The Long Arc of Training by Dorene BalmerBeyond Diagnosis by R.E. Geffner MDWhat's Your Assessment? by Barbara BielanAlzheimer's Disease by Mary T. NewportOrganizational Behavior by Stephen P. Robbins
Educational Books for Nurses
145 books — 38 voters
The Midwife by Jennifer WorthWe Band of Angels by Elizabeth M. NormanAnd If I Perish by Evelyn M. MonahanLife Support by Suzanne GordonA Nurse's Story by Tilda Shalof
Real Nurses
241 books — 59 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm GladwellCosmos by Carl SaganA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Best Pop Science Books
174 books — 189 voters
An Accidental Philanthropist by Winsome Dunn McIntoshSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonNew Space Capitalism by Rainer ZitelmannQuiet by Susan Cain
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
2,252 books — 1,957 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinLilith's Brood by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Feminist Science Fiction Books
242 books — 415 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
591 books — 512 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
2,013 books — 2,269 voters
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
1,952 books — 3,636 voters

The Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganCosmos by Carl SaganBad Science by Ben GoldacreWhy People Believe Weird Things by Michael ShermerThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
A Skeptic's Library
170 books — 126 voters
The Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsBad Astronomy by Philip PlaitWhy People Believe Weird Things by Michael ShermerFlim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions by James Randi
Classics for Skeptics
28 books — 26 voters