Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWatership Down by Richard  AdamsAnimal Farm by George OrwellBlack Beauty by Anna SewellThe Call of the Wild by Jack London
Best Books About Animals
94th out of 1,847 books — 1,855 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)
289th out of 6,236 books — 8,067 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonAspergirls by Rudy SimoneNo You Don't by Sparrow Rose JonesTwirling Naked in the Streets and No One Noticed by Jeannie Davide-RiveraNothing is Right by Michael Scott Monje Jr.
Neurodiversity Books
21st out of 304 books — 248 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonAspergirls by Rudy SimoneThinking In Pictures by Temple GrandinBorn on a Blue Day by Daniel TammetHating Jesse Harmon by Robin Mimna
Books About Autism (fiction and nonfiction)
11th out of 164 books — 124 voters

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinMarley and Me by John GroganA Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce CameronScent of the Missing by Susannah CharlesonJames Herriot's Dog Stories by James Herriot
Dog Lovers List
19th out of 364 books — 243 voters
The Other End of the Leash by Patricia B. McConnellFor the Love of a Dog by Patricia B. McConnellDon't Shoot the Dog! by Karen PryorBefore and After Getting Your Puppy by Ian DunbarInside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz
Best Dog Psychology and Training Books
8th out of 90 books — 39 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanAtonement by Ian McEwanLife of Pi by Yann MartelDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Best Books of 2001
70th out of 556 books — 284 voters
Beyond the Austic Plateau - A Parent's Story and Practical He... by Stephen PitmanThere's More Than One Way Home by Donna LevinThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Autistic Brain by Temple GrandinAutism - What Do You Need To Know? A Parent's Guide To Autism... by Raymond le Blanc
Best Books for Autism
12th out of 158 books — 133 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovOutliers by Malcolm GladwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
653rd out of 4,128 books — 2,106 voters
A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Story of My Life by Helen KellerFlannery O'Connor by Flannery O'ConnorAnimals in Translation by Temple GrandinSeabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
Books by Disabled authours
4th out of 130 books — 30 voters

Joy & Sorrow by Peter Sean DalyThe Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryThe Horse by Wendy   WilliamsInside of a Dog by Alexandra HorowitzHow to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog) by Lee Alan Dugatkin
Animal Science for Adults
11th out of 272 books — 89 voters
ALS Saved My Life ... until it didn't by Jenni Kleinman BerebitskyHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldEl Deafo by Cece Bell
Books Written by Disabled Authors
27th out of 405 books — 170 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Mind
84th out of 436 books — 462 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
1074th out of 5,281 books — 4,502 voters

Whole Whale by Karen YinBlack Beauty by Anna SewellThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Incredible Journey by Sheila BurnfordWhite Fang by Jack London
All about Animals
31st out of 403 books — 101 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
103rd out of 413 books — 75 voters

Dewey by Vicki MyronAll Things Wise and Wonderful by James HerriotMaking Rounds with Oscar by David DosaThe Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryThe Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
Animal Non-Fiction
23rd out of 282 books — 18 voters
Watership Down by Richard  AdamsBlack Beauty by Anna SewellCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteAnimal Farm by George OrwellInto the Wild by Erin Hunter
Best Animal-Themed Books
142nd out of 614 books — 488 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
7306th out of 31,966 books — 121,369 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases  by Paul OlaStiff by Mary RoachThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Best Medical Non-fiction
10th out of 60 books — 37 voters

Walking Wild by Jose A NevesSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Overstory by Richard PowersThe Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte
Best Popular Nature Books on Goodreads
221st out of 303 books — 58 voters

Paper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanMs. Marvel, Vol. 1 by G. Willow WilsonThe Cookbook Collector by Allegra GoodmanGenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack WeatherfordThe Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke
Books That Ought to be on More Best Of Lists
11th out of 100 books — 4 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteBlack Beauty by Anna SewellWatership Down by Richard  AdamsAnimal Farm by George OrwellDewey by Vicki Myron
Best Animal Books
90th out of 455 books — 191 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootLab Girl by Hope JahrenSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonAlien Earths by Lisa KalteneggerInvisible Women by Caroline Criado Pérez
Women in Science
90th out of 329 books — 107 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySiddhartha by Hermann HesseTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books that make you think.
378th out of 1,131 books — 1,107 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonLook Me in the Eye by John Elder RobisonNeuroTribes by Steve SilbermanThinking In Pictures by Temple GrandinHating Jesse Harmon by Robin Mimna
autism: fiction AND non-fiction
81st out of 254 books — 234 voters
All Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotAfter by Bruce  GreysonThe Treeline by Ben RawlenceWesley the Owl by Stacey O'BrienThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Science Non-Fiction
10th out of 116 books — 10 voters

NeuroTribes by Steve SilbermanThinking In Pictures by Temple GrandinThe Autistic Brain by Temple GrandinAspergirls by Rudy SimoneOdd Girl Out by Laura    James
Autism Non-Fiction
15th out of 115 books — 24 voters
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot by John CallahanTwirling Naked in the Streets and No One Noticed by Jeannie Davide-RiveraCrip Theory by Robert McRuerIllness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors by Susan SontagExile and Pride by Eli Clare
disability studies
25th out of 192 books — 46 voters

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