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Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxBlack Fire by William Kely McClung
Underground Knowledge (fiction and nonfiction)
1,348 books — 639 voters
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer AshleyTempt Me at Twilight by Lisa KleypasWhen Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa JamesMine Till Midnight by Lisa KleypasIt Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
Brainy/Genius Romantic Heroes
548 books — 603 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Host by Stephenie MeyerThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Amazing books that don't involve vampires
337 books — 175 voters
Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay BalochGhost in the Wires by Kevin D. MitnickSocial Engineering by Christopher HadnagyCountdown to Zero Day by Kim ZetterThe Art of Deception by Kevin D. Mitnick
Information Security, Penetration Testing, Social Engineering, Counter-Intelligence, Hacker/Hacking Culture and History.
122 books — 117 voters

All Systems Red by Martha WellsExit Strategy by Martha WellsRogue Protocol by Martha WellsArtificial Condition by Martha WellsThe Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Fiction with an AI as main character or romantic interest (no cyborgs)
181 books — 114 voters
The 231 Club by J. BartellThe Spy and the Traitor by Ben MacintyreA Spy Among Friends by Ben MacintyreAgent Zigzag by Ben MacintyreThe Ghost by Jefferson Morley
Best Espionage Books (nonfiction)
157 books — 107 voters

Science and Spiritual Practices by Rupert SheldrakePro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb Tsipursky
Top Psychology
104 books — 68 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
Non-Fiction for Intelligent Readers
87 books — 59 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryDragons Don't Dance Ballet by Jennifer Carson
Favorite Female Characters
88 books — 43 voters
Spy... for Nobody! by Basel Saneebجاسوس من أجل لا أحد by Basel SaneebSpy... for Nobody! Sixteen Years in the Syrian Intelligence by Basel SaneebGCHQ by Richard J. AldrichDragnet Nation by Julia Angwin
Surveillance
80 books — 21 voters

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesKing Street Run by V.R. LingEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardThe Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller
High IQ books
92 books — 20 voters
The Ethnic Phenomenon by Pierre L. van den BergheTWAS The Year 2020 by Karl WigginsAffirmative Action Hoax by Steven FarronPaved with Good Intentions by Jared TaylorThe Dispossessed Majority by Wilmot Robertson
Ethnic Conflict
447 books — 20 voters

Never Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondRelativity by Albert EinsteinThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe End of Night by Paul Bogard
Well Rounded Education
60 books — 15 voters
The Art of an Enlightened Woman by Sarah VoldengThe Focus Equation by Thinker MindsetThe Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf DobelliAn Optimized Workforce by Curtis EvansDeep Listening by Emily Kasriel
Functional Non-Fiction
5 books — 12 voters

The Dragon Dreamer by J.S. BurkeThe Mountain in the Sea by Ray NaylerHow Forests Think by Eduardo KohnOther Minds by Peter Godfrey-SmithMetazoa by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Cephalopod Reading List
12 books — 7 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardHarry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer YudkowskyBioterror! by Laurence E. DahnersArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferWood Sprites by Wen Spencer
Pre-Teen Genius
7 books — 4 voters

This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends by Nicole PerlrothDark Mirror by Barton GellmanPermanent Record by Edward SnowdenCountdown to Zero Day by Kim ZetterIk weet je wachtwoord by Daniël Verlaan
Gehackt! A Storytel Original series
96 books — 3 voters
ZeroZeroZero by Roberto SavianoSecuring the City by Christopher DickeyNarconomics by Tom WainwrightCharged by Emily BazelonMachine Learning by Ethem Alpaydin
Fighting Smugling and Crunching Data
24 books — 2 voters

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroRun Program by Scott MeyerHalo by Frank O'ConnorSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Artificial Beings
4 books — 2 voters
The Mindful Brain by Arnon LevyFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Revelations by Erik HoelDark Matter by Blake CrouchOrdinary People by Judith Guest
Important Neuroscience and Mind related Topics in Fictions
5 books — 2 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Final Six by Alexandra MonirCinder by Marissa MeyerScythe by Neal ShustermanThe Iron Trial by Holly Black
Books with Brainiac Females
5 books — 2 voters
John F. Kennedy by Michael O'BrienBitter Fruit by Stephen C. SchlesingerFidel by Tad SzulcBay of Pigs by Peter WydenThe Man Who Kept The Secrets by Thomas Powers
Blowback Season 2 Bibliography
90 books — 2 voters

I am the rainbow and the rainbow is me by Alice McSweeneyThis Beach Is Loud! by Samantha CotterillViolet by Flynn BeanA Day With No Words by Tiffany HammondGabby's Glimmers by Alice McSweeney
Children's Picture Books about Characters with Autism/ADHD/Dyslexia/Bipolar/Depression/Down Syndrome/Sensory/Emotional/Intellectual Disabilities
24 books — 2 voters
Calling Bullshit by Carl T. BergstromZeroZeroZero by Roberto SavianoNarconomics by Tom WainwrightIntelligence Analysis by Robert M. ClarkMachine Learning by Ethem Alpaydin
Data, smugling og etterretning
26 books — 1 voter

The Player of Games by Iain M. BanksUse of Weapons by Iain M. BanksThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire NorthThe Just City by Jo WaltonUnderstand by Ted Chiang
Battle of wits
21 books — 1 voter
Summa technologiae by Stanisław LemThe Knowledge Machine by Michael StrevensThe Epistemic Life of Groups by Michael S. BradyThe Engines of Cognition by LessWrongEmpire and Communications by Harold A. Innis
PIBBSS Library
71 books — 1 voter

Selling the Korean War by Steven CaseyKorea's Place in the Sun by Bruce CumingsGeneral Dean's Story by William F. DeanAmerican Caesar by William ManchesterKorea's Grievous War by Su-Kyoung Hwang
Blowback Season 3 Bibliography
54 books — 1 voter
Sideshow by William ShawcrossThe Price of Power by Seymour M. HershBrother Enemy by Nayan ChandaA Bright Shining Lie by Neil SheehanRed Brotherhood at War by Grant Evans
Blowback Season 5 Bibliography
51 books — 1 voter

The Black Cloud by Fred HoyleStories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangSolaris by Stanisław LemBlindsight by Peter WattsThe Q Continuum by Greg Cox
Non-anthropomorphic Intelligences in Fiction
67 books — 1 voter
The Dead Boy Detectives by Ed BrubakerThe Sandman, Vol. 4 by Neil GaimanRetribution by C.M. SutterThis Monster of Mine by Shalini AbeysekaraDead Boy Detectives by Pornsak Pichetshote
Psychic, Spectral or Magical Crime Solvers in Fiction
21 books — 1 voter

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