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Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussDr. Julie Visits Cowboy Mike and Winston by Michael Eastwood
Favorite picture books
520 books — 376 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerBeastly by Alex FlinnThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanBeauty by Robin McKinleyA Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn
Fractured/ Retellings Fairytales
281 books — 284 voters

Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay BalochAI Doctor by Ronald M. RazmiAI 2041 by Kai-Fu LeeA Brief History of Intelligence by Max Solomon BennettThe Book of Why by Judea Pearl
Future Technology (nonfiction)
158 books — 226 voters
The Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherBetween Death & Life by Dolores CannonThe Ra Contact by Donald Tully ElkinsBlood River by Tim ButcherThe Ra Material by James Allen McCarty
Unique Nonfiction Books
325 books — 207 voters

The Art and Craft of Screenwriting by Shelly FromeThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.On Writing by Stephen KingEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussBird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Best Writing Reference
204 books — 198 voters
The Cat From The Moon by T.E.C. BuchananThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The Readers' Choice; 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime
608 books — 157 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingThe Emotion Thesaurus by Angela AckermanThe Positive Trait Thesaurus by Angela AckermanThe Negative Trait Thesaurus by Angela AckermanSave the Cat by Blake Snyder
Best How To Writing Books
99 books — 82 voters
The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, 2 Vols ... by Herbert ColeridgeMerriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary by Merriam-WebsterCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary by Elizabeth WalterThe Official Scrabble Players Dictionary by Merriam-WebsterWebster's Third New International Dictionary by Philip Babcock Gove
Best Dictionaries of the English Language
97 books — 81 voters

Color and Light by James GurneySteal Like an Artist by Austin KleonUnderstanding Comics by Scott McCloudFigure Drawing by Michael HamptonImaginative Realism by James Gurney
Art Reference books for Illustrators and Animators
214 books — 81 voters
Lauren Conrad Style by Lauren ConradThe Teen Vogue Handbook by Teen VogueSeventeen Ultimate Guide to Style by Ann ShoketAlexander McQueen by Andrew BoltonShella City by Bader N. S.
Fashion ~ Style
89 books — 71 voters

The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
History of disease
167 books — 71 voters
A-Ma Alchemy of Love by Nataša PantovićThe Unwords by Non NomenMorning Fuel by Rebecca Faye Smith GalliFaerie Unfolding by The Silver ElvesWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl Wiggins
Essentiality Esoteric & Irreverent
36 books — 44 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareAnimal Farm by George OrwellAlice in Wonderland by Jane Carruth
Books referenced by musicians
156 books — 43 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensGreat Expectations by Charles DickensThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Book List from "How to Read Literature Like a Professor"
107 books — 30 voters

Imaginative Realism by James GurneyArthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Arou... by Tony DiTerlizziColor and Light by James GurneyDragon Art by Graeme AymerJohn Howe Fantasy Art Workshop by John Howe
Best Books For Fantasy Artists
30 books — 29 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Book Mentioned Books
150 books — 29 voters

The STREAM TONE by T. GillingTubes by Andrew BlumSo You Want to Vlog? by Andrea ValeriaDigicrimination – Those are the Good Times by H.Okan TansuNew Space Capitalism by Rainer Zitelmann
The Internet (Non-Fiction)
29 books — 23 voters
Read and Speak Arabic for Beginners by Jane WightwickAlif Baa by Kristen BrustadFirst Arabic Reader bilingual for speakers of English by Saher Ahmed SalamaArabic Verbs & Essentials of Grammar by Jane WightwickThe Arabic Alphabet by Nicholas Awde
Best books for learning Arabic
16 books — 19 voters

Understanding Comics by Scott McCloudHow to Draw Comics the Marvel Way by Stan LeeSteal Like an Artist by Austin KleonAnimation 1 by Preston BlairBlitz the Big Book of Cartooning by Bruce Blitz
Great books for Character Design
47 books — 19 voters
Sim One by Tom AhernFiction à la Carte by Paska D.The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela AckermanBig Book of Unique Names for Characters by Aimard R.MaknedaBook Title Bible by Scott Lorenz
Writing
41 books — 19 voters

Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyThe Foxhunter by Dr Andrew J Rynne
End of Life Plans and Preperations
3 books — 14 voters
The STREAM TONE by T. GillingWeaving the Web by Tim Berners-LeeJulian Assange The Unauthorised Autobiog by Julian AssangeFuture Perfect by Steven JohnsonThe Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It by Jonathan L. Zittrain
The World Wide Web (Non-Fiction)
12 books — 10 voters

The STREAM TONE by T. GillingFrom GSM to LTE-Advanced Pro and 5G by Martin Sauter5G Physical Layer by Ali ZaidiIPv6 Deployment and Management by Michael DooleyThe Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It by Jonathan L. Zittrain
Telecommunications (Non-Fiction)
46 books — 10 voters
The STREAM TONE by T. GillingGreat Principles of Computing by Peter J. DenningHome Networking All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies by Eric GeierSmartphone Media Production by Robb WallaceUnderstanding Computers by Deborah Morley
Personal Computing (Non-Fiction)
6 books — 9 voters

Sus-sous at The Ballet by Collette RitzWriting Dancing in the Age of Postmodernism by Sally BanesRantin' Pipe and Tremblin' String by George S. EmmersonThe Ballet Lover's Companion by Zoë AndersonBallerina Birdies by Marina Yamamoto
Dance Reference
12 books — 8 voters
Evolution Architectural Design Using Grasshopper by Min-Gyu SeolGeometry of Design by Kimberly ElamThe Scallop by Ian CoxDigital Sangaku, Part II by Jean ConstantWhy Old Places Matter by Thompson M. Mayes
Design Composition
34 books — 7 voters

Space Settlements by Richard D. JohnsonCosmopolis by Howard MansfieldYour Flying Car Awaits by Paul MiloThe Usborne Book of the Future by Kenneth W. Gatland2010 by Geoffrey Hoyle
Retrofuturism (nonfiction)
29 books — 6 voters
Our National Forests by Greg M. PetersThe National Parks by Dayton DuncanThat Wild Country by Mark KenyonElizabeth's Mountain by Lucille GuarinoNational Geographic Atlas of the National Parks by Jonathan Waterman
Best Books about America's Public Lands
63 books — 4 voters

English Idioms Vocabulary 2022 Complete Edition by Premier English Learning Pu...English C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency Smart Vocabulary by Premier English Learning Pu...Fluent Forever by Gabriel WynerFluent in 3 Months by Benny LewisThe Glamour of Grammar by Roy Peter Clark
Bücher zum Englisch Lernen
129 books — 3 voters
Electronics for Kids by Oyvind Nydal DahlThe Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn IgguldenThe Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. BuchananThe New Way Things Work by David MacaulayThe Young Adventurer's Guide to (Almost) Everything by Ben Hewitt
The VFD Children's Library
35 books — 2 voters

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