Tao Te Ching by Lao TzuMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Best Philosophy Introductions
229 books — 291 voters
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesHeart of a Dog by Mikhail BulgakovJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
World's Greatest Novellas
732 books — 1,464 voters

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Short Stories
1,767 books — 1,080 voters
The Four Agreements by Miguel RuizThe Power of Now by Eckhart TolleThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklFlow by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
Motivational and Self-Improvement Books
3,127 books — 3,516 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxTao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,280 books — 8,093 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonTao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Quick Reads
1,079 books — 717 voters

Tao Te Ching by Lao TzuThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Call of the Wild by Jack London
Most influential books under 100 pages
266 books — 952 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Great Short Short Books
584 books — 524 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,156 books — 3,682 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Best Spiritual Books
1,579 books — 1,457 voters

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachTao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Best Books Ever
78,137 books — 291,337 voters
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinHyperion by Dan SimmonsFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Science Fiction
3,829 books — 7,574 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieWizard's First Rule by Terry GoodkindThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,605 books — 26,728 voters