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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
22nd out of 1,930 books — 3,629 voters
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterChaos by James GleickThe Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas TalebThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Information by James Gleick
Complexity
2nd out of 163 books — 165 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)
371st out of 6,270 books — 8,165 voters
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterFermat's Enigma by Simon SinghFlatland by Edwin A. AbbottThe Code Book by Simon SinghZero by Charles Seife
Best Books About Mathematics
42nd out of 454 books — 674 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
41st out of 590 books — 496 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanLongitude by Dava Sobel
History of Science
36th out of 487 books — 293 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
8105th out of 32,714 books — 124,327 voters
Complexity by Melanie MitchellSync by Steven H. StrogatzChaos by James GleickGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterA New Kind of Science by Stephen Wolfram
Complex Systems (networks, ecology, etc.)
3rd out of 62 books — 39 voters

Cosmos by Carl SaganSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman1984 by George OrwellA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
A Nerd's Guide to Reading
21st out of 255 books — 76 voters
Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. CormenStructure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold AbelsonThe C Programming Language by Brian W. KernighanThe Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set by Donald Ervin KnuthThe Pragmatic Programmer by Andy Hunt
Essential Books of Computer Science
39th out of 206 books — 327 voters

Pro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Elegant Universe by Brian GreeneThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul Ola
Awesome Science Books
9th out of 221 books — 71 voters
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanThe Math Olympian by Richard HoshinoGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyHeavenly Mathematics by Glen van Brummelen
Books Scientists Should Read Before The Age of 20
19th out of 183 books — 84 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanLongitude by Dava Sobel
Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize
21st out of 128 books — 73 voters
The Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterCosmos by Carl Sagan
New Scientist Top 25 Most Influential Popular Science Books
15th out of 43 books — 81 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightMaster of the Senate by Robert A. Caro
Pulitzer Prize General Nonfiction Winners and Finalists
11th out of 140 books — 37 voters
Cosmos by Carl SaganNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. Feynman
Books Read By Photon In A Double Slit In His Lifetime
29th out of 401 books — 32 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
5943rd out of 15,162 books — 15,880 voters
Genius by James GleickChaos by James GleickScience and Philosophy by Alfred North WhiteheadThe Genome by Sergei LukyanenkoAtomic Accidents by James Mahaffey
Humble Book Bundle: Brain Wave
2nd out of 30 books — 6 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Changed My World
900th out of 3,292 books — 3,304 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
15888th out of 78,685 books — 293,219 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanReady Player One by Ernest ClineMind Change by Susan A. GreenfieldChaos by James Gleick
Appels en Peren Show
5th out of 26 books — 5 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Books To Frame Thinking
547th out of 1,370 books — 1,588 voters

The Grammar of Graphics by Leland WilkinsonAn Introduction to Statistical Learning by Gareth JamesAdvanced R by Hadley WickhamThe Misbehavior of Markets by Benoît B. MandelbrotThe Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Well Rounded Data Scientist
16th out of 82 books — 9 voters
Chaos by James GleickLa humanizacion del espacio urbano by Jan GehlThe Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsThe Image of the City by Kevin LynchCities for People by Jan Gehl
Books That Every Urbanist Should Read At Least Twice
1st out of 13 books — 9 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth Schmitt
Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
1504th out of 4,149 books — 1,542 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Blind Watchmaker by Richard DawkinsGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootBad Science by Ben Goldacre
Science Books for the Non-Scientist
8th out of 17 books — 7 voters

Rebel Yell by S.C. GwynneEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneSeabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandDeep Work by Cal NewportCervantes and Modernity by E.C. Graf
Barbara Oakley Learning How to Learn Book Recommendations
6th out of 100 books — 5 voters
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGo the Fuck to Sleep by Adam MansbachThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. Valente
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
4165th out of 7,945 books — 2,089 voters

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanCái vô hạn trong lòng bàn tay by Trịnh Xuân ThuậnA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingChaos by James GleickThe Elegant Universe by Brian Greene
Khoa Học - Khám Phá
4th out of 21 books — 6 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Beasts of Success by Jasun EtherThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
4036th out of 10,607 books — 6,140 voters

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