Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam HigginbothamSay Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeThe Five by Hallie RubenholdHow to Hide an Empire by Daniel ImmerwahrCode Name by Larry Loftis
History Published in Year: 2019
13th out of 393 books — 115 voters
1776 by David McCulloughJohn Adams by David McCulloughAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowWashington's Crossing by David Hackett FischerFounding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis
Best Books About The American Revolution
30th out of 230 books — 225 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughAlexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow1776 by David McCulloughThe Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard BailynThe Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton
Books on the American Founding (nonfiction)
9th out of 138 books — 69 voters
Killers of the Flower Moon by David GrannThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Wright Brothers by David McCulloughUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandWalls by David  Frye
History Published in Decade: 2010s
14th out of 323 books — 27 voters

1776 by David McCulloughWashington's Crossing by David Hackett FischerPaul Revere's Ride by David Hackett FischerAlmost a Miracle by John FerlingBunker Hill by Nathaniel Philbrick
American Revolution - Warfare (nonfiction)
10th out of 124 books — 35 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
424th out of 2,153 books — 2,513 voters

The Ride by Kostya KennedyWashington by Ron Chernow1776 by David McCulloughThe British Are Coming by Rick AtkinsonFounding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis
U.S Revolution (nonfiction)
4th out of 24 books — 13 voters
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeCatch and Kill by Ronan FarrowKnow My Name by Chanel MillerShe Said by Jodi KantorShortest Way Home by Pete Buttigieg
Best Non-Fiction of 2019
104th out of 333 books — 189 voters

From Rebel To Radical Innovator by Albin KaelinFrom Prison to Possibilities by Kim NugentA Reminder of What Democracy Is by Gail WebsterSuperperformance by George PesanskyHey Hue-Man Where Is Our Food by Toni Crowe
Best non-fiction about the American Revolution
16th out of 54 books — 129 voters
Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreLone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Best Non-fiction War Books
537th out of 2,160 books — 2,434 voters

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesThe Wicked King by Holly BlackRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonThe Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
Best Books of 2019
308th out of 1,389 books — 1,960 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
278th out of 927 books — 395 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best War Novels
669th out of 1,693 books — 1,441 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)
8th out of 146 books — 13 voters

Normal People by Sally RooneyBecoming by Michelle ObamaSay Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeThe Testaments by Margaret AtwoodThe Dutch House by Ann Patchett
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2019
45th out of 100 books — 43 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
26925th out of 31,966 books — 121,369 voters

The Devil Is a Southpaw by Brandon HobsonThe Frozen River by Ariel LawhonHow to Share an Egg by Bonny ReichertThe Last Animal by Ramona AusubelSmall Mercies by Dennis Lehane
NPR Weekend Edition with Scott Simon: books and authors
80th out of 99 books — 12 voters
The Wager by David GrannCrucible of War by Fred  AndersonPassionate Minds by David BodanisThe British Are Coming by Rick AtkinsonLongitude by Dava Sobel
18th Century History Books
4th out of 75 books — 2 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
71060th out of 76,963 books — 286,437 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
901st out of 1,151 books — 452 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 Quiet American by Graham Greene
War Fiction
860th out of 1,263 books — 433 voters
Big Bang by David BowmanAbel and Cain by Gregor von RezzoriHorizon by Barry LopezThe Pioneers by David McCulloughBaron Wenckheim's Homecoming by László Krasznahorkai
Best Literature of 2019
18th out of 22 books — 4 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
932nd out of 1,010 books — 465 voters
War Before Civilization by Lawrence H. Keeley1620 by Peter W. WoodThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangFools, Frauds and Firebrands by Roger ScrutonBowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam
Revisionist History Books
84th out of 151 books — 6 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
609th out of 732 books — 536 voters
Higher Dimensions, Parallel Dimensions, and the Spirit Realm by Daniel DuvalDoctor Who by Daniel BlytheFox in Socks by Dr. SeussThe Red God Laughed by Thorp McCluskyWhy is the Penis Shaped Like That? by Jesse Bering
By 2022! I read books! That A into! List here
85th out of 100 books — 1 voter

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieLes Miserables by Victor HugoA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
[ATY 2026] Resistance, Rebellion, Revolution
222nd out of 346 books — 54 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
1105th out of 1,124 books — 464 voters

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