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Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovOutliers by Malcolm GladwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,071 books — 2,066 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,137 books — 1,542 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonQuiet by Susan CainThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
1,988 books — 1,307 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
1,197 books — 954 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Most influential books under 100 pages
251 books — 922 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)
1,351 books — 642 voters

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanPredictably Irrational by Dan ArielyBlink by Malcolm GladwellThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellQuiet by Susan Cain
Behaviour change and social psychology: how people make decisions
267 books — 572 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Ultimate Human Secrets - The Hidden Power in our Mysterio... by Ramzi NajjarThe You Beyond You by Ramzi NajjarTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Best Horizon Expanding Books
923 books — 554 voters

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam SmithThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. HayekGeneral Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard KeynesDas Kapital by Karl MarxDebt by David Graeber
Best Economics Books
451 books — 520 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellU.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. Hayek
Best Books For Freedom Lovers
802 books — 489 voters

Outliers by Malcolm GladwellFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichBlink by Malcolm Gladwell
Sociology Books
557 books — 416 voters
I Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingLean In by Sheryl SandbergThe Reason I Jump by Naoki HigashidaDrift by Rachel Maddow
Books Rec'd By The Daily Show
339 books — 276 voters

The Big Short by Michael LewisToo Big to Fail by Andrew Ross SorkinLiar's Poker by Michael LewisAll the Devils are Here by Bethany McLeanFault Lines by Raghuram G. Rajan
Understanding the Financial Crisis 2008
164 books — 250 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonCradle to Cradle by William McDonoughThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Urban Homestead by Kelly CoyneThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Being "Green"
388 books — 237 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnAmerica (The Book) by Jon StewartMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1776 by David McCullough
The Daily Show Reading Club
342 books — 234 voters
The You Beyond You by Ramzi NajjarThe Ultimate Human Secrets - The Hidden Power in our Mysterio... by Ramzi NajjarThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb Tsipursky
Essential Reads For Health, Wealth and Happiness: How To Know What You Do Not Know
189 books — 229 voters

Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan BurroughThe Big Short by Michael LewisLiar's Poker by Michael LewisWhen Genius Failed by Roger LowensteinToo Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin
Business History
442 books — 191 voters
1984 by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenAnimal Farm by George Orwell
The Best Social Studies Library List
235 books — 175 voters

Gulp by Mary RoachI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiThe Psychopath Test by Jon RonsonZealot by Reza AslanDad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan
The Colbert Report and The Daily Show
129 books — 152 voters
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichEvicted by Matthew DesmondJourney to the West by Biao WangMaid by Stephanie LandThe Working Poor by David K. Shipler
Books on Poverty and Inequality
218 books — 117 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherTithing and Giving by J.A. CoxEchoes in the Walls by Katrina MorganThe Year of Living Biblically by A.J. JacobsThe Trigger by Tim Butcher
Memoirs of Experiments
238 books — 112 voters
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThis Changes Everything by Naomi KleinThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
How Capitalism Destroys Everything
205 books — 92 voters

The Premonition by Michael LewisAnatomy of COVID Calamity by Widad AkreyiThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul OlaThe Pendulum has Swung too far by Karl WigginsFeel Me by James Hudson
COVID-19 Pandemic
151 books — 76 voters
This Changes Everything by Naomi KleinThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul OlaBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySiddhartha by Hermann HesseSteppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
Best Books to Wake Us Out of Our Collective Slumber
252 books — 74 voters

Detroit by Charlie LeDuffMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesDetroit by Dan GeorgakasDetroit City Is the Place to Be by Mark BinelliOnce In A Great City by David Maraniss
Detroit (fiction and nonfiction)
165 books — 69 voters
The Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsWhy Buddhism Is True by Robert WrightMeditations by Marcus AureliusDarwin's Dangerous Idea by Daniel C. Dennett
Sam Harris' Recommended Reading
190 books — 65 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 Unwinding by George PackerDark Money by Jane MayerListen, Liberal by Thomas FrankBullies by Ben ShapiroStrangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild
Why Trump Won: Understanding the 2016 Electorate
231 books — 55 voters

Buses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonFour Hundred Souls by Ibram X. KendiYou'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber RuffinStuck Improving by Decoteau J. IrbySomebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
2021 Nonfiction Books by African-Americans
155 books — 34 voters
Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonSteve Jobs by J.T. OwensiWoz - Computer Geek to Cult Icon by Steve WozniakThe Pixar Touch by David A. PriceDelivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
Top Business Biographies
96 books — 33 voters

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