Hard Knocks by Nathan Lowell
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Neuromancer by William Gibson
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395 books — 1,236 voters

Poor People's Movements by Frances Fox Piven
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Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Best Military Science Fiction Books
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The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
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Legacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner
American Foreign Policy
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Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,415 books — 8,192 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Disturbing Truths
553 books — 359 voters

Don't Get Too Comfortable by David Rakoff
The Daily Show Reading Club
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Hardcore Zen by Brad Warner
A Buddhist Reading List
933 books — 1,214 voters

Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
Best History Books
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In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Books about Food
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The Wrecking Crew by Thomas  Frank
American Politics
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The Conscience of a Liberal by Paul Wellstone
Best Left-Texts
681 books — 372 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Winter Reads
10,143 books — 2,884 voters

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best "Getting Even" Book of All Time
126 books — 139 voters
The Hunt by Mercedes LackeyWorld Well Lost by Mercedes LackeyPlaying for Keeps by Mur LaffertyShadowmagic by John LenahanSpace Casey by Christiana Ellis
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60 books — 81 voters

The Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwinالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Republic by PlatoCommon Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings by Thomas Paine
The Most Influential Books
1,499 books — 5,320 voters
The End of America by Naomi WolfA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnWhat's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Hear... by Thomas  FrankHegemony or Survival by Noam ChomskyThe Conscience of a Liberal by Paul Krugman
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
966 books — 1,132 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Most Inaccurate Historical Fiction
112 books — 163 voters