Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ali Ismail (8 Lists)



Nations and Nationalism by Ernest GellnerMan, the State, and War by Kenneth N. Waltz
Politics
492 books — 461 voters
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf
Best History Books on Crusades
115 books — 97 voters

Complex Adaptive Systems by John H. Miller
Understanding Complexity
41 books — 29 voters
The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine
Viruses, the Brain, and Human Civilization
49 books — 40 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondCollapse by Jared DiamondGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,277 books — 1,426 voters
A Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Elegant Universe by Brian Greene
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,836 books — 3,595 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm GladwellA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,222 books — 8,064 voters
Tolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,397 books — 119,659 voters