Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonFirst Time Dad by James        MacdonaldLean In by Sheryl Sandberg
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,562 books — 3,261 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
Naked Economics by Charles WheelanThe Prize by Daniel YerginThe Great Depression by Benjamin RothWhile America Aged by Roger LowensteinBusiness Success Secrets, Principles, Formulas & Ethos by Daryl Urbanski
From Planet Money
18 books — 11 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
44 books — 26 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
125 books — 146 voters

The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsMade in Russia by Michael IdovGrunt by Mary RoachPacking for Mars by Mary RoachOriginal Copies by Bianca Bosker
99% Invisible books (nonfiction)
104 books — 20 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