Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

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The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Republic by PlatoThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxConfessions by Augustine of Hippo
The Most Influential Books
1,480 books — 5,281 voters
The Irrepressible Rothbard by Murray N. RothbardMenace of the Herd or Procrustes at Large by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnLeftism by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnLiberty or Equality by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnThe Last Superstition by Edward Feser
Books that tell you what REALLY is going on!
619 books — 201 voters

The Glory of the Crusades by Steve WeidenkopfFrom Dawn to Dawn by A.S. KilneThe Song of Roland by UnknownNjal's Saga by AnonymousCur Deus Homo by Anselm of Canterbury
Best Middle Ages Books
1,212 books — 1,684 voters
The Rule of Saint Benedict by Benedict of NursiaThe Apology Of Aristides by Aristides of AthensThe Apology by TertullianContra Celsum by OrigenThe Intellectual Life by Antonin Sertillanges
Food for the Soul
239 books — 99 voters

The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading by Jonathan Riley-SmithThe Crusades, Christianity, and Islam by Jonathan Riley-SmithA Most Holy War by Mark Gregory PeggThe Glory of the Crusades by Steve WeidenkopfThe Crusades by Thomas Asbridge
Best History Books on Crusades
115 books — 97 voters
The Great Heresies by Hilaire BellocA Most Holy War by Mark Gregory Pegg
Cathars, Catharism & the Albigensian Crusade
81 books — 31 voters

The Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxMein Kampf by Adolf HitlerDas Kapital. Kritik der politischen Ökonomie, Buch 1 by karl-marxDianetics by L. Ron HubbardScientology by L. Ron Hubbard
Books Employed to Greatly Harmful Ends
244 books — 227 voters
Human Action by Ludwig von MisesMan, Economy, and State / Power and Market by Murray N. RothbardFor a New Liberty by Murray N. RothbardThe Ethics of Liberty by Murray N. RothbardA Theory of Socialism and Capitalism by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Libertarian Right
103 books — 7 voters

Democracy by Hans-Hermann HoppeLeftism by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnLiberty or Equality by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnMenace of the Herd or Procrustes at Large by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnSovereignty by Bertrand de Jouvenel
Alternative Right Recommended Reading
448 books — 46 voters
Human Action by Ludwig von MisesThe Ethics of Liberty by Murray N. RothbardLeftism by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnSovereignty by Bertrand de JouvenelDemocracy by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
/pol/ recommended reading
213 books — 75 voters

The Intellectual Life by Antonin SertillangesContra Celsum by OrigenFive Proofs of the Existence of God by Edward FeserDialogue with Trypho by Justin MartyrThe First and Second Apologies by Justin Martyr
The Christian Intellect
1,257 books — 829 voters
Choice by Robert P. MurphyMenace of the Herd or Procrustes at Large by Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
Books to Read under the Trump Administration
1,169 books — 517 voters

Menace of the Herd or Procrustes at Large by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnOmnipotent Government by Ludwig von MisesEgalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature and Other Essays by Murray N. RothbardLeftism Revisited by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnChoice by Robert P. Murphy
The Post-Trump Big Questions Canon
524 books — 275 voters
Requiem for Marx by Yuri N. Maltsev
Karl Marx Collection
107 books — 12 voters

Human Action by Ludwig von MisesChoice by Robert P. MurphyMan, Economy, and State / Power and Market by Murray N. RothbardFor a New Liberty by Murray N. RothbardThe Ethics of Liberty by Murray N. Rothbard
Understanding Capitalism
84 books — 21 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousSovereignty by Bertrand de JouvenelLeftism by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnLiberty or Equality by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnThe Law by Frédéric Bastiat
Best Conservative Books
523 books — 319 voters

The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. HayekLiberalism by Ludwig von MisesSocialism by Ludwig von MisesOmnipotent Government by Ludwig von MisesThe Ethics of Liberty by Murray N. Rothbard
Recommended Political Reads
413 books — 137 voters
Death by Government by R.J. RummelMenace of the Herd or Procrustes at Large by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnLeftism by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnLiberty or Equality by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnDemocracy by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
What Dystopian Readers Should Know
127 books — 57 voters

Economics in One Lesson by Henry HazlittHuman Action by Ludwig von MisesFor a New Liberty by Murray N. RothbardThe Ethics of Liberty by Murray N. RothbardThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. Hayek
Free Books
19 books — 10 voters
Human Action by Ludwig von MisesChoice by Robert P. MurphySpecialization and Trade by Arnold Kling
Best Books about Capitalism
50 books — 28 voters

Democracy by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Taboo Reads
1,769 books — 2,636 voters
The Lost Executioner by Nic Dunlop
Cambodia and Vietnam
214 books — 161 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnthem by Ayn RandPictures of the Socialistic Future by Eugen Richter
Best Anti-Totalitarian Novels
21 books — 6 voters
The Great Terror by Robert Conquest1984 by George OrwellLeftism by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. HayekDeath by Government by R.J. Rummel
Best Books About Totalitarianism
184 books — 38 voters

Franco's Spain by Stanley G. PayneLeftism by Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
Best Books on the Spanish Civil War
21 books — 30 voters
Leftism by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnLiberty or Equality by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnLectures on the French Revolution by John Emerich Edward Dalberg...
The French Revolution
231 books — 293 voters

Menace of the Herd or Procrustes at Large by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnThe Virtue of Selfishness by Ayn RandThe Ethics of Liberty by Murray N. Rothbard
Individualist nonfiction
47 books — 39 voters
Death by Government by R.J. RummelGreat Wars And Great Leaders by Ralph RaicoAtrocitology by Matthew WhiteVehmgerichte und Hexenprozesse in Deutschland by Oskar WächterLeftism by Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
Books on Democide
8 books — 2 voters

Leftism by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnLiberty or Equality by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnMenace of the Herd or Procrustes at Large by Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnDemocracy by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Monarchy and Aristocracy
31 books — 7 voters
Sovereignty by Bertrand de JouvenelThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliEconomics in One Lesson 1st edition by Henry Hazlitt (2008) H... by Henry Hazlitt
Essential reading for governance, policy and politics
16 books — 12 voters


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