The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily DickinsonLeaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanShakespeare's Sonnets by William ShakespeareThe Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. EliotAriel by Sylvia Plath
Best Poetry Books
3,095 books — 2,752 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
593 books — 515 voters

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiBeing Mortal by Atul GawandeThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeComplications by Atul Gawande
Best Books for Medical Students
435 books — 666 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingAlien Earths by Lisa KalteneggerThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsCosmos by Carl Sagan
Get Smart!
262 books — 122 voters

A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauNature Calls Outside My Window, A Collection of Poems and Sto... by Suzanne  CottrellA Walk in the Woods by Bill  BrysonDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Best Nature Books
1,175 books — 1,004 voters

Graceling by Kristin CashoreThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasAlanna by Tamora PiercePoison Study by Maria V. SnyderVampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,872 books — 19,007 voters
Salt by Mark KurlanskyAt Home by Bill  BrysonThe American Translator by Ahmed AlshuwaikhatGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Histories of the Everyday
380 books — 434 voters

The Power of Now by Eckhart TolleFrom Darkness Into Light by A. HelwaSecrets of Divine Love by A. HelwaA New Earth by Eckhart TolleThe Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
Healing & Spirituality
1,056 books — 1,514 voters
Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIVZen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu SuzukiWhen Things Fall Apart by Pema ChödrönPeace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
A Buddhist Reading List
939 books — 1,226 voters


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