Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesThe Ants by Bert HölldoblerArtificial Intelligence by Stuart RussellGenome by Matt Ridley
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,842 books — 3,605 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesThe Ants by Bert HölldoblerArtificial Intelligence by Stuart RussellGenome by Matt Ridley
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,241 books — 8,068 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertWatchmen by Alan             MooreThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,546 books — 24,844 voters