Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
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785 books — 1,402 voters
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanOutliers by Malcolm GladwellBlink by Malcolm GladwellQuiet by Susan CainPredictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
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797 books — 1,346 voters

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneROADMAP FOR A BRILLIANT LIFE by Elaine Yarbrough & Bob BensonThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Best Self Help Books
2,374 books — 2,660 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Medicine and Literature
2,050 books — 2,289 voters

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Progressive Reads
1,084 books — 759 voters

Demography is Politics by Joanne RodriguesModern Living and Its Discontents by Stephen C. HoenigmannBody Talk by Jane M. UssherCelebrity Culture by Ellis CashmoreEscape from Freedom by Erich Fromm
Best Sociology Books
89 books — 39 voters
No Logo by Naomi KleinAmusing Ourselves to Death by Neil PostmanThe Overspent American by Juliet B. SchorThe Status Seekers by Vance PackardShiny Objects by James A. Roberts
Consumerism
116 books — 35 voters

1984 by George OrwellIn the Midst of Plenty by Marybeth ShinnIn the Midst of Plenty by Marybeth ShinnIn the Midst of Plenty by Marybeth ShinnGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
The Best Social Studies Library List
243 books — 209 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirBad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Women & Gender Studies
1,492 books — 588 voters


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