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History of Beauty by Umberto EcoWays of Seeing by John BergerBrunelleschi's Dome by Ross KingLeonardo da Vinci by Leonardo da VinciA History of Illuminated Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel
The World History of Art
1st out of 404 books — 139 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
906th out of 9,853 books — 22,122 voters

On Writing by Stephen  KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronLetters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria RilkeWriting Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Best Books on Creative Life
49th out of 509 books — 622 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
1667th out of 7,188 books — 28,369 voters

The Story of Art by E.H. GombrichThe Letters of Vincent van Gogh by Vincent van GoghThe Shock of the New by Robert HughesThe Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StoneThe Judgment of Paris by Ross King
Best Art and Art History Books
34th out of 799 books — 314 voters
Over de esthetiek by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelCritique of Judgment by Immanuel KantOn the Aesthetic Education of Man by Friedrich SchillerAesthetic Theory by Theodor W. AdornoThe Republic by Plato
Aesthetics: The Philosophy of Art
14th out of 190 books — 76 voters

Final Thoughts by John Thomas GrantA Book About Absolutely Nothing. by I.M. NobodyKlimt by Gilles NéretLooking at Mexico / Mexico Looks Back by Janet SternburgCHINA by Tom  Carter
Coffee Table Books
12th out of 352 books — 121 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
4280th out of 11,853 books — 10,479 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoBaudolino by Umberto EcoThe Island of the Day Before by Umberto EcoThe Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco
7th out of 18 books — 46 voters

History of Beauty by Umberto EcoSüden by Friedrich AniDas ewige Leben by Wolf HaasEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerOracle Night by Paul Auster
...as seen on "Druckfrisch" with Denis Scheck
1st out of 86 books — 6 voters
The Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootHistory of Beauty by Umberto EcoThe History of Sexuality, Volume 1 by Michel FoucaultOn Photography by Susan Sontag
Books for History Majors
3rd out of 105 books — 12 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
1219th out of 6,236 books — 8,067 voters
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriMy Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteThe Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano
Italian Lit
32nd out of 157 books — 17 voters

Salt by Mark KurlanskyAt Home by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Histories of the Everyday
153rd out of 372 books — 341 voters
History of Beauty by Umberto EcoThe Gift by Lewis HydeGod Is Beautiful and Loves Beauty by Sheila S. BlairPixel Flesh by Ellen AtlantaThe Abuse of Beauty by Arthur C. Danto
On Beauty
1st out of 26 books — 4 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
11518th out of 31,966 books — 121,369 voters
The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna LewisTaste Makers by Mayukh SenThe Man Who Tasted Words by Guy LeschzinerHistory of Beauty by Umberto EcoThe Sweet Taste of Muscadines by Pamela  Terry
Everything about Taste
4th out of 30 books — 4 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
1000th out of 3,759 books — 3,793 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
18680th out of 76,963 books — 286,433 voters

Rouge by Mona AwadNatural Beauty by Ling Ling HuangThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonHistory of Beauty by Umberto EcoYouthjuice by E.K. Sathue
books about beauty standards
4th out of 38 books — 9 voters
The Art Museum by Phaidon PressArt and Fear by David BaylesConcerning the Spiritual in Art by Wassily KandinskyPoint and Line to Plane by Wassily KandinskyVisual Thinking by Rudolf Arnheim
Blouin ArtInfo's "40 Books Every Artist Should Own"
14th out of 44 books — 4 voters

Ortaçağı Düşlemek by Umberto EcoOrtaçağ by Umberto EcoOrtaçağ by Umberto Ecoİngiltere'de Devrim Çağı 1603-1714 by Christopher      HillKısa İngiltere Tarihi by Jeremy Black
Sosyolojik Eserler #4
12th out of 47 books — 1 voter
Joy & Sorrow by Peter Sean DalyDaisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
ATY 2020 - A Book Related To The Arts
277th out of 313 books — 125 voters

The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. SeussThe Mortal Instruments Boxed Set by Cassandra ClareTikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene MoselCircle of Friends by Maeve BinchyRamona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
Books with Ratings from 60,000 - 70,000
135th out of 221 books — 26 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellA History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand RussellSo Cute It Hurts!!, Vol. 12 by Gō IkeyamadaThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterMathematics for Human Flourishing by Francis Su
Books I've read in 2022 so far2
61st out of 100 books — 2 voters

No Excuses, The Fit Mind-Fit Body Strategy Book by Lorii MyersA Blessed Olive Tree by Zain Hashmi3 Off the Tee by Lorii MyersMake It Happen, A Healthy, Competitive Approach to Achieving ... by Lorii MyersGates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
Motivational Books
28th out of 31 books — 17 voters
The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich NietzscheFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
CL Books
12th out of 15 books — 1 voter

Broadway General Manager by Peter BogyoThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver SacksHappy Returns by Benedict MaynardInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerShakespeare by Bill Bryson
Best Non-fiction
207th out of 244 books — 51 voters

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