Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Vicarious Thrills
393 books — 421 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
1,859 books — 2,017 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksOutliers by Malcolm GladwellBlink by Malcolm GladwellThe Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Radiolab Suggested Readings
180 books — 240 voters

An-Ya and Her Diary by Diane René ChristianAdoption Stories by Janine Myung JaAdoption Is a Lifelong Journey by Kelly DiBenedettoWhen We Become Ours by Shannon GibneyVoices Unheard by Lisa Coppola LMHC
transracial adoption
62 books — 56 voters
Adoption Is a Lifelong Journey by Kelly DiBenedettoAwakening East by Johanna GartonVoices Unheard by Lisa Coppola LMHCThe Search for Mother Missing by Janine VanceAdoption History 101 by Janine Myung Ja
International adoption
33 books — 20 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,849 books — 121,115 voters
The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanTales of the City by Armistead MaupinCult Girls by Natalie GrandThe Covert Buccaneer by S. Lucia Kanter St. AmourThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Best Books Set in San Francisco
169 books — 124 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeBonk by Mary RoachGulp by Mary Roach
Modern Medical Science (nonfiction)
251 books — 120 voters