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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Tales of New York City
1,508 books — 1,217 voters
Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxBlack Fire by William Kely McClung
Underground Knowledge (fiction and nonfiction)
1,348 books — 639 voters

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer102 Minutes by Jim DwyerThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightThe Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFedeThe Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
9/11 Related
250 books — 223 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Books About Being Trapped or Stranded
571 books — 219 voters

Operation Paperclip by Annie JacobsenBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Virus by Janelle DillerAngels Fallen by Francis SmithArea 51 by Annie Jacobsen
Government Cover-ups
349 books — 103 voters
The Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightGhost Wars by Steve CollBlack Flags by Joby WarrickThe 9/11 Commission Report by National Commission on Terr...Directorate S by Steve Coll
Terrorism, 9/11, "War on Terror" (non-fiction)
245 books — 86 voters

Dirty Wars by Jeremy ScahillMissions by Marc McGuireGhost Wars by Steve CollThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThink Fast or Die by Simon W. Clark
Best War on Terror Books
74 books — 59 voters
Nine, Ten by Nora Raleigh BaskinThe Memory of Things by Gae PolisnerAll We Have Left by Wendy MillsTowers Falling by Jewell Parker RhodesEleven by Tom Rogers
9/11 in YA and Middle Grade Fiction
42 books — 47 voters

Just a Drop of Water by Kerry O'Malley CerraThunder Dog by Michael HingsonLet's Roll! by Lisa BeamerThe Eleventh Day by Anthony SummersSeptember 11 by Dean E. Murphy
Best 9-11 Books
30 books — 45 voters
Nobody Asked Me, But .... by Karl WigginsGhost Wars by Steve Coll100 Common Sense Policies to make BRITAIN GREAT again by Karl WigginsThe Terror Years by Lawrence WrightThink Fast or Die by Simon W. Clark
Best Books about Terrorism
91 books — 29 voters

The Great War of Our Time by Michael MorellSpy... for Nobody! Sixteen Years in the Syrian Intelligence by Basel SaneebGhost Wars by Steve CollThe Triple Agent by Joby WarrickThe Way of the Knife by Mark Mazzetti
The CIA and the War on Terror (nonfiction)
75 books — 27 voters
Understanding Power by Noam ChomskyTWAS The Year 2020 by Karl WigginsManufacturing Consent by Edward S. HermanConspiracy Encyclopedia by Thom BurnettVoodoo Histories by David Aaronovitch
Dead Reckoning : Understanding Conspiracy Theory
57 books — 27 voters

America's Secret Establishment by Antony C. SuttonThe Orphan Conspiracies by James MorcanThe Mysterious Collapse of World Trade Center 7 by David Ray GriffinIlluminati by Henry MakowShot Down by Steve Snyder
Real History
86 books — 24 voters
Just a Drop of Water by Kerry O'Malley CerraThis Very Tree by Sean RubinFireboat by Maira KalmanI Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001 by Lauren TarshisTowers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes
September 11 for Children
35 books — 21 voters

Assumed Identity by Scott McElhaneyExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerA Fall of Marigolds by Susan MeissnerDaylight by Grace A. JohnsonFalling Man by Don DeLillo
9/11 Fiction
27 books — 21 voters
Lone Survivor by Marcus LuttrellAmerican Sniper by Chris KyleNo Easy Day by Mark OwenInside the Jihad by Omar NasiriSand by Paul Majkut
Post 9/11 War Memoirs
26 books — 12 voters

The Memory of Things by Gae PolisnerExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerA Fall of Marigolds by Susan MeissnerWe All Fall Down by Eric WaltersOne Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury
Fiction About 9/11
25 books — 10 voters
What Happened In Vienna, Jack? by Daniel KempAmerican Spy by Lauren WilkinsonSparkles And Karim by Dave MooresBack Channel by Stephen L. CarterThe Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln by Stephen L. Carter
Military, War, and Espionage Fiction Published by African-Americans in Decade: 2010s
10 books — 9 voters

What Happened In Vienna, Jack? by Daniel KempBlack Cloud Rising by David Wright FaladéSparkles And Karim by Dave MooresStill Kickin' by Billie Hanson-DupreeHome Front Lines by Brenda Sparks Prescott
Military, War, and Espionage Fiction Published by African-Americans in Decade: 2020s
7 books — 9 voters
The Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightThe Unexpected Spy by Tracy Walder1000 Years for Revenge by Peter LanceTriple Cross by Peter LanceThe Third Terrorist by Jayna Davis
Terrorism in America
46 books — 7 voters

The Wounded World by Chad L. WilliamsFire on the Beach by David WrightSparkles And Karim by Dave MooresBrothers in Valor by Robert F. Jefferson Jr.Half American by Matthew F. Delmont
Military, War, and Espionage Nonfiction Featuring Black Men
16 books — 7 voters
Daylight by Grace A. JohnsonTowers Falling by Jewell Parker RhodesI Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001 by Lauren TarshisBittersweet Symphony by Rebecca McNuttPseudonym by Danielle Turchiano
Best 9/11 Literature
17 books — 6 voters

A Fall of Marigolds by Susan MeissnerOne Tuesday Morning by Karen KingsburyThe Memory House by Rachel HauckBeyond Tuesday Morning by Karen KingsburyThe Homecoming Queen by S.T. Jones
Christian Fiction about 9/11
6 books — 6 voters
The Story of the Lost Child by Elena FerranteBleeding Edge by Thomas PynchonMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Books where 9/11 happens
3 books — 1 voter

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