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
7,274 books — 25,468 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    Brown
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,640 books — 6,431 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
75,378 books — 279,972 voters

The Woman Who Would Be King by Kara CooneyCleopatra by Stacy SchiffDaughters of Isis by Joyce A. TyldesleyThe Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby WilkinsonCleopatra by Joyce A. Tyldesley
Egyptian non-fiction
127 books — 22 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
3,672 books — 3,701 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonStiff by Mary RoachOutliers by Malcolm GladwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
3,973 books — 1,972 voters
Please Kill Me by Legs McNeilJust Kids by Patti SmithChronicles, Volume One by Bob DylanLife by Keith RichardsOur Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azerrad
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,415 books — 1,333 voters

No One Here Gets Out Alive by Jerry HopkinsThe Dirt by Tommy LeeThe Heroin Diaries by Nikki SixxLife by Keith RichardsSlash by Slash
Best Books on Rock and Roll
882 books — 1,277 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Books about Books and Libraries
815 books — 378 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonAWOL on the Appalachian Trail by David MillerStumbling Thru by A. Digger StolzGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben MontgomeryBecoming Odyssa by Jennifer Pharr Davis
Best Appalachian Trail Books
83 books — 184 voters