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Emotional Intelligence by Daniel GolemanPrimal Leadership by Daniel GolemanSocial Intelligence by Daniel GolemanA Brief Tour of Human Consciousness by V.S. RamachandranMind Design by John Haugeland
Best Cognitive Science Books
401 books — 485 voters
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Gods Themselves by Isaac AsimovThe Algebraist by Iain M. Banks
Best Aliens
421 books — 324 voters

Finnegans Wake by James Joyce
Most Difficult Novels
583 books — 2,040 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
Best Humorous Books
4,285 books — 7,883 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Best Audiobooks Ever
1,969 books — 2,827 voters
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Books Made into Movies
1,102 books — 434 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienCorelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,452 books — 16,031 voters
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down by Richard Adams
Favorite books from my childhood
4,378 books — 7,397 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoySwann’s Way by Marcel ProustSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,575 books — 13,084 voters
Foundation by Isaac AsimovI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,251 books — 24,496 voters

Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,274 books — 15,389 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger1984 by George OrwellI, Robot by Isaac AsimovThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,558 books — 18,701 voters

A Perfect Spy by John Le CarréLife of Pi by Yann MartelTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyThe Reader by Bernhard SchlinkPather Panchali by Vani K. Borooah
Mefi Reading Club Suggestion
29 books — 41 voters