John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
3,700 books — 3,733 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Nebula Award for Best Novel
63 books — 393 voters

The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwinالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,283 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 — 127 voters

The Stand by Stephen  King1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
This Is the End...
998 books — 1,593 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanHyperion by Dan Simmons
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,614 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
1,837 books — 3,601 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Martian by Andy WeirOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,209 books — 8,953 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction
3,652 books — 6,971 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,750 books — 25,988 voters


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