Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm GladwellFactfulness by Hans RoslingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Bill Gates Booklist
123rd out of 289 books — 206 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonMy Inventions by Nikola TeslaThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinDemocracy in America by Alexis de TocquevilleThe Double Helix by James D. Watson
Books White People Really Need To Read
68th out of 194 books — 16 voters

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
1694th out of 1,830 books — 2,220 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
6794th out of 7,688 books — 14,216 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?
3715th out of 4,046 books — 2,114 voters
The Forgotten Man by Amity ShlaesHeroic Vision by Charles S. OltonThe Story of Art by E.H. GombrichThe Most Powerful Idea in the World by William RosenGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Fresh History Perspectives
4th out of 10 books — 2 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondLongitude by Dava Sobel
Most Engaging Scientific Nonfiction
148th out of 368 books — 285 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThe Information by James GleickThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Bookicious
50th out of 102 books — 4 voters

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanWhat If? by Randall MunroeThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillSteve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonThe Art of War by Sun Tzu
Bill Gates' Recommendations I
50th out of 100 books — 3 voters

Bad Blood by John Carreyrou21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah HarariSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanEducated by Tara Westover
The Bill Gates Book List
57th out of 81 books — 8 voters
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariFactfulness by Hans RoslingLife 3.0 by Max TegmarkShould We Eat Meat? by Vaclav SmilI Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong
Bill Gates' Top 10 Books about Technology, 2019
11th out of 11 books — 2 voters

The Beginning of Infinity by David DeutschWhere Is My Flying Car? by J. Storrs HallEnlightenment Now by Steven PinkerProgress - Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future by Johan NorbergThe Rise and Fall of American Growth by Robert J. Gordon
Roots of Progress
46th out of 97 books — 1 voter