Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Martin (24 Lists)



Top-Grade Ammo a step by step guide to creating quality ammun... by Glen ZedikerHandloading for Competition Making the Target Bigger. by Glen D. Zediker
Handloading Basics To Advanced
9 books — 2 voters
The Postman by David BrinLucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,160 books — 27,052 voters

The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesAmerican Prometheus by Kai BirdCommand and Control by Eric Schlosser
History of the Nuclear Age
230 books — 86 voters
The Postman by David BrinLucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,331 books — 3,623 voters

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyArmor by John SteakleyOld Man's War by John Scalzi
100+ Science Fiction Novels Everyone Should Read
250 books — 435 voters
Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterEinstein by Walter Isaacson
Best Biographies
1,865 books — 3,317 voters

Old Man's War by John ScalziAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganReady Player One by Ernest ClineCloud Atlas by David MitchellPandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,236 books — 9,186 voters
Galileo's Daughter by Dava SobelThe Clockwork Universe by Edward DolnickThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
History of Science
490 books — 301 voters

Empires of Light by Jill Jonnes
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
85 books — 20 voters
Empires of Light by Jill JonnesThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownEiffel's Tower and the World's Fair by Jill Jonnes
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,928 books — 2,292 voters

Shadow Divers by Robert KursonBlind Man's Bluff by Sherry Sontag
Best Submarine Nonfiction Books
66 books — 106 voters
Flags of Our Fathers by James D. Bradley1776 by David McCullough
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,293 books — 2,650 voters

Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinJohn Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughEndurance by Alfred Lansing
Best History Books
4,181 books — 4,829 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanKitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,270 books — 1,715 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,505 books — 5,327 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardFoundation by Isaac AsimovThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
The Best Classical Science Fiction Works
113 books — 154 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Military Science Fiction
863 books — 1,176 voters
Outliers by Malcolm GladwellFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Sociology Books
589 books — 458 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,938 books — 26,347 voters
God Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensThe God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Notable Atheist Books
604 books — 1,005 voters

Hiroshima by John HerseyThe Johnstown Flood by David McCulloughInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Best Nonfiction Books About Horrifying Events
531 books — 237 voters
Einstein by Walter IsaacsonGenius by James Gleick
Scientists and Philosophers
242 books — 168 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownEndurance by Alfred Lansing
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,539 books — 8,281 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGalileo's Daughter by Dava SobelThe Day We Found the Universe by Marcia Bartusiak
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
2,038 books — 3,810 voters