Salt by Mark KurlanskyA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe World Without Us by Alan WeismanBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
You Read a Book about What?
4,055 books — 2,123 voters
The World Without Us by Alan WeismanThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,842 books — 3,606 voters

The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLord of the Flies by William GoldingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,908 books — 121,208 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
1,997 books — 1,319 voters
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerWhere Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,201 books — 959 voters

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Books White People Need to Read
1,335 books — 1,583 voters
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownBlack Elk Speaks by John G. NeihardtThe Heart of Everything That Is by Bob Drury
Native American Biography (nonfiction)
430 books — 122 voters

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,241 books — 8,068 voters
The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsThe Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas PrestonKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannOn Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Thought Provoking
2,891 books — 1,530 voters

Killers of the Flower Moon by David GrannBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Elk Speaks by John G. Neihardt
Best American History Books
2,143 books — 2,508 voters
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Best History Books
3,751 books — 3,782 voters