Bird by Bird by Anne LamottThe New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty EdwardsThe $100 Startup by Chris GuillebeauLet's Get Digital by David GaughranMeditation for Beginners by Jack Kornfield
The Best How-To's
32 books — 14 voters
The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook by Cheryl DayMastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia ChildBarefoot Contessa Back to Basics by Ina GartenBarefoot Contessa Family Style by Ina GartenThe Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee Rosso
All-Time Favorite Cookery Books
266 books — 30 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Polymorph by Max NowazHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Deep Sky by Yume KitaseiExordia by Seth Dickinson
Kept Me Up All Night
557 books — 380 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
78,358 books — 292,121 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,567 books — 123,993 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanLongitude by Dava Sobel
History of Science
487 books — 292 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootSalt by Mark KurlanskyEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
You Read a Book about What?
4,138 books — 2,456 voters