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The White Mountains by John ChristopherThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsThe Invasion by K.A. Applegate
Best Children's Science Fiction Books
210 books — 191 voters
Crystal Society by Max HarmsFriendship is Optimal by iceman
AI with non human psychology
2 books — 1 voter

How to Be a Friend by Marcus Tullius CiceroHow to Be Free by EpictetusHow to Keep Your Cool by SenecaHow to Die by SenecaHow to Have a Life by James S. Romm
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
29 books — 2 voters
Mindswap by Robert SheckleyScrew The Galaxy by Steven CampbellJob by Robert A. HeinleinJohn Dies at the End by David WongAgent to the Stars by John Scalzi
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
636 books — 1,219 voters

Wizard's Bane by Rick CookThe Incompleat Enchanter by L. Sprague de CampOff to Be the Wizard by Scott MeyerFoundryside by Robert Jackson BennettUnsong by Scott Alexander
Programming magic
5 books — 1 voter
The Story of Philosophy by Will DurantSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Best Philosophy Introductions
233 books — 355 voters

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor by Donald J. Robertson
Non-Fiction for Intelligent Readers
96 books — 67 voters
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor by Donald J. Robertson
"How to Think Like . . ."
87 books — 8 voters

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Best System Apocalypse Books
28 books — 51 voters
The Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeRingworld by Larry NivenProtector by Larry Niven
Best Aliens
431 books — 337 voters

Meditations by Marcus AureliusLetters from a Stoic by SenecaHow to Think Like a Roman Emperor by Donald J. RobertsonA Guide to the Good Life by William B. IrvineOn the Shortness of Life by Seneca
Popular Books on Stoicism
60 books — 184 voters
Why the West Rules—for Now by Ian MorrisGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonManufacturing Consent by Edward S. HermanHow to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
Reddit 100 Non-Fiction Books To Better Yourself
101 books — 50 voters

The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa (John Charles Yates)Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha by Daniel M. IngramRight Concentration by Leigh BrasingtonPractical Insight Meditation by Venerable Mahasi SayadawSeeing That Frees by Rob Burbea
Pragmatic Dharma
23 books — 19 voters
The Age of Wonder by Richard HolmesThe Clockwork Universe by Edward DolnickA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
History of Science
487 books — 294 voters

Why the West Rules—for Now by Ian MorrisThe Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes
History (The Best AudioBooks)
107 books — 38 voters
The Secret of Our Success by Joseph Henrich
Cultural Evolution & Biological Evolution
81 books — 14 voters

The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa (John Charles Yates)Being Nobody, Going Nowhere by Ayya KhemaAbiding in Mindfulness, Volume 2 by Joseph GoldsteinAbiding in Mindfulness, Volume 1 by Joseph GoldsteinMastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha by Daniel M. Ingram
Best Meditation Books
115 books — 146 voters
The Cross-Time Engineer by Leo FrankowskiA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainFimbulwinter by E. William BrownOutlander by Diana GabaldonSchooled in Magic by Christopher G. Nuttall
Displaced To A Different Time Or World
855 books — 341 voters

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainThe Cross-Time Engineer by Leo FrankowskiCast Under an Alien Sun by Olan ThorensenThe Family Trade by Charles StrossThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven
Engineering uplift
18 books — 7 voters
The Secret of Our Success by Joseph HenrichThe Mind Illuminated by Culadasa (John Charles Yates)Zero to One by Peter ThielInadequate Equilibria by Eliezer YudkowskyBehavior by William T. Powers
Books reviewed by Slate Star Codex
66 books — 13 voters

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanRationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky
Street Epistemology
44 books — 26 voters
For We Are Many by Dennis E. TaylorAll These Worlds by Dennis E. TaylorWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorInversions by Iain M. BanksConsider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
Ship minds
34 books — 9 voters

The Rapture of the Nerds by Cory DoctorowPermutation City by Greg EganEmergence by Ken MacLeodSingularity Sky by Charles StrossFor We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor
Uploaded minds & Ems
19 books — 4 voters
Three Worlds Collide by Eliezer YudkowskyRainbows End by Vernor Vinge
Less Wrong Recommended Reading
46 books — 50 voters

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Space exploration Fiction
23 books — 6 voters
Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew RoweUnsouled by Will Wight
Evolving protagonist
79 books — 106 voters

A World Out of Time by Larry NivenWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorThe Unincorporated Man by Dani KollinInfinite by Jeremy RobinsonThe Door Into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein
Cryonics to a strange and distant future
9 books — 2 voters
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer YudkowskyWorth the Candle by cthulhuraejepsenCrystal Mentality by Max HarmsCrystal Eternity by Max HarmsPermutation City by Greg Egan
Rational Fiction
183 books — 290 voters

The Trapped Mind Project by Michael ChatfieldFimbulwinter by E. William BrownThe Cross-Time Engineer by Leo FrankowskiA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven
Engineering in SF & Fantasy
34 books — 20 voters
Dungeon Born by Dakota KroutWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorDungeon Madness by Dakota KroutThe Laboratory by Skyler Grant
non-human object pov
41 books — 44 voters


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