Tao Te Ching by Lao TzuMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Best Philosophy Introductions
225 books — 284 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
715 books — 1,447 voters

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Short Stories
1,758 books — 1,040 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
3,008 books — 3,029 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)
6,241 books — 8,067 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
1,068 books — 711 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
254 books — 925 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Great Short Short Books
580 books — 515 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,140 books — 3,678 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Best Spiritual Books
1,510 books — 1,343 voters

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachTao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Best Books Ever
76,902 books — 286,056 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
3,714 books — 7,092 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)
4,250 books — 25,929 voters