Big Books of Summer
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
11th out of 2,220 books — 2,712 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
18th out of 3,934 books — 4,106 voters

Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandEinstein by Walter IsaacsonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best Biographies
42nd out of 1,735 books — 3,178 voters
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryTrue Grit by Charles PortisBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Best Westerns
26th out of 1,420 books — 1,599 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
1950th out of 32,531 books — 123,862 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
159th out of 5,369 books — 4,916 voters

The Histories by HerodotusA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanTHE AMERICAN TRANSLATOR by Ahmed AlshuwaikhatJohn Adams by David McCulloughThe Trigger by Tim Butcher
History as Literature
14th out of 746 books — 663 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)
168th out of 6,261 books — 8,118 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Best Books About Nineteenth Century History
6th out of 649 books — 283 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
56th out of 4,132 books — 1,554 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
101st out of 2,047 books — 3,959 voters
Snow Falling on Cedars by David GutersonSometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieWild by Cheryl StrayedHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Pacific Northwest Books
18th out of 925 books — 614 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherOver the Edge of the World by Laurence BergreenIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Trigger by Tim ButcherPapillon by Henri Charrière
Best Historical Travel Journals
6th out of 335 books — 239 voters
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseBlood and Thunder by Hampton Sides
The American Frontier
4th out of 690 books — 169 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonFirst Time Dad by James MacdonaldThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor Bombov
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
310th out of 4,445 books — 2,654 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerEndurance by Alfred LansingThe Lost City of Z by David GrannIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
50 Best Non-Fiction Adventure Books: The Essential Man's Library
7th out of 56 books — 175 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowWashington by Ron ChernowTruman by David McCullough
The Best American Historical Biographies of All Time
8th out of 246 books — 132 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man’s Library
49th out of 102 books — 241 voters

Over the Edge of the World by Laurence BergreenThe Lost City of Z by David GrannUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen by Howard CarterThe White Nile by Alan Moorehead
The Great Explorers
3rd out of 245 books — 92 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
100 Biographies & Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
150th out of 1,937 books — 1,941 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
955th out of 10,598 books — 6,008 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Inspiring Books
810th out of 4,885 books — 3,805 voters

A New Earth by Eckhart TolleWay of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan MillmanThe Beasts of Success by Jasun EtherWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Thought Provoking
373rd out of 2,991 books — 1,684 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherThe Ultimate Human Secrets by Ramzi NajjarMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklUnlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn Krick
Life Transformation Books
561st out of 3,775 books — 2,611 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
6775th out of 78,205 books — 291,677 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
1127th out of 7,877 books — 49,823 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Couldn't Put The Book Down
2611th out of 17,464 books — 17,681 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Green Mile by Stephen KingNeverwhere by Neil GaimanInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Books of 1996
20th out of 460 books — 226 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinDivergent by Veronica Roth
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
3213th out of 14,446 books — 15,297 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth SchmittWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
The Last 10 Nonfiction Books I Read
432nd out of 2,989 books — 1,154 voters

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