2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by JP (17 Lists)



John Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinLazaro Cardenas by William C. Townsend
Best Biographies
1,663 books — 2,944 voters
Mein Kampf by Adolf HitlerAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
Books Employed to Greatly Harmful Ends
217 books — 226 voters

The Urban Crucible by Gary B. NashThe Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinMiddle East Oil; A Study in Political and Economic Controversy by George Ward Stocking
Economic History
74 books — 25 voters
Savage Inequalities by Jonathan KozolThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
Sociology Books
556 books — 415 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLord of the Flies by William Golding
Required Reading in High School
813 books — 1,288 voters
Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Books for Teachers/Educators
784 books — 643 voters

The Conscience of a Liberal by Paul KrugmanThe Constitution of the United States of America by Founding FathersThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonThe Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinThe Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
940 books — 1,099 voters
Catch Me If You Can by Frank W. Abagnale
True-Crime: Lost, Stolen, or Conned
111 books — 36 voters

1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinJohn Adams by David McCulloughLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
Best History Books
3,709 books — 3,744 voters
The Conscience of a Liberal by Paul KrugmanThe Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenSavage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol
Best Progressive Reads
1,057 books — 710 voters

Liberal Fascism by Jonah GoldbergThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. Hayek
Best Conservative Books
525 books — 320 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters

The Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxPolitics by AristotleAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Politics
488 books — 459 voters
The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. HayekGeneral Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard KeynesNaked Economics by Charles WheelanThe Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinDebt by David Graeber
Best Economics Books
451 books — 520 voters

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Greatest Psychology Books
794 books — 1,331 voters
The Law by Frédéric Bastiat
BEST BOOKS FOR LAW STUDENTS
252 books — 179 voters

Illusions by Richard BachThe Stranger by Albert CamusSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Best Books Ever
76,425 books — 284,220 voters