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
110th out of 3,726 books — 3,765 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
4th out of 787 books — 160 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
10th out of 289 books — 83 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
1060th out of 7,187 books — 28,371 voters

Night by Elie WieselThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonPostwar by Tony JudtUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best Popular History Books on Goodreads
4th out of 299 books — 60 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. KramerHuế  1968 by Mark BowdenWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
Plight of a Nation
141st out of 1,151 books — 452 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteWalden by Henry David ThoreauBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
The Guardian's Top 100 Non-Fiction Books
53rd out of 102 books — 71 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
61st out of 596 books — 154 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondGhost Wars by Steve CollWhy Nations Fail by Daron AcemoğluOn China by Henry KissingerThe Origins of Political Order by Francis Fukuyama
FSO Reading List
11th out of 119 books — 59 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
561st out of 3,129 books — 3,678 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreHuế  1968 by Mark BowdenThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. Kramer
Take Me Somewhere I've Never Been Before
171st out of 1,010 books — 465 voters
My Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteShroud by Adrian TchaikovskySapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThese Burning Stars by Bethany JacobsTranslation State by Ann Leckie
The Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
77th out of 118 books — 68 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
16th out of 137 books — 35 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
100th out of 118 books — 262 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
14162nd out of 76,714 books — 285,315 voters
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Books of 2005
181st out of 876 books — 639 voters

Postwar by Tony JudtStories of Elders by Veronica KirinThe Age of Extremes, 1914-1991 by Eric J. HobsbawmThe Perfect Horse by Elizabeth LettsMercedes Sosa - More than a Song,  A tribute to "La Negra",  ... by Anette Christensen
Best Contemporary History Books
1st out of 12 books — 9 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienHuế  1968 by Mark BowdenWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. KramerThe Sorrow of War by Bảo Ninh
Military History
176th out of 927 books — 394 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Guardian: The Books of the Decade (2000s)
24th out of 52 books — 18 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienHuế  1968 by Mark BowdenThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. Kramer
Military Books
280th out of 1,124 books — 464 voters
The Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XU.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Popular Nonfiction Politics Books on Goodreads
302nd out of 425 books — 48 voters

1776 by David McCulloughThe Year 1000 by Robert Lacey1491 by Charles C. Mann1066 by David HowarthParis, 1919 by Margaret MacMillan
History books with a year in the title
24th out of 94 books — 26 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnimal Farm by George OrwellA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald1984 by George Orwell
The best books we had to study
6th out of 23 books — 7 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)
1091st out of 6,239 books — 8,069 voters

Iron Curtain by Anne ApplebaumNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassThis Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin FaustThe Second World War by Antony BeevorReconstruction by Eric Foner
Ta-Nehisi Coates Essential Reads
10th out of 67 books — 5 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam HochschildA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
History around the world (non fiction)
21st out of 101 books — 18 voters

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