Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterTuring's Mistake by Peter J. DenningThe Ego Tunnel by Thomas MetzingerNineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness by Patrick  HouseHow to Create a Mind by Ray Kurzweil
Philosophy of Mind
18th out of 221 books — 120 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
157th out of 360 books — 73 voters

Encounters with Living Language by Christina  DonnellThe Complete Books of Charles Fort by Charles FortThe Tao of Physics by Fritjof CapraEntangled Minds by Dean RadinThe Dancing Wu Li Masters by Gary Zukav
The Fortean Bookshelf
49th out of 327 books — 34 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsCosmos by Carl SaganGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best General Science Books
310th out of 598 books — 524 voters

A Stone's Throw by Wayne   EdwardsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
My Favorite Books
849th out of 2,170 books — 648 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Independent Reader Fiction
134th out of 191 books — 55 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakDivergent by Veronica RothThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Your Top 5 Reads in 2013
1027th out of 1,297 books — 1,098 voters
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgWhat If It's Us by Becky AlbertalliWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Who What Why When Where How
692nd out of 2,400 books — 223 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
58558th out of 80,032 books — 297,944 voters
The Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherThe Book by Alan W. WattsFreedom from the Known by J. KrishnamurtiThe Field by Lynne McTaggartThe Synchronicity Key by David Wilcock
consciousness expansion
134th out of 146 books — 112 voters

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Talents by Octavia E. ButlerThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinManifesting from the Soul by Malti  PatelConversations with Octavia Butler by Octavia E. Butler
Earthseed Recommended Reading
21st out of 65 books — 3 voters