Looking Backward: 2000-1887

    1888 • 22 Readers • 240 pages • 2.8

    On the Origin of Species

    On the Origin of Species
    ByCharles Darwin

      1859 • 331 Readers • 393 pages • 4.1

      Erewhon

      #1 of 2 in Erewhon

      Erewhon
      BySamuel Butler

        1872 • 32 Readers • 270 pages • 3.3

        Enquiry Concerning Political Justice and Its Influences on Morals and Happiness: Text + Critical Introduction and Notes

          1793 • 3 Readers • 528 pages

          The Time Machine

          The Time Machine
          ByH. G. Wells

            1894 • 1,216 Readers • 144 pages • 3.7

            Politics

            Politics
            ByAristotle

              -350 • 99 Readers • 370 pages • 3.7

              The Screwtape Letters

              The Screwtape Letters
              ByC. S. Lewis(Narrator),Ralph Cosham(Narrator)

                1942 • 521 Readers • 3h 59m • 4.1

                Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic and Copernican

                  1632 • 9 Readers • 640 pages

                  News from Nowhere and Other Writings

                    1890 • 7 Readers • 430 pages

                    Gulliver's Travels

                    Gulliver's Travels
                    ByJonathan Swift

                      198 • 546 Readers • 462 pages • 3.4

                      House of Leaves

                      House of Leaves
                      ByMark Z. Danielewski

                        1999 • 1,546 Readers • 709 pages • 4.1

                        In the Shadow of the Moons

                          1998 • 4 Readers • 236 pages • 5

                          Christian Morals
                          ByThomas Browne

                            2007 • 1 Reader

                            The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: Mary, Katherine, and Lady Jane Grey

                              2009 • 10 Readers • 371 pages • 3.7

                              The Sentient Machine

                                2017 • 2 Readers • 224 pages • 4

                                The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

                                  2005 • 99 Readers • 652 pages • 3.4

                                  Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

                                    2017 • 13 Readers • 364 pages • 3.8

                                    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

                                      2011 • 2,184 Readers • 443 pages • 4.2

                                      The Machine in the Garden

                                        2000 • 2 Readers • 423 pages

                                        Computing machinery and intelligence

                                          1950 • 2 Readers • 24 pages

                                          On Aggression

                                          On Aggression
                                          ByKonrad Lorenz

                                            1963 • 5 Readers • 328 pages • 4

                                            The Proteus Paradox

                                              2014 • 3 Readers • 248 pages • 3.5

                                              The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

                                                2010 • 517 Readers • 4.6

                                                Implicit Racial Bias across the Law
                                                ByJustin D. Levinson(Editor),Robert J. Smith(Editor)

                                                  2012 • 1 Reader

                                                  Anarchy, State, and Utopia

                                                    1974 • 52 Readers • 400 pages • 3.1

                                                    Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?

                                                      2007 • 85 Readers • 308 pages • 4.4

                                                      Just Mercy

                                                      Just Mercy
                                                      ByBryan Stevenson

                                                        2014 • 408 Readers • 336 pages • 4.8

                                                        The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity

                                                          2018 • 4 Readers • 320 pages • 4

                                                          Blindspot

                                                          Blindspot
                                                          ByMahzarin R. Banaji,Anthony G. Greenwald

                                                            2013 • 31 Readers • 254 pages • 3.3

                                                            Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control

                                                              2019 • 92 Readers • 352 pages • 3.9

                                                              The spirit level: why more equal societies almost always do better

                                                                2009 • 39 Readers • 300 pages • 3.7

                                                                Freedom Is a Constant Struggle

                                                                  174 Readers • 4.3

                                                                  The Human Condition

                                                                  The Human Condition
                                                                  ByHannah Arendt

                                                                    68 Readers • 4.3

                                                                    Kill All Normies

                                                                    Kill All Normies
                                                                    ByAngela Nagle

