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)
77th out of 6,260 books — 8,073 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
1330th out of 32,302 books — 123,215 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
521st out of 7,889 books — 49,803 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWatership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Stand by Stephen  KingThe Shining by Stephen  KingThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
58th out of 1,956 books — 1,885 voters

A Man on the Moon by Andrew ChaikinThe Right Stuff by Tom WolfeFailure is Not an Option by Gene KranzLost Moon by Jim LovellCarrying the Fire by Michael  Collins
Space Race! Books
2nd out of 308 books — 138 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
21st out of 737 books — 557 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
180th out of 3,866 books — 3,914 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsNight by Elie WieselAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
244th out of 6,197 books — 6,945 voters

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris HadfieldA Man on the Moon by Andrew ChaikinEndurance by Scott    KellyThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
Best Astronauts Books
5th out of 109 books — 140 voters
Fate Is the Hunter by Ernest K. GannWind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryWest with the Night by Beryl MarkhamThe Right Stuff by Tom WolfeCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Aviation Books
4th out of 396 books — 180 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienStardust by Neil Gaiman
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
252nd out of 1,135 books — 10,101 voters

Fate Is the Hunter by Ernest K. GannThe Right Stuff by Tom WolfeFerry Pilot by Kerry McCauleyWest with the Night by Beryl MarkhamStick and Rudder by Wolfgang Langewiesche
Aviation, Aerospace and Flight.
2nd out of 158 books — 73 voters
Lone Survivor by Marcus LuttrellBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseGeneration Kill by Evan WrightThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
Best Modern Day Military Accounts
45th out of 447 books — 599 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
53rd out of 463 books — 119 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil GaimanThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Movie Made You Want to Read the Book
184th out of 634 books — 497 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonLongitude by Dava Sobel
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
267th out of 1,836 books — 2,231 voters
A Man on the Moon by Andrew ChaikinAn Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris HadfieldFailure is Not an Option by Gene KranzThe Last Man on the Moon by Eugene CernanEndurance by Scott    Kelly
The Space Age
11th out of 148 books — 41 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
The 75 Books Every Man Should Read (from Esquire)
49th out of 129 books — 147 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsUna historia de ayer by Sergio CoboCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Seasonal Reading Challenge Recommended Books
3954th out of 6,493 books — 4,904 voters

Amelia, the Venutons and the Golden Cage by Evonne BlanchardAmelia, the Moochins and the Sapphire Palace by Evonne BlanchardCosmos by Carl SaganThe Right Stuff by Tom WolfeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
A Space.com Reading List
4th out of 23 books — 16 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Oscar Nominations
131st out of 256 books — 35 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
1848th out of 7,773 books — 26,020 voters
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. PetersonFriday Night Lights by H.G. BissingerThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best History and Non Fiction Books for Teenage Boys
25th out of 115 books — 44 voters

U.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersThe Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the Uni... by Founding FathersThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynHow the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill
AoSHQ Horde Recommended Nonfiction
34th out of 232 books — 36 voters
Rocket Men by Robert KursonEndurance by Scott    KellyApollo 8 by Jeffrey KlugerThe Right Stuff by Tom WolfeLost Moon by Jim Lovell
U.S. Space Program
7th out of 60 books — 11 voters

A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertWalden by Henry David ThoreauThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinHiroshima by John Hersey
The Guardian 100 Best Nonfiction Books
10th out of 100 books — 14 voters
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanWest with the Night by Beryl Markham
Modern Library 100 Best Non-fiction
11th out of 100 books — 25 voters

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Raven by Edgar Allan PoeHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Lisa Simpson Book Club
26th out of 64 books — 32 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 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
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
889th out of 1,926 books — 1,762 voters

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