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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiBeing Mortal by Atul GawandeThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeComplications by Atul Gawande
Best Books for Medical Students
409 books — 584 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Post-Trump Big Questions Canon
522 books — 276 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Books That Make You Go "Hmm"
368 books — 188 voters
Mind Fields by Julia FultonWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl WigginsA History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand RussellShit my History Teacher DID NOT tell me! by Karl WigginsThe Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato
Introductions to Philosophy
58 books — 63 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
172 books — 61 voters
Mind Fields by Julia FultonThe Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirSeven Beyond by Stella AtriumA Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary WollstonecraftThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Philosophy Written By Women
229 books — 61 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
Humanity's best current picture of reality
52 books — 49 voters
Religion Explained by Pascal BoyerThe Evolution of Gods by Ajay KansalSupernatural Agents by Ilkka PyysiäinenThe Belief Instinct by Jesse BeringIn Gods We Trust by Scott Atran
Essential Readings in the Cognitive Science of Religion
111 books — 40 voters

The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. WellsThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin1984 by George OrwellNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Orphan Black
109 books — 30 voters
The Shallows by Nicholas CarrUprooted by Peter J. BoniThe Soul Snatchers by Richard SanfordReality Hacked by Sergey BerezkinDigital Madness by Nicholas Kardaras
Books that Challenge Big Tech and the Digital Age
50 books — 29 voters

The Consolation of Philosophy by BoethiusSumma Theologica by Thomas AquinasThe History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of MonmouthEcclesiastical History of the English People by BedeThe Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan
Medieval thought from the university to the café
170 books — 23 voters
The Secret of Our Success by Joseph HenrichGrooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language by Robin I.M. DunbarDarwin's Unfinished Symphony by Kevin N. LalandGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondNot by Genes Alone by Peter J. Richerson
Cultural Evolution & Biological Evolution
80 books — 14 voters

Uprooted by Peter J. BoniSeeing Like a State by James C. ScottInformation Doesn't Want to Be Free by Cory DoctorowEating Ethically by Jonathan K. CraneThe Ugly Fight by R.S. Amblee
Science and Tech Ethics
33 books — 14 voters
Uprooted by Peter J. BoniMore than a Glitch by Meredith BroussardAlgorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja NobleThe Code Between Us by Dwaine McMaughRace After Technology by Ruha Benjamin
Data Ethics & Society
15 books — 14 voters

The Noble Edge by Christopher GilbertUprooted by Peter J. BoniThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootPredictably Irrational by Dan ArielyFevers, Feuds, and Diamonds by Paul Farmer
Moral Science
35 books — 9 voters
1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Something Intellectual
65 books — 9 voters

Uprooted by Peter J. BoniThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySweethearts by Sara ZarrSmile for the Camera by Kelle James
12 Books that Taught Me Something in High School
13 books — 7 voters
The Western Canon by Harold BloomNotes Towards The Definition Of Culture by T.S. EliotPhaedrus by PlatoThe intimate philosophy of art by John ArmstrongCulture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold
Roger Scruton's Bibliographies
101 books — 7 voters

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerUnwind by Neal ShustermanThe Jigsaw Man by Larry Niven
Walking Transplant
14 books — 6 voters
Moral Dilemmas by Philippa FootProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirSophie’s Choice by William StyronWild Swans by Jung ChangThe Trolley Problem Mysteries by Frances Myrna Kamm
Trolleyology
41 books — 6 voters

Uprooted by Peter J. BoniSuffering-Focused Ethics by Magnus VindingParfit's Ethics by Richard Yetter ChappellOn What Matters, Vol. 2 by Derek ParfitOn What Matters by Derek Parfit
Ethics for Effective Altruists
19 books — 6 voters
Rabbit Island by Jörg SteinerThat's Not My Momma's Milk! VEGAN BOARD BOOK by Julia BarcalowNo Green Eggs Or Ham by Flora LeeSaving Jasper by Nigel GrayCalvin the Curious Calf by Aleah Sal
The Reality of Animal Agriculture in Children's Books
56 books — 5 voters

Wolf Sanctuary by Chuck RineerAllowed to Grow Old by Isa LeshkoMy Gentle Barn by Ellie LaksAnimal Kingdoms by National Geographic SocietyThe Chimpanzees of Gombe by Jane Goodall
Animal Sanctuaries (Non-Fiction)
68 books — 4 voters
Strategic Action for Animals by Melanie JoyFor the Prevention of Cruelty by Diane L. BeersStriking at the Roots by Mark HawthorneCulture and Activism by Elizabeth CherryVoices for Animal Liberation by Brittany Michelson
Animal Rights Activism (Non-Fiction)
91 books — 3 voters

The Animal That Therefore I Am by Jacques DerridaWriting for Animals by John YunkerAnimal Biographies by Éric BaratayNarratology Beyond the Human by David HermanCreaturely Forms in Contemporary Literature by Dominic O'Key
Writing Animals (Non-fiction)
60 books — 2 voters
Romantic Satanism by Peter A. SchockIntroduction to Romantic Satanism by Michael Osiris SnuffinThe Satanic Epic by Neil ForsythThe Little Book of Satanism by La CarminaCompassionate Satanism by Lilith Starr
The Neo-Romantic Satanic Corpus: A Curated Bibliography for Neo-Romantic Satanism Studies: Part II - Analytical Works
80 books — 2 voters

The Algorithm by Hilke SchellmannThe Code Between Us by Dwaine McMaughLiterary Theory for Robots by Dennis Yi TenenArtificial Unintelligence by Meredith BroussardYour Face Belongs to Us by Kashmir Hill
Insights on AI
6 books — 2 voters
Run, Spot, Run by Jessica PierceSlaves of Our Affection by Charles DantenHow Shelter Pets are Brokered for Experimentation by Allie PhillipsDisposable Animals by Craig BrestrupThe Puppy Mill Years by Tara Couture
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Pets (Non-Fiction)
79 books — 1 voter

The New Ethics by J. Howard MooreThe Universal Kinship by J. Howard MooreFair Treatment for Animals by Ernest BellThe Creed of Kinship by Henry Stephens SaltKilling for Sport by Henry Stephens Salt
Animal Advocacy, Vol 2: 1900 - 1950 (Non-Fiction)
58 books — 1 voter
Better World Philosophy by J. Howard MooreThe Cry of Nature; Or, an Appeal to Mercy and to Justice, on ... by John OswaldA Vindication of Natural Diet by Percy Bysshe ShelleyThe Antivivisection Question by Frances Power CobbePorphyry by G. Clarke
Animal Advocacy, Vol. 1: Pre-1900 (Non-Fiction)
83 books — 1 voter

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