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335 books — 239 voters
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182 books — 242 voters

The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwinالقرآن الكريم by اللهThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
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Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond1491 by Charles C. MannCollapse by Jared DiamondA Primate's Memoir by Robert M. SapolskyKon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
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359 books — 271 voters

Traffic by Tom VanderbiltThe Box by Marc LevinsonThe Works by Kate AscherThe Big Necessity by Rose GeorgeInfrastructure by Brian Hayes
Underpinnings
141 books — 45 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction
3,825 books — 7,560 voters
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Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,710 books — 25,594 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsCosmos by Carl SaganGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best General Science Books
590 books — 496 voters