East West Street by Philippe SandsThe Paris Diaries by Ernst JüngerTales of a Shaman's Apprentice by Mark J. PlotkinBarbarian Days by William FinneganSouth of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
My top 40 books
36 books — 1 voter
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
582 books — 488 voters

The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. DickMetamagical Themas by Douglas R. HofstadterGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterGraduates in Wonderland by Jessica PanBeing and Time by Martin Heidegger
My post-graduation reading list
31 books — 16 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George Orwell
Best Authors Ever
483 books — 231 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,782 voters
The Stranger by Albert Camus1984 by George OrwellSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Philosophical Literature
1,167 books — 2,724 voters

Poor Economics by Abhijit V. BanerjeeMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderDead Aid by Dambisa MoyoHalf the Sky by Nicholas D. KristofThe Bottom Billion by Paul Collier
International development
228 books — 210 voters