A Decade of Hit Books

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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanLongitude by Dava Sobel
History of Science
489 books — 296 voters
The Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggThe Brain that Changes Itself by Norman DoidgeBuddha's Brain by Rick HansonThe Mind & the Brain by Jeffrey M. SchwartzNineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness by Patrick House
Neuroplasticity
71 books — 140 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)
6,417 books — 8,207 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,818 books — 49,882 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best History Books
4,101 books — 4,693 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
79,427 books — 296,105 voters

Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich NietzscheThe Republic by PlatoCritique of Pure Reason by Immanuel KantMeditations by Marcus AureliusFrom Darkness Into Light by A. Helwa
Best World Philosophy Book
959 books — 1,438 voters
The Stranger by Albert Camus1984 by George OrwellSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Philosophical Literature
1,215 books — 2,823 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,942 books — 125,081 voters