From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyCadillac Desert by Marc ReisnerDirt by William Bryant LoganBasin and Range by John McPheeThe Control of Nature by John McPhee
Earth Sciences and Environment
10th out of 151 books — 26 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
37th out of 137 books — 35 voters

The Secret Knowledge of Water by Craig ChildsA Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue ParkAssembling California by John McPheeAnnals of the Former World by John McPheeThe Pine Barrens by John McPhee
Nonfiction Books about Earth and Water
4th out of 11 books — 4 voters
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondToms River by Dan Fagin
Pulitzer Winners & Shortlist - General Non-Fiction
17th out of 100 books — 7 voters

From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonOrigins by Lewis DartnellThe Invention of Nature by Andrea WulfEvolution by Donald R. Prothero
Best Popular Geology Books on Goodreads
28th out of 66 books — 21 voters
Wild by Cheryl StrayedInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonTravels with Charley by John SteinbeckAmerican Buffalo by David Mamet
100 of the Best Travel & Adventure Audiobooks
88th out of 100 books — 7 voters

From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Map That Changed the World by Simon WinchesterAnnals of the Former World by John McPheeBasin and Range by John McPhee
Best Geology Books
96th out of 128 books — 88 voters
From Doctor to Healer by Erica M. Elliott MDMedicine and Miracles in the High Desert by Erica M. ElliottFrom Doctor to Healer by Erica M. Elliott M.D.From Mountains to Medicine by Erica M. ElliottBorn Free by Joy Adamson
Plains, Savannahs, Prairies, and Grasslands,
106th out of 351 books — 48 voters

Say Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightCatch and Kill by Ronan FarrowThese Truths by Jill LeporeBehind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
Journalism - The New Yorker
95th out of 142 books — 24 voters
Tides by Jonathan WhiteThe Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve BrusatteThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonTimefulness by Marcia Bjornerud
Popular Science Books for EPS SCI 1
46th out of 100 books — 3 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan EganLongitude by Dava SobelEager by Ben GoldfarbA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Excellent Science Writing
66th out of 181 books — 12 voters
The Living Medicine by Lina ZeldovichThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettSide Effects by Alison BassThe Elements of Power by David S. AbrahamTrauma and Madness in Mental Health Services by Noel Hunter
Science Journalism
21st out of 23 books — 7 voters

The God of the Woods by Liz MooreRemarkable Creatures by Tracy ChevalierThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyThe Last Devil to Die by Richard OsmanBlack Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
[ATY 2025] Digging Up the Past
163rd out of 277 books — 64 voters


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