Big Books of 2026

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The Republic by PlatoThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliCritique of Pure Reason by Immanuel KantThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. KuhnThe Will to Power by Friedrich Nietzsche
Knowledge
216 books — 142 voters
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR by American Psychiatric Associ...The Gift of Therapy by Irvin D. YalomLove's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom
Books Every Psychology and/or Counseling Doctoral Student Should Read
1,350 books — 1,471 voters

The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Books White People Need to Read
1,306 books — 1,560 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Bird by Bird by Anne LamottWriting Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Best Books on Writing
798 books — 1,327 voters

The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago PressPractical English Usage by Michael SwanThe American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language by Joseph P. PickettGarner's Modern American Usage by Bryan A. Garner
Recommended for all writers in English.
67 books — 30 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,279 books — 1,420 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
1,207 books — 952 voters
The Constitution of the United States of America by Founding FathersThe Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the Uni... by Founding FathersThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnCollected Writings by Thomas Paine
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
935 books — 1,099 voters

The Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggThe Brain that Changes Itself by Norman DoidgeBuddha's Brain by Rick HansonThe Mind & the Brain by Jeffrey M. SchwartzNineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness by Patrick House
Neuroplasticity
70 books — 138 voters
A Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauA Collection Of Essays by George OrwellThe Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert CamusArguably by Christopher Hitchens
Best/Favorite Books of Essays
554 books — 248 voters

Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIVZen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu SuzukiWhen Things Fall Apart by Pema ChödrönPeace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
A Buddhist Reading List
906 books — 1,180 voters