Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Matt (11 Lists)



A Lonely Resurrection by Barry Eisler
Best Books Ever
75,831 books — 281,775 voters
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan HaidtThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Books for Liberals
131 books — 40 voters

Deep Work by Cal NewportExtreme Ownership by Jocko WillinkThe 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy FerrissThe War of Art by Steven PressfieldThe Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
100 of the Best Self Development Audiobooks
111 books — 76 voters
Calling Bullshit by Carl T. Bergstrom
Street Epistemology
44 books — 26 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondGenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack WeatherfordThe Man Who Could Be King by John Ripin MillerGrant by Ron ChernowTitan by Ron Chernow
Best History Books
3,687 books — 3,724 voters
Grant by Ron Chernow
Best American History Books
2,113 books — 2,481 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Naturalist by Andrew Mayne
Amazon Kindle Unlimited Must Reads
3,956 books — 1,292 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodMiracle Morning Millionaires by Hal ElrodMiracle Morning by Hal ElrodDate Night on Union Station by E.M. FonerThe Killer Collective by Barry Eisler
Matt's Favorite Kindle Unlimited Books
23 books — 2 voters

Roma by Steven SaylorEmpire by Steven SaylorCaesar by Colleen McCulloughCaesar's Women by Colleen McCullough
Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
360 books — 597 voters
Unlimited Power by Anthony RobbinsThe Way of the Superior Man by David DeidaThe 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy FerrissThe Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan HolidayThe Education of Millionaires by Michael Ellsberg
Best Self-Help Books
1,354 books — 909 voters

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas TalebFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe War of Art by Steven PressfieldThe Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson
The Unusual Books That Shaped Billionaires, Mega-Bestselling Authors, and Other Prodigies
91 books — 34 voters