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
897 books — 1,178 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodThe Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
Cli-Fi: Climate Change Fiction
418 books — 616 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
1,461 books — 5,286 voters

Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck by HamkaThe Merchant of Stories by Dipa SanataniFloating on a Malayan Breeze by Sudhir Thomas VadakethThis Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta ToerAngkor and the Khmer Civilization by Michael D. Coe
Best Southeast Asia Nonfiction
158 books — 70 voters
Tortoise Stew by P.C. ZickMagic America by C.E. MedfordCatori's Worlds by Murielle CyrTrails in the Sand by P.C. ZickA Sudden Light by Garth Stein
Environmental Novels
74 books — 98 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Modern Science Nonfiction
448 books — 303 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Best Environmental Books
1,073 books — 1,200 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
583 books — 489 voters
Hitchcock/Truffaut by François TruffautEasy Riders, Raging Bulls by Peter BiskindPictures at a Revolution by Mark  HarrisRebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,... by Robert RodríguezThe Great Movies by Roger Ebert
Books ABOUT Movies
836 books — 273 voters

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
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,293 books — 1,425 voters