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John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best History Books
125th out of 4,102 books — 4,700 voters
The Rush for Black Diamonds, Volume One by George Walters-SleyonThe Rush for Black Diamonds, Volume Two by George Walters-SleyonThe Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
European History
6th out of 793 books — 199 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 295 books — 88 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
1065th out of 7,207 books — 28,383 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonNight by Elie WieselThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonPostwar by Tony Judt
Best Popular History Books on Goodreads
5th out of 310 books — 62 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

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 123 books — 61 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. KramerWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreHuế 1968 by Mark Bowden
Plight of a Nation
134th out of 1,135 books — 454 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 598 books — 157 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
170th out of 1,024 books — 481 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 140 books — 39 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
102nd out of 124 books — 296 voters

The Polymorph by Max NowazService Model by Adrian TchaikovskyThese Burning Stars by Bethany JacobsThe Stardust Grail by Yume KitaseiExordia by Seth Dickinson
The Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
78th out of 118 books — 77 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher'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
566th out of 3,129 books — 3,697 voters

Doing Good Better by William MacAskillThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliSuperintelligence by Nick BostromSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariManifesto of the Free People's Union by Jakub Lasak
Books for Future Presidents
52nd out of 273 books — 83 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
179th out of 929 books — 395 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
303rd out of 885 books — 650 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 Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
Best Popular Politics Books on Goodreads
240th out of 342 books — 57 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
14760th out of 79,462 books — 296,317 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhHuế 1968 by Mark BowdenWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. Kramer
Military Books
281st out of 1,138 books — 472 voters
A History of the Global Economy by Joerg BatenThe Modern Mind by Peter WatsonGaia's Garden by Toby HemenwayThe MacArthur Study Bible by AnonymousThe Better Half by Sharon Moalem
Most Excellent Books
124th out of 226 books — 11 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyFicciones by Jorge Luis BorgesThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez1984 by George Orwell
Sonemic / Rate Your Music: Favorite Books
320th out of 1,067 books — 206 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)
1112th out of 6,414 books — 8,210 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanAtonement by Ian McEwanCloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Guardian: The Books of the Decade (2000s)
23rd out of 52 books — 18 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling1776 by David McCulloughKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2005 (fiction and nonfiction)
32nd out of 100 books — 74 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
303rd out of 874 books — 49 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

Thunderstruck by Erik LarsonEmpireland by Sathnam SangheraChurchill's Secret War by Madhusree MukerjeeDisputed Pasts by Cristina Buarque de HollandaThe Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes by Jonathan Rose
Best 20th Century British (U.K.) History - 3.7 Stars and Up
26th out of 153 books — 15 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

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