                                                                      2017 • 42 Readers • 3.6

                                                                      The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations

                                                                      The Culture of Narcissism
                                                                      ByChristopher Lasch

                                                                        1978 • 39 Readers • 268 pages • 5

                                                                        The State and Revolution

                                                                        The State and Revolution
                                                                        ByVladimir Lenin

                                                                          105 Readers • 100 pages • 4.4

                                                                          The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom

                                                                            1943 • 22 Readers • 323 pages • 4

                                                                            Against the Web

                                                                            Against the Web
                                                                            ByMichael Brooks

                                                                              2020 • 19 Readers • 96 pages • 3.4

                                                                              Socialism

                                                                              Socialism
                                                                              ByFriedrich Engels

                                                                                57 Readers • 4.1

                                                                                One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society

                                                                                  1964 • 34 Readers • 320 pages • 3.5

                                                                                  Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism

                                                                                  Imperialism
                                                                                  ByVladimir Lenin

                                                                                    1917 • 70 Readers • 128 pages • 4.4

                                                                                    Rise of the Videogame Zinesters

                                                                                      2012 • 10 Readers • 208 pages • 3

                                                                                        1993 • 13 Readers • 3

                                                                                        Man and His Symbols

                                                                                        Man and His Symbols
                                                                                        ByJoseph L. Henderson,Aniela Jaffé,+3 more

                                                                                          1964 • 136 Readers • 415 pages • 3.8

                                                                                          The hero with a thousand faces

                                                                                            1949 • 294 Readers • 337 pages • 4

                                                                                            The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious

                                                                                            #9 of 17 in Jung's Collected Works

                                                                                            The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
                                                                                            ByR.F.C. Hull(translator),Carl Gustav Jung

                                                                                              1959 • 40 Readers • 550 pages • 3.8

                                                                                              The prologue to the Canterbury tales

                                                                                              The Canterbury Tales
                                                                                              ByGeoffrey Chaucer

                                                                                                1372 • 356 Readers • 80 pages • 3.4

                                                                                                War and Peace

                                                                                                War and Peace
                                                                                                ByLeo Tolstoy

                                                                                                  190 • 1,022 Readers • 1,396 pages • 4

                                                                                                  The ingenious hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha

                                                                                                  #1 of 2 in Don Quijote de la Mancha

                                                                                                  The ingenious hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha
                                                                                                  ByMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra,John Rutherford(Translator)

                                                                                                    1605 • 935 Readers • 1,023 pages • 3.8

                                                                                                    The Invisible Game: Mindset of a Winning Team

                                                                                                      2016 • 4 Readers • 201 pages • 2

                                                                                                      The Conquest of Bread

                                                                                                      The Conquest of Bread
                                                                                                      ByPyotr Kropotkin

                                                                                                        1892 • 95 Readers • 206 pages • 3.7

                                                                                                        Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Vol 1: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production

                                                                                                        #1 of 1 in Capital

                                                                                                        Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1
                                                                                                        ByKarl Marx,Edward Aveling(translator),+1 more

                                                                                                          1867 • 152 Readers • 1,166 pages • 3.9

                                                                                                          Persuasive games : the expressive power of videogames

                                                                                                            2007 • 10 Readers • 450 pages

                                                                                                            The Sexual Brain

                                                                                                            The Sexual Brain
                                                                                                            BySimon LeVay

                                                                                                              1993 • 1 Reader

                                                                                                              The Art of Peace

                                                                                                              The Art of Peace
                                                                                                              ByMorihei Ueshiba,John Stevens(Translator)

                                                                                                                1992 • 4 Readers • 186 pages • 5

                                                                                                                The ABC of Anarchism

                                                                                                                The ABC of Anarchism
                                                                                                                ByAlexander Berkman

                                                                                                                  1929 • 6 Readers • 4

                                                                                                                  Animal Theology
                                                                                                                  ByAndrew Linzey

