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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
1,930 books — 3,629 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonFirst Time Dad by James MacdonaldLean In by Sheryl SandbergThe Path of Lies and Riddles by J.N.M. Verboekend
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,469 books — 2,833 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
1,872 books — 2,253 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
1,978 books — 2,206 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank Patrick HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFoundation by Isaac AsimovLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Best Space Opera
1,139 books — 1,891 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherQuiet by Susan CainThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
2,151 books — 1,636 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
4,138 books — 1,537 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
1,617 books — 1,476 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
1,453 books — 1,397 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSingle at Heart by Bella DePauloThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,277 books — 1,227 voters

Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyOn Destiny by Aileen ErinNot Till We Are Lost by Dennis E. TaylorLight Bringer by Pierce Brown
Space Opera
863 books — 1,123 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
905 books — 909 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
854 books — 908 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
1,160 books — 866 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
443 books — 865 voters
The Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherThe Ra Contact by Donald Tully ElkinsSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovBetween Death & Life by Dolores CannonTechno-Cultural Rivalry by Frank Trommler
Underground Knowledge (fiction and nonfiction)
1,422 books — 788 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
485 books — 715 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
454 books — 675 voters

Divergent by Veronica RothInsurgent by Veronica RothUglies by Scott WesterfeldThe Host by Stephenie MeyerDelirium by Lauren Oliver
Best Books About Nanotechnology
185 books — 661 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
748 books — 630 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
420 books — 517 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
590 books — 496 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
224 books — 455 voters
Salt by Mark KurlanskyAt Home by Bill BrysonTHE AMERICAN TRANSLATOR by Ahmed AlshuwaikhatGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Histories of the Everyday
378 books — 434 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
315 books — 423 voters
Mindset by Carol S. DweckThe CodeBreaker Mindset by Chitra NawbattThe 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil BloomHidden Potential by Adam M. GrantWild Courage by Jenny Wood
Growth Mindset
443 books — 422 voters

Outliers by Malcolm GladwellFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichBlink by Malcolm Gladwell
Sociology Books
562 books — 420 voters
Every 9 Minutes by Christina VitaglianoThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
Modern Science Nonfiction
469 books — 384 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
338 books — 312 voters
The Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodThe Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangLove on the Brain by Ali HazelwoodLove, Theoretically by Ali HazelwoodThe Love Theorem by Camilla Isley
Romance Novels with STEM Heroines
309 books — 299 voters

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