John Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinWashington by Ron ChernowTruman by David McCulloughThe Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund  Morris
Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
13th out of 468 books — 525 voters
Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandEinstein by Walter IsaacsonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best Biographies
62nd out of 1,684 books — 2,962 voters

John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Best American History Books
72nd out of 2,158 books — 2,514 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
236th out of 3,768 books — 3,798 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund  MorrisTruman by David McCulloughTheodore Rex by Edmund  Morris
Best books on USA president(s) (nonfiction)
7th out of 211 books — 118 voters
All the President’s Men by Carl BernsteinMaster of the Senate by Robert A. CaroThe Path to Power by Robert A. CaroMeans of Ascent by Robert A. CaroTruman by David McCullough
American Politics
7th out of 480 books — 127 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenInsurgent by Veronica RothGone Girl by Gillian FlynnCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra ClarePandemonium by Lauren Oliver
Best Books of 2012
312th out of 3,524 books — 9,194 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinJohn Adams by David McCulloughTruman by David McCulloughWashington by Ron ChernowTheodore Rex by Edmund  Morris
Positively Presidential (nonfiction)
14th out of 370 books — 71 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenGone Girl by Gillian FlynnBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceQuiet by Susan Cain
Amazon's Books of the Year: Top 100 Picks for 2012
37th out of 100 books — 276 voters
A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnAmerica (The Book) by Jon   StewartMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1776 by David McCullough
The Daily Show Reading Club
44th out of 348 books — 235 voters

The Boy Kings of Texas by Domingo MartinezThis Is How You Lose Her by Junot DíazThe Round House by Louise ErdrichThe Passage of Power by Robert A. CaroBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain
National Book Award Finalists - 2012
4th out of 21 books — 49 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
1046th out of 5,284 books — 4,503 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsNight by Elie WieselAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
682nd out of 5,902 books — 6,426 voters
My Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
NYT The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
97th out of 118 books — 260 voters

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K.  Ritz
READ IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
4061st out of 11,798 books — 7,873 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
5842nd out of 15,199 books — 16,815 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
908th out of 7,705 books — 14,257 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Giver by Lois LowryTenth of December by George SaundersWhat If? by Randall MunroeCapital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas Piketty
Books Rec'd By The Colbert Report
52nd out of 246 books — 135 voters
Master of the Senate by Robert A. CaroThe Path to Power by Robert A. CaroMeans of Ascent by Robert A. CaroThe Passage of Power by Robert A. CaroLyndon Johnson and the American Dream by Doris Kearns Goodwin
US Presidents: Lyndon Johnson (nonfiction)
4th out of 94 books — 8 voters

A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
What To Read Next
6554th out of 20,654 books — 24,474 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
6300th out of 15,640 books — 17,961 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
14860th out of 76,971 books — 286,453 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowWashington by Ron ChernowTruman by David McCullough
The Best American Historical Biographies of All Time
61st out of 246 books — 132 voters
I Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingLean In by Sheryl SandbergThe Reason I Jump by Naoki HigashidaDrift by Rachel Maddow
Books Rec'd By The Daily Show
122nd out of 346 books — 279 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyPersuasion by Jane AustenThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
1000 books to read before you die- official
162nd out of 472 books — 25 voters
Set the Night on Fire by Mike  DavisMy Whirlwind Lives by Dee Charles KnightReckless by Robert K. Brigham1968 by Mark KurlanskyVietnam by Stanley Karnow
The Politics of the Vietnam War (nonfiction)
15th out of 134 books — 26 voters

1776 by David McCulloughThe Triumph of Improvisation by James Graham WilsonThe Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund  MorrisTruman by David McCulloughTheodore Rex by Edmund  Morris
Best Presidential Authors
6th out of 46 books — 13 voters
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelBuilding Stories by Chris WareFar from the Tree by Andrew SolomonA Hologram for the King by Dave EggersThe Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
New York Times' 10 Best Books Of 2012
6th out of 11 books — 10 voters

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