I, Claudius by Robert GravesThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCulloughClaudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert GravesThe Twelve Caesars by SuetoniusPompeii by Robert Harris
Best Books About Ancient Rome
9th out of 738 books — 1,085 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
54th out of 3,775 books — 3,804 voters

SPQR by Mary BeardRubicon by Tom HollandThe Histories by HerodotusGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondGhost on the Throne by James Romm
Best Books About Ancient History
2nd out of 456 books — 136 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonQuiet by Susan CainThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
58th out of 2,034 books — 1,339 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)
333rd out of 6,236 books — 8,067 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Learn About History
13th out of 459 books — 186 voters

The Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanPostwar by Tony JudtThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
European History
29th out of 787 books — 160 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
109th out of 732 books — 536 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
615th out of 4,106 books — 1,502 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Books of 2003
60th out of 661 books — 331 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1491 by Charles C. Mann1776 by David McCulloughA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Understanding History
23rd out of 261 books — 106 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
5568th out of 15,659 books — 17,990 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanRubicon by Tom HollandThe Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England by Ian MortimerThe Life of Elizabeth I by Alison WeirElizabeth's London by Liza Picard
History Before WW1
2nd out of 231 books — 17 voters
The Histories by HerodotusI, Claudius by Robert GravesClaudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert GravesPersian Fire by Tom HollandHomer's Daughter by Robert Graves
Year 1 of 4-Year History Reading Cycle
6th out of 93 books — 16 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
14621st out of 77,030 books — 286,663 voters
1984 by George OrwellU.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOn Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Books to Read under the Trump Administration
315th out of 1,170 books — 518 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Trigger by Tim ButcherWinging It by Lia RussUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandIsaac's Storm by Erik Larson
Best Narrative History/Non-fiction with a historical focus
27th out of 197 books — 129 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books You Must Read!
4889th out of 11,798 books — 7,599 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyThe Forest People by Colin M. Turnbull
Non-fiction books that read like a novel
8th out of 155 books — 40 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
6731st out of 12,862 books — 8,213 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
My Favourite Non Fiction Books
176th out of 1,375 books — 265 voters
Unlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLiving Fearless by Jamie WinshipThe Bait Of Satan by John BevereThe Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
Recommended Nonfiction Books
3291st out of 3,986 books — 1,892 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThree Weeks with My Brother by Nicholas SparksFree for All by Don Borchert
Enjoyable non-fiction
10th out of 91 books — 25 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakDivergent by Veronica RothThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Your Top 5 Reads in 2013
260th out of 1,297 books — 1,092 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Life of Elizabeth I by Alison WeirSalt by Mark KurlanskyBlack Folk by Blair L.M. KelleyThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Historical Nonfiction
75th out of 305 books — 65 voters
The Last Battle by C.S. LewisThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonThe Most Dangerous Game by Richard ConnellThe Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara RobinsonThe Littlest Angel by Charles Tazewell
The [Superlative] [Noun]
43rd out of 464 books — 36 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
2343rd out of 9,848 books — 22,129 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
131st out of 299 books — 60 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoThe Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Italy
275th out of 985 books — 503 voters
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Time Passages
109th out of 1,213 books — 70 voters

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