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
73rd out of 3,759 books — 3,793 voters
Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandEinstein by Walter IsaacsonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best Biographies
52nd out of 1,679 books — 2,960 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
29th out of 732 books — 536 voters
The Last Lion by William ManchesterThe Last Lion by William ManchesterThe Last Lion by William ManchesterThe Gathering Storm by Winston S. ChurchillChurchill by Martin Gilbert
All Things Winston Churchill
1st out of 99 books — 35 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
16th out of 786 books — 203 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Best Books About Nineteenth Century History
38th out of 648 books — 282 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
26th out of 261 books — 106 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerMatilda by Roald DahlBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
424th out of 2,259 books — 2,432 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsJohn Adams by David McCulloughThe Story of My Life by Helen KellerJulie and Julia by Julie Powell
Best Biographies/Autobiographies
28th out of 535 books — 138 voters
How to Be a Victorian by Ruth GoodmanInside the Victorian Home by Judith FlandersThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonVictorian London by Liza PicardWhat Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew by Daniel Pool
Nonfiction Books on the Victorian Era
20th out of 404 books — 108 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
95th out of 465 books — 117 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above
219th out of 908 books — 450 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
13763rd out of 76,963 books — 286,430 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovOutliers by Malcolm GladwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
856th out of 4,124 books — 2,101 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
32nd out of 192 books — 87 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
1310th out of 5,280 books — 4,501 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeSwann’s Way by Marcel ProustThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Belle Époque
87th out of 383 books — 152 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
878th out of 5,898 books — 6,422 voters

The Last Battle by C.S. LewisThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonThe Most Dangerous Game by Richard ConnellThe Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara RobinsonThe Littlest Angel by Charles Tazewell
The [Superlative] [Noun]
29th out of 464 books — 36 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasRoots by Alex HaleyWolf Hall by Hilary MantelWhen Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman
Truly Massive Biography, Real or Imagined
46th out of 264 books — 40 voters

The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserSavage Inequalities by Jonathan KozolThe Wordy Shipmates by Sarah VowellRelish by Lucy KnisleyWaiter Rant by Steve Dublanica
All Non-Fiction on Goodreads with 10,000 to 24,999 ratings
759th out of 919 books — 39 voters
The Impossible Office? by Anthony SeldonChurchill by Martin GilbertChurchill by Andrew RobertsWilliam Pitt the Younger by William HagueThe Last Lion by William Manchester
Prime Minister Biographies
7th out of 120 books — 5 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Little Engine That Could by Watty PiperI Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
50 books that will change your life: Real Simple
27th out of 52 books — 16 voters
The Path to Power by Robert A. CaroThe Last Lion by William ManchesterAllen Ginsberg by Barry MilesMaria Malibran by Howard BushnellOscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann
Biography Published in Decade: 1980s
2nd out of 128 books — 6 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The 800+ page Gorillaz
272nd out of 459 books — 519 voters
The Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanPostwar by Tony JudtThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
European History
197th out of 787 books — 160 voters

Howards End by E.M. ForsterThe Forsyte Saga by John GalsworthyThe Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith HoldenThe Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy by David CannadineAct of Valour by Emma Drummond
Edwardian England: Its History and Literature
8th out of 51 books — 9 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanA Farewell to Arms by Ernest HemingwayBirdsong by Sebastian FaulksGoodbye to All That by Robert Graves
The Great War
213th out of 779 books — 600 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Alliterations
114th out of 1,157 books — 100 voters
Citizen Clem by John BewChurchill by Andrew RobertsHarold Wilson by Ben PimlottThe Last Lion by William ManchesterThe Last Lion by William Manchester
20th Century British Prime Ministers
4th out of 57 books — 12 voters

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