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
1,837 books — 3,600 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)
6,227 books — 8,061 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
8,351 books — 24,667 voters