Editors' Top Picks
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
62nd out of 2,195 books — 2,585 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
170th out of 3,866 books — 3,914 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)
470th out of 6,260 books — 8,073 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
372nd out of 2,256 books — 2,434 voters

1776 by David McCulloughJohn Adams by David McCulloughBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Best Books Concerning American History (fiction and nonfiction)
22nd out of 353 books — 156 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Best Books of 1989
30th out of 379 books — 229 voters

1984 by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenAnimal Farm by George Orwell
The Best Social Studies Library List
21st out of 235 books — 175 voters
Mayflower by Nathaniel PhilbrickA Voyage Long and Strange by Tony HorwitzJohn Adams by David McCulloughAlbion's Seed by David Hackett FischerThe Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto
Colonial North America (nonfiction)
4th out of 146 books — 57 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
34th out of 457 books — 160 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Learn About History
38th out of 459 books — 186 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth Schmitt
Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
612th out of 4,109 books — 1,532 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
192nd out of 459 books — 517 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
84th out of 463 books — 119 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
758th out of 1,874 books — 6,997 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacThe Machinery of Freedom by David D. FriedmanAlbion's Seed by David Hackett FischerZero to One by Peter ThielThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
Books reviewed by Slate Star Codex
3rd out of 66 books — 13 voters
Goodbye, Tahrir Square by Zarmati ElioA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Life of Elizabeth I by Alison WeirSalt by Mark KurlanskyBlack Folk by Blair L.M. Kelley
Historical Nonfiction
36th out of 307 books — 100 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyEmma by Jane AustenGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Year 3 of 4-Year History Reading Cycle
26th out of 51 books — 16 voters
History, Myths, and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees by James MooneyScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzFood for the Dead by Michael E. BellMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtGhostland by Colin Dickey
American Folklore
10th out of 148 books — 16 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
2427th out of 7,889 books — 49,803 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.3 and Above
126th out of 3,134 books — 479 voters

Dune by Frank Patrick HerbertGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterImpro by Keith Johnstone"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. FeynmanSeeing Like a State by James C. Scott
Ingroup
45th out of 179 books — 56 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Narrowboat at Large by Jo MayThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
My Favourite Non Fiction Books
183rd out of 1,383 books — 293 voters

I Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithThe Crucible by Arthur MillerThe Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore CooperThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Last Names Derived from Professions
78th out of 543 books — 28 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondPrisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall1491 by Charles C. MannCollapse by Jared DiamondThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Suggested Books for Human Geography
27th out of 222 books — 57 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryAnimal Farm by George OrwellAll Together Dead by Charlaine HarrisAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Good Books that Begin with A
144th out of 998 books — 85 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Nothing but Numbers
261st out of 1,445 books — 212 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnMayflower by Nathaniel PhilbrickBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
American Studies 101
15th out of 83 books — 21 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Slice of Americana
17th out of 61 books — 23 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasWild Swans by Jung Chang
Five, Four, Three, Two, One-READ!
37th out of 253 books — 24 voters
Alfred the Great by AsserAlbion's Seed by David Hackett FischerBound Away by David Hackett FischerLiberty and Freedom by David Hackett FischerThe Great Wave by David Hackett Fischer
The Classical Curriculum - 7th Grade
2nd out of 59 books — 2 voters

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