of 1,254 books — 1,065 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
415th out of 1,015 books — 207 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 McCurdyHow to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 2020s
295th out of 688 books — 122 voters

Unworthy Republic by Claudio SauntThe Barbizon by Paulina BrenMaiden Voyages by Siân EvansOlympic Pride, American Prejudice by Deborah Riley DraperThe Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
History Published in Decade: 2020s
47th out of 176 books — 25 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
2421st out of 2,990 books — 5,508 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
974th out of 1,440 books — 1,624 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
2047th out of 3,901 books — 3,989 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)
5934th out of 6,267 books — 8,079 voters

Everybody Dance by Daryl EasleaGrassland by Richard ManningHobophobia by Bill BoudierUnlearning by Charles L. BriggsStars and Shadows by Saladin Ambar
The Politics Of...
104th out of 136 books — 3 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