Pop Culture

Last updated: January 2, 2012

1. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (P.S.) by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner Published: August 25, 2009 Score: 76.41
2. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and Tracy Dockray Published: August 30, 2011 Score: 54.47
3. Outliers, The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell Published: October 8, 2008 Score: 49.99
4. Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell Published: February 23, 2006 Score: 31.84
5. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan Published: August 28, 2007 Score: 22.22
6. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser Published: January 17, 2001 Score: 19.58
7. SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner Published: May 24, 2011 Score: 12.48
8. The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star by Nikki Sixx Published: October 28, 2008 Score: 8.43
9. The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson Published: May 1, 2012 Score: 7.76
10. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman Published: May 12, 1998 Score: 6.04
11. Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell Published: May 11, 2011 Score: 4.21
12. Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture by Peggy Orenstein Published: January 31, 2012 Score: 3.75
13. Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel by Michio Kaku Published: April 7, 2009 Score: 3.52
14. Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible by Jorge Cervantes Published: February 1, 2006 Score: 2.75
15. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe Published: August 19, 2008 Score: 2.62
16. Sybil Exposed by Debbie Nathan Published: October 18, 2011 Score: 2.13
17. The 50th Law by 50 Cent and Robert Greene Published: September 8, 2009 Score: 2.03
18. PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives by Frank Warren Published: November 29, 2005 Score: 2.01
19. Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free by Charles P. Pierce Published: June 2, 2009 Score: 1.86
20. The Rules of Life, Expanded Edition: A Personal Code for Living a Better, Happier, More Successful Life (Richard Templar's Rules) by Richard Templar Published: November 21, 2010 Score: 1.81
21. Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Crosses the Line. Sudhir Venkatesh by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh Published: February 1, 2009 Score: 1.76
22. Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success (P.S.) by Mathew Syed Published: May 3, 2011 Score: 1.58
23. The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan Score: 1.52
24. Of Thee I Zing: America's Cultural Decline from Muffin Tops to Body Shots by Laura Ingraham and Raymond Arroyo Published: July 12, 2011 Score: 1.41
25. This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx by Nikki Sixx Published: April 12, 2011 Score: 1.41