2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ryan Carmody (8 Lists)



The Blank Slate by Steven PinkerBecoming Human by Michael TomaselloThe Myth of Monogamy by David Philip BarashDarwin's Dangerous Idea by Daniel C. DennettThe Evolution of Morality by Richard Joyce
Biology & Psychology (Evolutionary Psychology)
181 books — 12 voters
How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker
Philosophy of Mind
209 books — 105 voters

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Best Books Ever
76,195 books — 283,333 voters
How the Mind Works by Steven PinkerThe Blank Slate by Steven PinkerGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterThe Stuff of Thought by Steven PinkerHow We Learn by Stanislas Dehaene
Best Cognitive Science Books
408 books — 491 voters

The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Slapstick, or Lonesome No More! by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut's Best
37 books — 631 voters
The Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsCosmos by Carl SaganA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters

The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganHow the Mind Works by Steven Pinker
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,226 books — 8,060 voters
The Blank Slate by Steven PinkerHow the Mind Works by Steven PinkerDescartes' Baby by Paul BloomThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanMade to Stick by Chip Heath
Greatest Psychology Books
794 books — 1,332 voters