Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderDiary of a Freedom Writer by Darrius GarrettThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonForces for Good by Leslie R.  CrutchfieldThe Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell
Nonprofit callings and careers
39 books — 41 voters
Shadow of a Survivor by John Walker PattisonMe and My Shadow by John Walker PattisonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
Public Health
232 books — 231 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm GladwellFactfulness by Hans RoslingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Bill Gates Booklist
289 books — 209 voters