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)
87th out of 6,236 books — 8,067 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesThe Prize by Daniel Yergin
Pulitzer Winners: General Non-fiction
3rd out of 85 books — 343 voters

The Histories by HerodotusA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanJohn Adams by David McCulloughThe Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
History as Literature
5th out of 732 books — 536 voters
The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Price of Glory by Alistair HorneThe War That Ended Peace by Margaret MacMillanThe First World War by John KeeganStorm of Steel by Ernst Jünger
Military History of the First World War
1st out of 305 books — 119 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Woman-Authored Books
186th out of 8,342 books — 5,290 voters
The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerThe Art of War by Sun TzuGhost Soldiers by Hampton Sides
Ike Skelton's Military History reading list (nonfiction)
1st out of 132 books — 76 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Nonfiction Books of the 20th Century
3rd out of 465 books — 117 voters
A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Wars of the Roses by Alison WeirThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanEleanor of Aquitaine by Alison WeirThe Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir
British History
3rd out of 786 books — 203 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueRegeneration by Pat BarkerA Farewell to Arms by Ernest HemingwayGoodbye to All That by Robert GravesBirdsong by Sebastian Faulks
World War One Literature
14th out of 224 books — 357 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanRegeneration by Pat BarkerAugust 1914 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Great War and Modern Memory by Paul Fussell
The Great War in Fiction and Non-Fiction
2nd out of 129 books — 81 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Learn About History
5th out of 459 books — 186 voters
War and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Iliad by HomerAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraHenry V by William Shakespeare
Major Battles in History and Fiction
6th out of 232 books — 80 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanEleanor of Aquitaine by Alison WeirMarie Antoinette by Antonia FraserCitizens by Simon SchamaThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
French History
5th out of 289 books — 83 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
419th out of 1,873 books — 6,996 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëBeloved by Toni Morrison
Interesting, Well Written Books that are not by Dead/Old White Men
82nd out of 1,198 books — 341 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerIron Kingdom by Christopher ClarkThe Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. EvansThe Sleepwalkers by Christopher Clark
German History
18th out of 596 books — 154 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
56th out of 698 books — 580 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrBand of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
World War 2 books
20th out of 389 books — 211 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1491 by Charles C. Mann1776 by David McCulloughA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Understanding History
8th out of 261 books — 106 voters
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsCatch-22 by Joseph HellerLegacy of Ashes by Tim WeinerBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenAnne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies
Best World War Two Novels
14th out of 267 books — 108 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Last Boat by John F. HanleySchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
World War II Literature
19th out of 280 books — 187 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
World War II/Holocaust Fiction & Non-fiction
89th out of 962 books — 759 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNight by Elie WieselAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrSchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
A WWII Reading List
68th out of 719 books — 380 voters
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. PetersonFriday Night Lights by H.G. BissingerThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best History and Non Fiction Books for Teenage Boys
3rd out of 115 books — 43 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienA Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two by Michael G. KramerThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhHuế 1968 by Mark BowdenWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
Military Fiction
87th out of 796 books — 437 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightMaster of the Senate by Robert A. Caro
Pulitzer Prize General Nonfiction Winners and Finalists
6th out of 137 books — 35 voters

The Trigger by Tim ButcherTestament of Youth by Vera BrittainThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanBirdsong by Sebastian FaulksAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
WW1 Centenary Potential Reading List
3rd out of 45 books — 24 voters
The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Great War and Modern Memory by Paul FussellDeath's Men by Denis WinterThe Eastern Front, 1914-1917 by Norman StoneWith Lawrence in Arabia by Lowell Thomas
Ten Favorite Books on World War I
1st out of 28 books — 12 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanJohn Adams by David McCulloughNicholas And Alexandra by Robert K. MassieThe Histories by HerodotusBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson
The Big Non-fiction
13th out of 192 books — 87 voters
The Frontlines of Peace by Severine AutesserreBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenMy War Gone By, I Miss It So by Anthony LoydA Capitalist in North Korea by Felix AbtSketches from the Periphery by M.P. Summers
Conflict-Zone Journalism
16th out of 284 books — 142 voters

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