Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterThe Ego Tunnel by Thomas MetzingerNineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness by Patrick  HouseHow to Create a Mind by Ray KurzweilThe Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose
Philosophy of Mind
17th out of 209 books — 104 voters
The Complete Books by Charles FortThe Tao of Physics by Fritjof CapraEntangled Minds by Dean RadinDancing Wu Li Masters by Gary ZukavQuantum Enigma by Bruce Rosenblum
The Fortean Bookshelf
48th out of 321 books — 25 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
314th out of 414 books — 75 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
302nd out of 590 books — 495 voters

Harry 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 LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
My Favorite Books
848th out of 2,169 books — 580 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
135th out of 192 books — 56 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 — 1,092 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
685th out of 2,394 books — 221 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
56890th out of 77,860 books — 290,505 voters
The Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherThe Power of Now by Eckhart TolleJourneys Out of the Body by Robert A. MonroeBe Here Now by Ram DassThe Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
consciousness expansion
91st out of 102 books — 128 voters

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Talents by Octavia E. ButlerThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinConversations with Octavia Butler by Octavia E. ButlerReligion is Not about God by Loyal Rue
Earthseed Recommended Reading
20th out of 64 books — 2 voters