Editors' Top Picks
Washington's Spies by Alexander RoseGeorge Washington's Secret Six by Brian KilmeadeGeorge Washington's Secret Spy War by John A. NagyGeorge Washington, Spymaster by Thomas B. AllenThe Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer
Culper Spy Ring - Fiction & Non-Fiction
1st out of 20 books — 11 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
341st out of 2,195 books — 2,583 voters

The Spy and the Traitor by Ben MacintyreA Spy Among Friends by Ben MacintyreCode Girls by Liza MundyGhost Wars by Steve CollDouble Cross by Ben Macintyre
Great Books on Espionage (nonfiction)
18th out of 175 books — 36 voters
The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Ghost Bride by Yangsze ChooLilac Girls by Martha Hall KellyBecoming by Michelle ObamaWashington's Spies by Alexander Rose
Whiskey, Wine, and (W)reading
5th out of 45 books — 8 voters

M*A*S*H by Richard HookerTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréI, Claudius by Robert GravesHouse of Cards by Michael DobbsThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Books to Television
51st out of 294 books — 19 voters
Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham ClintonDrift by Rachel MaddowHillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderThe Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton
Gettin' Educated, 2017
10th out of 37 books — 11 voters

Washington's Spies by Alexander RoseZeitoun by Dave EggersBehind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine BooKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam HochschildThe Traitor's Wife by Allison Pataki
CCU
1st out of 47 books — 2 voters
Monopoly X by Philip E. OrbanesStiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Niche Non-Fiction
81st out of 317 books — 58 voters

1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonJohn Adams by David McCulloughA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
U.S. History Reading List
130th out of 457 books — 160 voters
The Witches by Stacy SchiffAmerican Lion by Jon MeachamWashington's Spies by Alexander RosePaul Revere's Ride by David Hackett FischerGrant by Ron Chernow
American History Intensive
3rd out of 85 books — 1 voter

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
[ATY 2023] Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
310th out of 362 books — 98 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeBefore the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu KawaguchiLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelTom Lake by Ann PatchettCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
[ATY 2024] Ben & Jerry's Books
291st out of 363 books — 81 voters

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Espionage
641st out of 1,004 books — 1,043 voters
Washington by Ron ChernowJohn Adams by David McCulloughAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowThe Ride by Kostya KennedyFounding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis
US Founding Fathers (nonfiction)
216th out of 241 books — 32 voters

The Ride by Kostya KennedyThe Men Who Lost America by Andrew O'ShaughnessyJohn Paul Jones by Evan ThomasWashington's General by Terry GolwayRough Crossings by Simon Schama
Those Who Fought: The American Revolution (nonfiction)
136th out of 147 books — 14 voters
The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettAll Things Bright and Strange by James MarkertFlashman by George MacDonald FraserThe Angels' Share by James Markert
Historical Fiction that GUYS like, too!
365th out of 559 books — 267 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)
3245th out of 6,260 books — 8,073 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisPretty Little Liars by Sara ShepardThe Awakening / The Struggle by L.J. SmithThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert Kirkman
Books That Are Also TV Shows
481st out of 527 books — 216 voters

Pretty Little Liars by Sara ShepardThe Awakening / The Struggle by L.J. SmithA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinDarkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff LindsayThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Books Into TV series
52nd out of 95 books — 33 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
The ALA Think Tank Community's List of Personal Favorites in Nonfiction
70th out of 104 books — 16 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenDivergent by Veronica RothAllegiant by Veronica RothInsurgent by Veronica RothThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
What we've read so far in...2014
2247th out of 9,451 books — 2,100 voters


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