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
39th out of 2,153 books — 2,513 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinWashington by Ron ChernowTruman by David McCulloughThe Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
8th out of 468 books — 525 voters

Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandEinstein by Walter IsaacsonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best Biographies
48th out of 1,680 books — 2,961 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
90th out of 3,760 books — 3,794 voters

All the President’s Men by Carl BernsteinMaster of the Senate by Robert A. CaroThe Path to Power by Robert A. CaroMeans of Ascent by Robert A. CaroTruman by David McCullough
American Politics
3rd out of 480 books — 127 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
47th out of 732 books — 536 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
331st out of 5,900 books — 6,424 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinJohn Adams by David McCulloughTruman by David McCulloughWashington by Ron ChernowTheodore Rex by Edmund Morris
Positively Presidential (nonfiction)
10th out of 370 books — 71 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund MorrisTruman by David McCulloughTheodore Rex by Edmund Morris
Best books on USA president(s) (nonfiction)
17th out of 211 books — 118 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)
841st out of 6,236 books — 8,067 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
9279th out of 76,963 books — 286,434 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
6174th out of 31,966 books — 121,369 voters

The Path to Power by Robert A. CaroMeans of Ascent by Robert A. CaroMaster of the Senate by Robert A. CaroThe Power Broker by Robert A. CaroDivided Highways by Thomas S. Lewis
Aaron Swartz Books Read
1st out of 481 books — 12 voters
Master of the Senate by Robert A. CaroThe Path to Power by Robert A. CaroMeans of Ascent by Robert A. CaroThe Passage of Power by Robert A. CaroLyndon Johnson and the American Dream by Doris Kearns Goodwin
US Presidents: Lyndon Johnson (nonfiction)
2nd out of 94 books — 8 voters

The Constitution of the United States of America by Founding FathersThe Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the Uni... by Founding FathersThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnCollected Writings by Thomas Paine
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
288th out of 942 books — 1,098 voters
Truman by David McCulloughThe Making of the President 1960 by Theodore H. WhiteThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Best and the Brightest by David HalberstamMaster of the Senate by Robert A. Caro
The Washington Post's Best Political Nonfiction 2010
12th out of 42 books — 37 voters

A Freewheelin' Time by Suze RotoloChaos by Tom O'NeillKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannThe Last Headbangers by Kevin CookLittle Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
Best 20th Century American (U.S.) History - 3.7 Stars and Up
12th out of 628 books — 21 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
2034th out of 7,889 books — 49,787 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
3066th out of 10,517 books — 5,820 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
5327th out of 14,782 books — 15,024 voters

A New Earth by Eckhart TolleWay of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan MillmanWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Beasts of Success by Jasun Ether
Thought Provoking
846th out of 2,897 books — 1,560 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboDivergent by Veronica Roth
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
5683rd out of 14,256 books — 14,938 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
543rd out of 2,160 books — 2,434 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovOutliers by Malcolm GladwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
831st out of 4,125 books — 2,103 voters

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGo the Fuck to Sleep by Adam MansbachThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. Valente
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
2048th out of 7,930 books — 2,081 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Unforgettables
4645th out of 12,003 books — 7,669 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryInterwoven by Sallie Reynolds MatthewsLone Star Literature by Don GrahamComanche Moon by Larry McMurtryThe Time It Never Rained by Elmer Kelton
10 Texas books every Texan should read
21st out of 36 books — 17 voters
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Strange Career of Jim Crow by C. Vann WoodwardIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteLife on the Mississippi by Mark TwainMary Chesnut's Civil War by C. Vann Woodward
Oxford American: The Best Southern Nonfiction of All Time
35th out of 84 books — 26 voters

Pro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyCollective Vengeance by Joseph StanleyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb Tsipursky
"Best" Political Reads
20th out of 153 books — 73 voters
The Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XU.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Popular Nonfiction Politics Books on Goodreads
388th out of 426 books — 49 voters

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