The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Best Self Help Books
2,278 books — 2,322 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
1,224 books — 1,633 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Medicine and Literature
1,829 books — 1,993 voters
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Motivational and Self-Improvement Books
2,950 books — 2,958 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,835 books — 3,592 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,219 books — 8,062 voters