Stiff by Mary RoachSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonLongitude by Dava Sobel
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
6th out of 1,836 books — 2,231 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Medicine and Literature
8th out of 1,947 books — 2,086 voters

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
26th out of 1,925 books — 3,619 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)
59th out of 6,260 books — 8,073 voters

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiBeing Mortal by Atul GawandeThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeComplications by Atul Gawande
Best Books for Medical Students
4th out of 409 books — 584 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootSalt by Mark KurlanskyEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
You Read a Book about What?
15th out of 4,102 books — 2,285 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonQuiet by Susan CainThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
12th out of 2,093 books — 1,462 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
13th out of 1,238 books — 1,033 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesThe Prize by Daniel Yergin
Pulitzer Winners: General Non-fiction
6th out of 85 books — 343 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
9th out of 485 books — 289 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
262nd out of 7,718 books — 14,310 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
3363rd out of 77,650 books — 289,901 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
2338th out of 32,321 books — 123,260 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor Bombov1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Books that most influenced you
60th out of 2,657 books — 1,246 voters
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Gene by Siddhartha MukherjeeBeing Mortal by Atul GawandeThe Panic Virus by Seth MnookinGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Science Based Medicine Recommends
1st out of 133 books — 102 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
16th out of 590 books — 495 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K.  RitzThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Top 10 for the Reading Challengers
2243rd out of 6,135 books — 4,751 voters

A New Earth by Eckhart TolleWay of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan MillmanWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauThe Beasts of Success by Jasun EtherThe Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Thought Provoking
105th out of 2,929 books — 1,612 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonFirst Time Dad by James        MacdonaldThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor Bombov
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
168th out of 4,356 books — 2,487 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
489th out of 10,566 books — 5,917 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Modern Science Nonfiction
7th out of 455 books — 309 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth SchmittWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
The Last 10 Nonfiction Books I Read
131st out of 2,992 books — 1,154 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsUna historia de ayer by Sergio CoboCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Seasonal Reading Challenge Recommended Books
2312th out of 6,494 books — 4,913 voters

Breaking the Bias of English by Vivian ProbstThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
favorite non-fiction
170th out of 2,889 books — 1,316 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Smart Summer Reads
2146th out of 13,213 books — 11,196 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
1796th out of 15,355 books — 17,195 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K.  Ritz
Recommended by Reading Challengers
2524th out of 6,234 books — 4,796 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeBonk by Mary RoachGulp by Mary Roach
Modern Medical Science (nonfiction)
3rd out of 252 books — 124 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinDivergent by Veronica Roth
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
2301st out of 14,327 books — 15,141 voters

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