Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Brian (15 Lists)



The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy GallweyFoundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology by Robert S. WeinbergMind Gym by Gary MackGolf is Not a Game of Perfect by Bob RotellaApplied Sport Psychology by Jean M. Williams
Sport Psychology
70 books — 62 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Best Historical Fiction
7,325 books — 25,528 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovHyperion by Dan SimmonsI, Robot by Isaac AsimovThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction
3,644 books — 6,901 voters
11/22/63 by Stephen KingThe Martian by Andy WeirWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyThe Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,193 books — 8,933 voters

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanThe Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIV
Best Self Help Books
2,283 books — 2,326 voters
The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIVMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieOn Writing by Stephen KingThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondō
Life Transformation Books
3,525 books — 2,170 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrCode Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinSuite Française by Irène NémirovskyEye of the Needle by Ken Follett
WWII Historic Fiction
1,358 books — 1,524 voters
Drive by Daniel H. PinkThe Entrepreneur Roller Coaster by Darren HardyThe Power of Full Engagement by Jim LoehrInfluence by Robert B. CialdiniThe 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
Derek Sivers' Book Notes
89 books — 21 voters

Mindset by Carol S. DweckThe Only Way to Win by Jim LoehrMind Gym by Gary Mackinsideout coaching by Joe EhrmannThe Promise of a Pencil by Adam Braun
T2BC Reading Challenge
52 books — 6 voters
Black Cross by Greg Iles
The Best Of Greg Iles
19 books — 51 voters

Open by Andre Agassi
100 Biographies & Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
1,871 books — 1,777 voters
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Best Humorous Books
4,303 books — 7,858 voters

Practicing Positive Leadership by Kim S. CameronThe Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggBefore Happiness by Shawn AchorLeaders Eat Last by Simon SinekMoral Decision Making by Clancy Martin
Best Positive And Sports Psychology Books
120 books — 53 voters