Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Liked by Benjamin McBrayer (12 Lists)



The Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie NevilleWithout Empathy by Mk RaghavendraStory by Robert McKeeAs You Wish by Cary ElwesFrom Word to Image by Marcie Begleiter
Best film related books
64 books — 61 voters
The Major Film Theories by Dudley AndrewThe Film Sense by Sergei EisensteinFilm as Art by Rudolf ArnheimThe Eye of Spirit by Ken WilberThe Cinema, or The Imaginary Man by Edgar Morin
Integral Cinematic Arts Reading List
22 books — 2 voters

The Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Republic by PlatoSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovHonor and Polygamy by Omar Farhad
Politics
491 books — 460 voters
Good Without God by Greg M. EpsteinIn Praise of Folly by ErasmusWhat is Humanism and Why Does it Matter? by Anthony B. PinnAmerican Religious Humanism by Mason OldsA Common Faith by John Dewey
The Humanist Institute Class 20
40 books — 1 voter

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
1,278 books — 1,419 voters
Wonderful Life by Stephen Jay GouldWhen Life Nearly Died by Michael J. BentonYour Inner Fish by Neil ShubinOxygen by Nick LaneLife on a Young Planet by Andrew H. Knoll
The 10 Books You Absolutely Must Read to Understand the History of Earth
29 books — 24 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
582 books — 488 voters
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserIn Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,226 books — 1,635 voters

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale CarnegieInfluence by Robert B. CialdiniThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Personal MBA by Josh KaufmanThe Lean Startup by Eric Ries
The Personal MBA - 99 Best Business Books
152 books — 211 voters
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillGood to Great by Jim CollinsRich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Best Business Books
999 books — 1,684 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
1,837 books — 3,601 voters
The Blank Slate by Steven PinkerOutliers by Malcolm GladwellStrangers to Ourselves by Timothy D. WilsonDescartes' Error by António DamásioSynaptic Self by Joseph E. LeDoux
Social Animal
78 books — 18 voters


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