Outliers by Malcolm GladwellFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichBlink by Malcolm Gladwell
Sociology Books
558 books — 427 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,277 books — 1,426 voters

The Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsCosmos by Carl SaganThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinA Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Best Popular Science Books on Goodreads
226 books — 23 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,243 books — 4,389 voters

Our Tribal Future by David R. SamsonBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Inner Life of Animals by Peter WohllebenGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondAre We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal
Understanding the World
138 books — 18 voters

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThis Changes Everything by Naomi KleinSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonCradle to Cradle by William McDonough
Best Sustainability Nonfiction
400 books — 295 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariQuiet by Susan CainThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
1,982 books — 1,281 voters

The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Books White People Need to Read
1,303 books — 1,568 voters
This Changes Everything by Naomi KleinThe Spell of the Sensuous by David AbramSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonWoman and Nature by Susan GriffinThe Carbon Almanac by The Carbon Almanac Network
Waking Up to the Earth and Sky
213 books — 37 voters

Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonFounding Brothers by Joseph J. EllisAn Army at Dawn by Rick AtkinsonWhat Hath God Wrought by Daniel Walker HoweNo Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Pulitzer Winners: History
106 books — 110 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanQuiet by Susan Cain
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,199 books — 951 voters


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