Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerTouching the Void by Joe SimpsonAnnapurna, First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak by Maurice HerzogKilimanjaro and Beyond by Barry FinlayThe Climb by Anatoli Boukreev
Climbing and Mountaineering
219 books — 174 voters
Rock Climbing Anchors by Craig LuebbenMountaineering by The Mountaineers ClubSelf-Coached Climber by Dan HagueTraining for Climbing by Eric J. Horst1001 Climbing Tips by Andy Kirkpatrick
Best Instructional Climbing Books
7 books — 6 voters

The STREAM TONE by T. GillingReality is Broken by Jane McGonigalCode by Charles PetzoldThe Invisible Game by Zoltan AndrejkovicsThe Information by James Gleick
Geeky/Techy Books
37 books — 39 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,972 books — 3,659 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,837 books — 26,147 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Martian by Andy WeirOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,233 books — 9,158 voters