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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiBeing Mortal by Atul GawandeThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeComplications by Atul Gawande
Best Books for Medical Students
404 books — 576 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Post-Trump Big Questions Canon
524 books — 276 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Books That Make You Go "Hmm"
369 books — 187 voters
Mind Fields by Julia FultonWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl WigginsA History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand RussellShit my History Teacher DID NOT tell me! by Karl WigginsThe Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato
Introductions to Philosophy
58 books — 68 voters

Mind Fields by Julia FultonThe Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirSeven Beyond by Stella AtriumA Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary WollstonecraftThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Philosophy Written By Women
227 books — 64 voters
Tithing and Giving by J.A. CoxFrom Buddha to Jesus by Steve CioccolantiWhy Pro-Life? by Randy AlcornHumility by C.J. MahaneyRadical by David Platt
Christian Engagement in Culture
170 books — 59 voters

The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb Tsipursky
Humanity's best current picture of reality
51 books — 48 voters
Religion Explained by Pascal BoyerThe Evolution of Gods by Ajay KansalSupernatural Agents by Ilkka PyysiäinenThe Belief Instinct by Jesse BeringIn Gods We Trust by Scott Atran
Essential Readings in the Cognitive Science of Religion
111 books — 39 voters

The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. WellsThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin1984 by George OrwellNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Orphan Black
109 books — 30 voters
The Consolation of Philosophy by BoethiusSumma Theologica by Thomas AquinasThe History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of MonmouthEcclesiastical History of the English People by BedeThe Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan
Medieval thought from the university to the café
170 books — 25 voters

The Shallows by Nicholas CarrUprooted by Peter J. BoniThe Soul Snatchers by Richard SanfordDigital Madness by Nicholas KardarasThe Circle by Dave Eggers
Books that Challenge Big Tech and the Digital Age
41 books — 24 voters
The Secret of Our Success by Joseph HenrichGrooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language by Robin I.M. DunbarDarwin's Unfinished Symphony by Kevin N. LalandGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondNot by Genes Alone by Peter J. Richerson
Cultural Evolution & Biological Evolution
80 books — 14 voters

Uprooted by Peter J. BoniSeeing Like a State by James C. ScottInformation Doesn't Want to Be Free by Cory DoctorowEating Ethically by Jonathan K. CraneThe Ugly Fight by R.S. Amblee
Science and Tech Ethics
33 books — 14 voters
Uprooted by Peter J. BoniMore than a Glitch by Meredith BroussardAlgorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja NobleRace After Technology by Ruha BenjaminInvisible Women by Caroline Criado Pérez
Data Ethics & Society
14 books — 13 voters

The Noble Edge by Christopher GilbertUprooted by Peter J. BoniThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootPredictably Irrational by Dan ArielyFevers, Feuds, and Diamonds by Paul Farmer
Moral Science
35 books — 9 voters
Uprooted by Peter J. BoniThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySweethearts by Sara ZarrSmile for the Camera by Kelle James
12 Books that Taught Me Something in High School
13 books — 7 voters

Rabbit Island by Jörg SteinerGwen the Rescue Hen by Leslie CrawfordSprig the Rescue Pig by Leslie CrawfordThat's Not My Momma's Milk! VEGAN BOARD BOOK by Julia BarcalowEating Animals is Weird VEGAN BOARD BOOK by Bryony Sumner
The Reality of Animal Agriculture in Children's Books
57 books — 7 voters
Absurd Incredulity. Inconceivable Calamity by Mark ComstockDas Kapital by Karl MarxWho Banged the Big Bang! by Prabha KaranThink Like a Stoic by Ken MogiRealising The All (God?) Journeying into Feelings and Beyond by Winfried Sedhoff
Best Philosophy Books of All Time
16 books — 7 voters

The Philanthropist Handbook by Clay M. GraysonEnlightenment Now by Steven PinkerMeditation Time by Laurent GrenierThe Big Picture by Sean CarrollLa vie revisitée by Laurent Grenier
Naturalistic Happiness
33 books — 7 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerUnwind by Neal ShustermanThe Jigsaw Man by Larry Niven
Walking Transplant
14 books — 6 voters

The Western Canon by Harold BloomNotes Towards The Definition Of Culture by T.S. EliotPhaedrus by PlatoThe intimate philosophy of art by John ArmstrongCulture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold
Roger Scruton's Bibliographies
100 books — 6 voters
Moral Dilemmas by Philippa FootProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirSophie’s Choice by William StyronWild Swans by Jung ChangThe Trolley Problem Mysteries by Frances Myrna Kamm
Trolleyology
41 books — 6 voters

Uprooted by Peter J. BoniSuffering-Focused Ethics by Magnus VindingParfit's Ethics by Richard Yetter ChappellOn What Matters, Vol. 2 by Derek ParfitOn What Matters by Derek Parfit
Ethics for Effective Altruists
19 books — 6 voters
Wolf Sanctuary by Chuck RineerAllowed to Grow Old by Isa LeshkoMy Gentle Barn by Ellie LaksAnimal Kingdoms by National Geographic SocietyThe Chimpanzees of Gombe by Jane Goodall
Animal Sanctuaries (Non-Fiction)
67 books — 4 voters

Strategic Action for Animals by Melanie JoyFor the Prevention of Cruelty by Diane L. BeersStriking at the Roots by Mark HawthorneCulture and Activism by Elizabeth CherryVoices for Animal Liberation by Brittany Michelson
Animal Rights Activism (Non-Fiction)
87 books — 3 voters
Writing for Animals by John YunkerAnimal Biographies by Éric BaratayNarratology Beyond the Human by David HermanCreaturely Forms in Contemporary Literature by Dominic O'KeyAnimals in Literary Education by John Drew
Writing Animals (Non-fiction)
55 books — 1 voter

Run, Spot, Run by Jessica PierceHow Shelter Pets are Brokered for Experimentation by Allie PhillipsDisposable Animals by Craig BrestrupSlaves of Our Affection by Charles DantenThe Puppy Mill Years by Tara Couture
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Pets (Non-Fiction)
76 books — 1 voter
The New Ethics by J. Howard MooreThe Universal Kinship by J. Howard MooreFair Treatment for Animals by Ernest BellThe Creed of Kinship by Henry Stephens SaltKilling for Sport by Henry Stephens Salt
Animal Advocacy, Vol 2: 1900 - 1950 (Non-Fiction)
53 books — 1 voter

The Elements of Moral Philosophy by James RachelsEthics by Simon BlackburnPractical Ethics by Peter SingerThe Republic by PlatoThe Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
The Moral Philosophy Pathway
15 books — 1 voter
The Duty of Mercy by Humphrey PrimattThe Antivivisection Question by Frances Power CobbeA Vindication of Natural Diet by Percy Bysshe ShelleyBetter World Philosophy by J. Howard MooreThe Cry of Nature; Or, an Appeal to Mercy and to Justice, on ... by John Oswald
Animal Advocacy, Vol. 1: Pre-1900 (Non-Fiction)
81 books — 1 voter

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