Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Brett (50 Lists)



Meditations by Marcus AureliusThe Republic by PlatoAn Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John LockeDiscourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes
Knowledge
218 books — 151 voters
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,221 books — 8,063 voters

Economics in One Lesson by Henry HazlittThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. HayekMan, Economy, and State (with) Power and Market by Murray N. RothbardMeltdown by Thomas E. Woods Jr.How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes by Peter D. Schiff
Best Economics Books
450 books — 519 voters
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Science Fiction
3,642 books — 6,891 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Apocalypse: It's Over, Dude.
626 books — 772 voters
The Nibelungenlied by Unknown
World's Greatest Epics
204 books — 133 voters

The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Republic by PlatoDeclaration of Independence, Constitution of the United State... by Founding FathersCommon Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings by Thomas PaineThe Art of War by Sun Tzu
The Most Influential Books
1,480 books — 5,281 voters
The Revolution by Ron PaulThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonThe Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the Uni... by Founding FathersAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. Hayek
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
934 books — 1,097 voters

The Law by Frédéric BastiatPersonal Injuries by Scott Turow
BEST BOOKS FOR LAW STUDENTS
252 books — 179 voters
Catechism of the Catholic Church by Catholic ChurchJesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVICatholic Christianity by Peter KreeftCatholicism and Fundamentalism by Karl KeatingTheology for Beginners by Frank Sheed
Books that explain the Catholic faith
160 books — 76 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Belgariad Boxed Set by David EddingsThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienDragonlance Chronicles by Margaret Weis
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,138 books — 25,661 voters
The Crystal Shard by R.A. SalvatoreThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienMagician by Raymond E. FeistThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Heroic Fantasy
718 books — 1,397 voters

Essays on political economy by Frédéric BastiatBureaucracy by Ludwig von MisesThe Church and the Market by Thomas E. Woods Jr.Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market by Murray N. RothbardHuman Action by Ludwig von Mises
The Austrian School of Economics
100 books — 120 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,382 books — 119,599 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThis Perfect Day by Ira LevinFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyV for Vendetta by Alan MooreAnthem by Ayn Rand
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,728 books — 25,943 voters
Meltdown by Thomas E. Woods Jr.
My Country, the Enemy
393 books — 341 voters

The Revolution by Ron PaulThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. HayekCommon Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings by Thomas PaineAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandEconomics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt
Best Conservative Books
522 books — 318 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThis Perfect Day by Ira Levin
Best Dystopian Fiction of All Time
458 books — 1,292 voters

Crisis and Leviathan by Robert HiggsThe Constitution of Liberty by Friedrich A. HayekHuman Action by Ludwig von MisesFor a New Liberty by Murray N. RothbardMan, Economy, And State by Murray N. Rothbard
Best Libertarian Books
385 books — 287 voters
The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas MertonCatechism of the Catholic Church by Catholic ChurchJesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVIThe New American Bible by AnonymousSumma Theologica by Thomas Aquinas
Roman Catholic Reading
583 books — 273 voters


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