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 470 books — 527 voters
Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandEinstein by Walter IsaacsonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best Biographies
57th out of 1,718 books — 3,085 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
71st out of 2,208 books — 2,596 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
239th out of 3,896 books — 3,953 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 490 books — 138 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
313th out of 3,522 books — 9,189 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
50th out of 360 books — 263 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 22 books — 50 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
1048th out of 5,348 books — 4,712 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
701st out of 6,312 books — 6,997 voters
My Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
NYT The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
98th out of 118 books — 272 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!
4280th out of 11,923 books — 8,124 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
6046th out of 15,411 books — 17,243 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
910th out of 7,718 books — 14,318 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
51st out of 246 books — 134 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 96 books — 10 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
6733rd out of 20,818 books — 24,831 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
6483rd out of 15,788 books — 18,384 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
15032nd out of 77,851 books — 290,476 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 348 books — 284 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 136 books — 28 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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