Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittBorn To Rise by Lorna  BlakeA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  BrysonLean In by Sheryl SandbergFirst Time Dad by James        Macdonald
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,710 books — 3,515 voters

Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill  BrysonWild by Cheryl StrayedEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Ultimate Backpacking Novels
480 books — 1,149 voters
The Gap by Sriram SaravananThe Effortless Investor by Sriram SaravananThe Richest Man in Babylon by George S. ClasonRich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. KiyosakiThe Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
From Planet Money
36 books — 31 voters

Never Split the Difference by Chris VossNonviolent Communication by Marshall B. RosenbergThe Righteous Mind by Jonathan HaidtA Manual for Creating Atheists by Peter BoghossianRationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky
Street Epistemology
45 books — 27 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariThe Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan
Thoughtful Reads / Book Club
126 books — 146 voters

The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsPacking for Mars by Mary RoachGood Flag, Bad Flag by Ted KayeOriginal Copies by Bianca BoskerTraffic by Tom Vanderbilt
99% Invisible books (nonfiction)
104 books — 23 voters
Country Ham by Steve CoomesSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanLesser Beasts by Mark EssigThe Third Plate by Dan Barber
Food for Thought Book Club (USA)
167 books — 30 voters