A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,832 books — 3,586 voters
The Signal and the Noise by Nate SilverThe Elements of Statistical Learning by Trevor HastieMoneyball by Michael   LewisThe Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. TufteAn Introduction to Statistical Learning by Gareth James
Data Science - Learning About Data
133 books — 121 voters

Math Curse by Jon ScieszkaHow Much Is a Million? by David M. SchwartzInfinity and Me by Kate HosfordOne Grain of Rice by DemiIf You Made a Million by David M. Schwartz
Children's Picture Books on Mathematics
102 books — 24 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
447 books — 665 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootLab Girl by Hope JahrenSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonAlien Earths by Lisa KalteneggerRosalind Franklin by Brenda Maddox
Women in Science
326 books — 103 voters

Hackers by Steven LevyThe Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford StollGhost in the Wires by Kevin D. MitnickWe Are Anonymous by Parmy OlsonKingpin by Kevin Poulsen
Hacker nonfiction
65 books — 95 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 KnuthDesign Patterns by Erich Gamma
Essential Books of Computer Science
200 books — 306 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MooreThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
4,291 books — 7,877 voters


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