                                                                                                                    1994 • 3 Readers

                                                                                                                    What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy

                                                                                                                      2003 • 9 Readers • 233 pages

                                                                                                                      An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

                                                                                                                        1748 • 99 Readers • 305 pages • 4.1

                                                                                                                        A Theory of Justice

                                                                                                                          1971 • 58 Readers • 564 pages • 4

                                                                                                                          The Ethics of Virtual and Augmented Reality

                                                                                                                            1 Reader

                                                                                                                            Civil Disobedience and Other Essays

                                                                                                                              1849 • 96 Readers • 96 pages • 3.8

                                                                                                                              The Sun Also Rises

                                                                                                                              The Sun Also Rises
                                                                                                                              ByErnest Hemingway

                                                                                                                                1926 • 748 Readers • 264 pages • 3.6

                                                                                                                                Theory of Fun for Game Design

                                                                                                                                  2004 • 45 Readers • 297 pages • 3.9

                                                                                                                                  Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

                                                                                                                                    1990 • 446 Readers • 336 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                    The Kingdom of God Is Within You

                                                                                                                                      1893 • 36 Readers • 324 pages • 3.3

                                                                                                                                      The Principia

                                                                                                                                      The Principia
                                                                                                                                      ByIsaac Newton,I. Bernard Cohen(Translator),+1 more

                                                                                                                                        1687 • 16 Readers • 991 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                        Why animal suffering matters

                                                                                                                                          2 Readers

                                                                                                                                          The Birth of Tragedy

                                                                                                                                          The Birth of Tragedy
                                                                                                                                          ByFriedrich Nietzsche,Shaun Whiteside(Translator)

                                                                                                                                            1871 • 80 Readers • 160 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                            Microserfs

                                                                                                                                            Microserfs
                                                                                                                                            ByDouglas Coupland

                                                                                                                                              1995 • 103 Readers • 404 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                              Mockingbird

                                                                                                                                              Mockingbird
                                                                                                                                              ByWalter Tevis

                                                                                                                                                1979 • 76 Readers • 288 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                                Homo ludens

                                                                                                                                                Homo ludens
                                                                                                                                                ByJohan Huizinga

                                                                                                                                                  1938 • 34 Readers • 244 pages • 3

                                                                                                                                                  Relativity

                                                                                                                                                  Relativity
                                                                                                                                                  ByAlbert Einstein

                                                                                                                                                    1916 • 69 Readers • 4

                                                                                                                                                    An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

                                                                                                                                                    #2 of 1 in Democracy in America

                                                                                                                                                    Democracy in America
                                                                                                                                                    ByAdam Smith,Smith ,+1 more

                                                                                                                                                      1776 • 216 Readers • 706 pages • 3.6

                                                                                                                                                      Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man

                                                                                                                                                        62 Readers • 4.7

                                                                                                                                                        Walden

                                                                                                                                                        Walden
                                                                                                                                                        ByHenry David Thoreau

                                                                                                                                                          1849 • 595 Readers • 538 pages • 3.7

                                                                                                                                                          The Long Loneliness

                                                                                                                                                          The Long Loneliness
                                                                                                                                                          ByDorothy Day

                                                                                                                                                            1952 • 14 Readers • 288 pages • 3.5

                                                                                                                                                            The Picture of Dorian Grey

                                                                                                                                                              1890 • 2,630 Readers • 186 pages • 4.1

                                                                                                                                                              Black on Both Sides

                                                                                                                                                              Black on Both Sides
                                                                                                                                                              ByC. Riley Snorton

                                                                                                                                                                2017 • 36 Readers • 256 pages • 5

                                                                                                                                                                Emotional Design

                                                                                                                                                                Emotional Design
                                                                                                                                                                ByDonald A. Norman

                                                                                                                                                                  2003 • 46 Readers • 272 pages • 3.4

                                                                                                                                                                  Transgender History

                                                                                                                                                                  Transgender History
                                                                                                                                                                  BySusan Stryker

