A Time to Kill by John Grisham
Best Books of 1989
378 books — 227 voters
The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
Best Books of 1993
396 books — 158 voters

Built to Last by Jim CollinsThe Associate by John Grisham
Best Books of 1994
416 books — 146 voters
The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip YanceyEmpowered Evangelicals by Rich Nathan
Best Books of 1995
432 books — 190 voters

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Books of 1996
465 books — 224 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonBeer Blast by Philip Van MunchingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingBecoming a Person of Influence by John C. Maxwell
Best Books of 1997
537 books — 245 voters

The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas WillardHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of 1998
496 books — 227 voters
The Testament by John GrishamIt's Not About the Bike by Lance ArmstrongThe Hades Factor by Robert LudlumMetal Cowboy by Joe KurmaskieGhost of Everest by Jochen Hemmleb
Best Books of 1999
518 books — 262 voters

When Genius Failed by Roger LowensteinSacred Marriage by Gary L. ThomasSouth with Endurance by Frank HurleyThe Prometheus Deception by Robert Ludlum
Best Books of 2000
605 books — 319 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughGood to Great by Jim CollinsTouch the Top of the World by Erik WeihenmayerThe Sigma Protocol by Robert LudlumSecrets of the Secret Place by Bob Sorge
Best Books of 2001
553 books — 282 voters

The Janson Directive by Robert Ludlum
Best Books of 2002
686 books — 242 voters
Moneyball by Michael   LewisBenjamin Franklin by Walter IsaacsonA Time to Die by Robert  MooreThere's No Such Thing as "Business" Ethics by John C. MaxwellNeed for the Bike by Paul Fournel
Best Books of 2003
660 books — 332 voters

Alexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowHis Excellency by Joseph J. Ellis
Best Books of 2004
688 books — 251 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak1776 by David McCulloughThe World Is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman
Best Books of 2005
875 books — 639 voters

The Blind Side by Michael   LewisMiracle in the Andes by Nando ParradoAugustus by Anthony EverittThe Book of General Ignorance by John LloydMayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
Best Books of 2006
985 books — 746 voters
Paris-Roubaix by Philippe BouvetQuiet Strength by Tony DungyEinstein by Walter IsaacsonThe Shack by William Paul YoungA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of 2007
1,114 books — 993 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWhatever You Do, Don't Run by Peter AllisonMetal Cowboy by Joe KurmaskieExplore by Jennifer Schwamm Willis
Favorite Travel Books
2,019 books — 3,941 voters
Touching the Void by Joe SimpsonInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerMiracle in the Andes by Nando ParradoSouth with Endurance by Frank HurleyTouch the Top of the World by Erik Weihenmayer
Best Survival Stories
1,153 books — 1,607 voters

The World Is Flat by Thomas L. FriedmanFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,228 books — 8,066 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,002 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWhatever You Do, Don't Run by Peter AllisonMetal Cowboy by Joe KurmaskieInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerEiger Dreams by Jon Krakauer
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,119 books — 1,846 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
The Best Omnibuses and Box Sets
671 books — 1,501 voters

The Last Lecture by Randy PauschThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCrazy Love by Francis ChanThe Snowball by Alice SchroederA Dog in a Hat by Joe Parkin
Best Books of 2008
1,631 books — 6,783 voters

How The Mighty Fall by Jim CollinsA Colossal Failure of Common Sense by Lawrence G. McDonaldBorn to Run by Christopher McDougallCrazy for the Storm by Norman OllestadPedaling Revolution by Jeff Mapes
Best Books of 2009
1,769 books — 6,938 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThis Side of Paradise by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Farewell to Arms by Ernest HemingwayInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Best Books Ever
75,984 books — 282,074 voters

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
The Worst Books of All Time
8,111 books — 19,876 voters
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,809 books — 49,781 voters


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