The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Best Books about Industrial Farming
39 books — 9 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Comfy Books
5 books — 1 voter

Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson
Best Philosophical Literature
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,915 books — 4,917 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonFast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,222 books — 8,062 voters
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
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Food of the Gods by Terence McKenna
Paradigm Shifting Books from Rewilders
118 books — 27 voters
The Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieThe Book by Alan W. Watts
Best Books for Self Improvement
18 books — 37 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,868 books — 7,001 voters

True Hallucinations by Terence McKennaThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom WolfePrometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson
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31 books — 30 voters
Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson
Five books that shaped how I think
22 books — 16 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Weirdest Books Ever
1,189 books — 1,184 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
In the Post Fact Era
135 books — 43 voters

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Books that Changed the Way You View Life
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Best Altered States and More
62 books — 54 voters

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Best Books Ever
74,969 books — 278,112 voters