An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam SmithThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. HayekGeneral Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard KeynesDas Kapital by Karl MarxDebt by David Graeber
Best Economics Books
451 books — 519 voters
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin GrahamOne Up On Wall Street by Peter LynchA Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. MalkielThe Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. BogleCommon Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings by Philip A. Fisher
Best Investment Books
125 books — 231 voters

Einstein by Walter IsaacsonGenius by James GleickThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. KuhnTesla by Margaret CheneySurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman/What Do You Care What Other... by Richard P. Feynman
Scientists and Philosophers
233 books — 157 voters
Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandEinstein by Walter IsaacsonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best Biographies
1,665 books — 2,945 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,235 books — 8,066 voters

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
3,718 books — 3,755 voters