1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
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1,469 books — 1,751 voters
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Great Chinese Historical Fiction
221 books — 278 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiShōgun by James ClavellNorwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Japanese Fiction
416 books — 332 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  BrysonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanLongitude by Dava Sobel
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490 books — 301 voters

The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaShantaram by Gregory David RobertsSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
India
1,042 books — 903 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonHunger by Knut Hamsun
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,215 books — 1,261 voters
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70 books — 18 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,262 books — 11,770 voters
Blink by Malcolm GladwellIs He Ever Going to Leave His Wife?  by Martess DowlingGames People Play by Eric BerneThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
50 Psychology Classics
55 books — 26 voters



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