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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonLongitude by Dava Sobel
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,825 books — 2,212 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovStiff by Mary RoachOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,046 books — 2,043 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Medicine and Literature
1,845 books — 2,005 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFoundation by Isaac AsimovLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Best Space Opera
1,081 books — 1,788 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth Schmitt
Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
4,091 books — 1,496 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Host by Stephenie MeyerCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica Roth
Best Sci-Fi/Futuristic Romance
1,439 books — 1,395 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariQuiet by Susan CainThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
1,990 books — 1,282 voters

Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate HunterHeretical Fishing by Haylock JobsonBeing a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara PascoeThe Three Witches and the Master by Max NowazA Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes
All Sorts Favourites
1,518 books — 1,282 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertOn Destiny by Aileen ErinLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyNot Till We Are Lost by Dennis E. TaylorLight Bringer by Pierce Brown
Space Opera
835 books — 1,073 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
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonCoraline by Neil GaimanHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Trippy Books
843 books — 897 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsOn Basilisk Station by David WeberA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodTrading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
Best Science Fiction Books with Female Main Characters
898 books — 893 voters
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeySilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Best Nature Books
1,155 books — 778 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsFoundation by Isaac AsimovDune by Frank HerbertRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
best hard science fiction
394 books — 720 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
449 books — 667 voters

Divergent by Veronica RothInsurgent by Veronica RothUglies by Scott WesterfeldThe Host by Stephenie MeyerDelirium by Lauren Oliver
Best Books About Nanotechnology
182 books — 659 voters
I, Robot by Isaac AsimovDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Books on Artificial Intelligence
421 books — 657 voters

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 — 638 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George Orwell
Works of Pure Genius
727 books — 576 voters

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksHow the Mind Works by Steven PinkerThe Blank Slate by Steven PinkerThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Best Cognitive Science Books
408 books — 491 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsCosmos by Carl SaganGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best General Science Books
582 books — 488 voters

Neuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickReady Player One by Ernest ClineCount Zero by William Gibson
Best cyberpunk books
212 books — 452 voters
Hopebreaker by Dean F. WilsonThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Subtle Knife by Philip PullmanThe Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanSoulless by Gail Carriger
Best Steampunk and Gaslight Works
313 books — 420 voters

Outliers by Malcolm GladwellFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichBlink by Malcolm Gladwell
Sociology Books
556 books — 414 voters
Mindset by Carol S. DweckZero To Infinite by Shivam ShuklaOutliers by Malcolm GladwellConnect for Classroom Success by R. Janet WalravenLIAM by R. Janet Walraven
Growth Mindset
406 books — 371 voters

Salt by Mark KurlanskyAt Home by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Histories of the Everyday
368 books — 336 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Modern Science Nonfiction
443 books — 299 voters

Blindsight by Peter WattsHyperion by Dan SimmonsShip of Fools by Richard Paul RussoLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyDead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Space Horror
326 books — 292 voters
The Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodThe Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangLove on the Brain by Ali HazelwoodThe Love Theorem by Camilla IsleyLove, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Romance Novels with STEM Heroines
326 books — 271 voters

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