                                                                                                                                                                    2008 • 45 Readers • 208 pages • 4.1

                                                                                                                                                                    The Metamorphosis

                                                                                                                                                                    The Metamorphosis
                                                                                                                                                                    ByFranz Kafka,Stanley Corngold(Translator)

                                                                                                                                                                      1915 • 1,521 Readers • 98 pages • 3.8

                                                                                                                                                                      Atlas Shrugged

                                                                                                                                                                      Atlas Shrugged
                                                                                                                                                                      ByAyn Rand

                                                                                                                                                                        30 • 731 Readers • 946 pages • 3.2

                                                                                                                                                                        The Alchemist

                                                                                                                                                                        The Alchemist
                                                                                                                                                                        ByPaulo Coelho

                                                                                                                                                                          1988 • 2,545 Readers • 181 pages • 3.5

                                                                                                                                                                          Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling

                                                                                                                                                                          Fear and Trembling
                                                                                                                                                                          BySøren Kierkegaard

                                                                                                                                                                            2006 • 156 Readers • 154 pages • 3.8

                                                                                                                                                                            Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution

                                                                                                                                                                              1891 • 42 Readers • 236 pages • 3.7

                                                                                                                                                                              Animal Farm

                                                                                                                                                                              Animal farm
                                                                                                                                                                              ByGeorge Orwell,Boris Grabnar(Translator),+2 more

                                                                                                                                                                                1945 • 4,362 Readers • 122 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                                                                The Call of Cthulhu

                                                                                                                                                                                1 Dark Adventure Radio Theatre

                                                                                                                                                                                The Call of Cthulhu
                                                                                                                                                                                ByH. P. Lovecraft

                                                                                                                                                                                  1926 • 420 Readers • 64 pages • 3.8

                                                                                                                                                                                  Visual Explanations

                                                                                                                                                                                  Visual Explanations
                                                                                                                                                                                  ByEdward R. Tufte

                                                                                                                                                                                    1997 • 43 Readers • 168 pages • 3.9

                                                                                                                                                                                    The Epic of Gilgamesh

                                                                                                                                                                                    The Epic of Gilgamesh
                                                                                                                                                                                    ByAnonymous,N.K. Sandars(Translator)

                                                                                                                                                                                      -1800 • 207 Readers • 120 pages • 3.4

                                                                                                                                                                                      Post-Scarcity Anarchism

                                                                                                                                                                                      Post-Scarcity Anarchism
                                                                                                                                                                                      ByMurray Bookchin

                                                                                                                                                                                        1971 • 30 Readers • 242 pages • 4.5

                                                                                                                                                                                        The Fountainhead

                                                                                                                                                                                          472 Readers • 3.5

                                                                                                                                                                                          Uncertainty in Games

                                                                                                                                                                                          Uncertainty in Games
                                                                                                                                                                                          ByGreg Costikyan

                                                                                                                                                                                            2013 • 8 Readers • 150 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                                                                            Crime and Punishment

                                                                                                                                                                                            Crime and Punishment
                                                                                                                                                                                            ByFyodor Dostoevsky,Richard Pevear(Translator),+1 more

                                                                                                                                                                                              1857 • 2,170 Readers • 602 pages • 4.3

                                                                                                                                                                                              Antigone

                                                                                                                                                                                              #3 of 3 in The Theban Plays

                                                                                                                                                                                              Antigone
                                                                                                                                                                                              BySophocles,Don Taylor(Translator)

                                                                                                                                                                                                -441 • 262 Readers • 128 pages • 3.6

                                                                                                                                                                                                The Second Sex

                                                                                                                                                                                                #1 of 2 in Le deuxième sexe

                                                                                                                                                                                                The Second Sex
                                                                                                                                                                                                BySimone de Beauvoir

                                                                                                                                                                                                  1949 • 303 Readers • 746 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Lolita

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Lolita
                                                                                                                                                                                                  ByVladimir Nabokov

                                                                                                                                                                                                    1954 • 1,711 Readers • 331 pages • 3.9