John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best History Books
4,034 books — 4,521 voters
Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandEinstein by Walter IsaacsonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best Biographies
1,780 books — 3,059 voters

The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsGod Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensThey Told Us To Just Believe by Daniel J FriedrichThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganThe Portable Atheist by Christopher Hitchens
What is Atheism About?
147 books — 91 voters
The Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganCosmos by Carl SaganBad Science by Ben GoldacreWhy People Believe Weird Things by Michael ShermerThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
A Skeptic's Library
170 books — 126 voters

The Love of a Dog by Jo ProutyThe Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryPoseidon's Steed The Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality by Helen ScalesThe Secret Life of Lobsters by Trevor CorsonKraken by Wendy   Williams
Biology Of Your Favorite Animal
256 books — 140 voters
Cosmos by Carl SaganA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootPale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
Science Writing
289 books — 148 voters

A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Elegant Universe by Brian GreeneThe Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian GreenePale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
Cosmology
218 books — 199 voters
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksHow the Mind Works by Steven PinkerThe Blank Slate by Steven PinkerThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Best Cognitive Science Books
427 books — 526 voters


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