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
146 books — 39 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
242 books — 60 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
176 books — 194 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
2,391 books — 2,178 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerLilith's Brood by Octavia E. ButlerKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Feminist Science Fiction Books
251 books — 423 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
595 books — 520 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
2,057 books — 2,354 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
1,986 books — 3,673 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
171 books — 126 voters
The Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsFads and Fallacies in the Name of Science by Martin GardnerBad Astronomy by Philip PlaitWhy People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer
Classics for Skeptics
28 books — 24 voters