Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanBloody Jack by L.A. MeyerPirates! by Celia Rees
Pirates!
21st out of 656 books — 783 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
393rd out of 3,759 books — 3,793 voters

Under the Black Flag by David CordinglyCaptain Kidd by Samuel MarquisVillains of All Nations by Marcus RedikerA Pirate of Exquisite Mind by Diana PrestonEmpire of Blue Water by Stephan Talty
True-life Pirates & Privateers
7th out of 74 books — 37 voters
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickSix Frigates by Ian W. TollOver the Edge of the World by Laurence BergreenLongitude by Dava SobelCaptain Kidd by Samuel Marquis
Age of Sail Nonfiction
44th out of 355 books — 90 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
266th out of 299 books — 60 voters
The Girl with the Hazel Eyes by Callie BrowningWide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysHere Comes the Sun by Nicole Y. Dennis-BennQueenie by Candice Carty-WilliamsSmall Island by Andrea Levy
Read Caribbean
124th out of 401 books — 91 voters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonInto the Sunken City by Dinesh ThiruCaptain Kidd by Samuel MarquisRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoePeter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Best Pirate Books Ever Written
14th out of 56 books — 62 voters
Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneThe Odyssey by Homer
Nautical Tales
588th out of 746 books — 400 voters

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllisterOrdinary Grace by William Kent KruegerThe Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyThe Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy GilmanThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
[ATY 2026] Mystery or True Crime
207th out of 440 books — 38 voters

NPR More Funniest Driveway Moments by National Public RadioZombification by Andrei CodrescuThe Dark Side of the Beef Trust by Herman HirschauerThe Mammoth Book of Celebrity Murder by Chris EllisThe Sacred Harp by B.F. White
The "Public" For Witches, Stan.
92nd out of 164 books — 6 voters

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsWritten on the Body by Jeanette WintersonWriting Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergJust Kids by Patti Smith
At Least Make Your Book Club Interesting
15th out of 23 books — 1 voter
Circe by Madeline MillerThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltCut Adrift by Jane JesmondThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
52 Book Club 2024: #8 Features The Ocean
406th out of 411 books — 207 voters

The Wager by David GrannDead in the Water by Matthew  CampbellThe Outlaw Ocean by Ian UrbinaDead Wake by Erik LarsonThunderstruck by Erik Larson
Maritime true crime
50th out of 86 books — 7 voters
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikShip of Magic by Robin HobbDark Water Daughter by H.M. LongPirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
Seas of Troubles
39th out of 54 books — 5 voters

The Women by Kristin HannahNone of This Is True by Lisa JewellFirst Lie Wins by Ashley ElstonFunny Story by Emily HenryThe Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
2024: What Women Born In The 1970s Read in 2024
3694th out of 6,108 books — 351 voters
The New Book of Pirate Songs by Stuart M. FrankThose Vulgar Tubes by Joe J. Simmons IIIThe Scallop by Ian CoxRenaissance Mad Voyages by Anthony ParrSeaspray and Whisky by Norman Freeman
All For Me Grog - Me Jolly, Jolly Grog
71st out of 203 books — 5 voters

Scythe by Neal ShustermanKatabasis by R.F. KuangHamlet by William ShakespeareThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanWeyward by Emilia Hart
[ATY 2026] Symbol of Death on Cover
77th out of 224 books — 55 voters
Watership Down by Richard  AdamsDown Under by Bill BrysonDown and Out in Paris and London by George OrwellThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesWhen Your House is Burning Down, You Should Brush Your Teeth by Matthew Inman
Down, Down, Down
305th out of 367 books — 16 voters

The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis StevensonFollow the Free Wind by Leigh BrackettThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittMemoirs of a Mangy Lover by Groucho MarxThe Requiem Shark by Nicholas Griffin
Libros que recomiendo por RRSS
13th out of 58 books — 1 voter
A Pirate's Life for She by Laura Sook DuncombeBlackbeard the Pirate by Robert Earl LeePirate Queens by Leigh  LewisJoey Kelly and the Astonishing Discovery of Veiled Lake by Robert RovegnoThe Cove Walking the Plank by Bryant Johnson
Great Pirate Books
10th out of 14 books — 7 voters

Antilliaans verhaal  by Luis H. DaalCuracao and Guzman Blanco by Cornelis Ch. GoslingaScent of Cloves by Norah LoftsThe First Salute by Barbara W. TuchmanSilver Nutmeg by Norah Lofts
History of the Dutch Caribbean
5th out of 11 books — 5 voters
Don't Call Me Cupcake by Tara SheetsDon't Touch My Petunia by Tara SheetsTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Tempest by William Shakespeare
Reading By the Sea
55th out of 177 books — 20 voters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonParadise Lost by John MiltonDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraLa Galatea by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraA General History of the Pyrates by Daniel Defoe
BS
11th out of 23 books — 1 voter

Gentle Rogue by Johanna LindseyRescued by the Buccaneer by Normandie AllemanCaptive of My Desires by Johanna LindseyThe Gift by Julie GarwoodScandalous Desires by Elizabeth Hoyt
Historical Pirate Romance Books
171st out of 221 books — 516 voters
Insurgent by Veronica RothCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra ClareThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenPandemonium by Lauren OliverRapture by Lauren Kate
YA Novels of 2012
720th out of 1,243 books — 10,178 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
5880th out of 7,188 books — 28,369 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
8909th out of 9,853 books — 22,122 voters

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