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Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2018
436 books — 194 voters
Manufacturing Consent by Edward S. HermanChavs by Owen Jones
Best Progressive Reads
1,077 books — 734 voters

Chavs by Owen Jones
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,222 books — 1,670 voters
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
989 books — 967 voters

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas TalebWhat Intelligence Tests Miss by Keith E. Stanovich
Greatest Psychology Books
795 books — 1,334 voters
Intelligence by Ian J. Deary
The Oxford Very Short Introductions Series
592 books — 139 voters

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas TalebAntifragile by Nassim Nicholas TalebThe (Mis)Behavior of Markets by Benoît B. Mandelbrot
Understanding the Financial Crisis 2008
170 books — 255 voters
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,381 books — 1,640 voters

The Man Who Knew Infinity by Robert Kanigel
Best Biographies
1,761 books — 3,019 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Best History Books
4,051 books — 4,634 voters

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas TalebQuiet by Susan Cain
Best Business Books
1,076 books — 2,077 voters
The Elementary Particles by Michel Houellebecq
Best French Literature
867 books — 1,578 voters

Burmese Days by George Orwell
Best South Asian Fiction
765 books — 1,933 voters
The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsHegemony or Survival by Noam ChomskyWith Liberty and Justice for Some by Glenn GreenwaldThe Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas TalebIntellectuals and Race by Thomas Sowell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,337 books — 8,175 voters

1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,877 books — 49,844 voters
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Booker Prize Winners
62 books — 2,002 voters

Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez
All Time Favorite Romance Novels
5,942 books — 13,198 voters
Kill Your Boss by Shane Kuhn
Best Book Titles
12,312 books — 8,683 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirNo Place to Hide by Glenn Greenwald
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,754 books — 14,424 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,200 books — 9,123 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
79,001 books — 294,178 voters
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Forever War by Joe Haldeman
SF Masterworks
200 books — 727 voters

Atonement by Ian McEwanHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,843 books — 22,459 voters
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick NessHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,843 books — 124,672 voters
’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,860 books — 5,037 voters

Neverwhere by Neil GaimanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,346 books — 12,845 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,736 books — 26,975 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Best Young Adult Books
13,323 books — 80,579 voters
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiBotchan by Natsume Sōseki
Best Japanese Books
779 books — 3,260 voters


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