The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanGlory Road by Robert A. HeinleinJhereg by Steven BrustThe Gilded Chain by Dave Duncan
Swashbucklers
559 books — 496 voters
On Stranger Tides by Tim PowersTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonCaptain Blood by Rafael SabatiniUnder the Black Flag by David CordinglyRed Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
Pirates!
653 books — 782 voters

Planet of the Apes by Pierre BoulleThe Godfather by Mario PuzoShoeless Joe by W.P. KinsellaThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,108 voters
The Bell Curve by Richard J. HerrnsteinThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe g Factor by Arthur R. JensenHow the Mind Works by Steven PinkerThe Three Pound Universe by Judith Hooper
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,832 books — 3,586 voters

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleDracula by Bram StokerJeeves Takes Charge and Other Stories by P.G. WodehouseStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,440 books — 8,359 voters
Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition by B.R. BurgElvis is Dead And I Don't Feel So Good Myself by Lewis GrizzardSteal This Book by Abbie HoffmanI Lost it at the Movies by Pauline KaelHow to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff
Best Book Titles
11,333 books — 7,588 voters

Losing Ground by Charles MurrayWho Rules America? Power, Politics and Social Change by G. William Domhoff
Sociology Books
550 books — 409 voters
The Bell Curve by Richard J. HerrnsteinThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe Machiavellians by James BurnhamHow the Mind Works by Steven Pinker
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,076 voters

The Holy Bible by Anonymousالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousDialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems by Galileo GalileiEuclid's Elements by EuclidThe Principia  by Isaac Newton
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,281 voters
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinTime Enough for Love by Robert A. HeinleinDune by Frank HerbertThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinStarship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,267 books — 24,521 voters

All Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotRivethead by Ben HamperAll Things Bright and Beautiful by James HerriotAll Things Wise and Wonderful by James HerriotThe Lord God Made Them All by James Herriot
A Day in the Life: Work Memoirs
813 books — 404 voters
The Bell Curve by Richard J. HerrnsteinThe g Factor by Arthur R. JensenHow the Mind Works by Steven PinkerA Question of Intelligence by Daniel SeligmanHuman Cognitive Abilities by John B. Carroll
Greatest Psychology Books
792 books — 1,333 voters

The Machiavellians by James BurnhamA Question of Intelligence by Daniel SeligmanA Step Farther Out by Jerry PournelleLens of the World by R.A. MacAvoyNight Calls by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
Best Unappreciated Books
4,357 books — 2,187 voters

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeLife with Father by Clarence Day Jr.The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Unabridged Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
Books that Make you Laugh
3,488 books — 5,026 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGlory Road by Robert A. HeinleinThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Fantasy Books
1,684 books — 2,038 voters
The Top 500 Poems by William HarmonThe Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in th... by Francis Turner PalgraveThe New Oxford Book of American Verse by Richard EllmannThe Poetry of Robert Frost by Robert FrostCollected Poems by Philip Larkin
Best Poetry Books
2,968 books — 2,413 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe 10000 Year Explosion by Gregory CochranIssola by Steven BrustSmall Favor by Jim  Butcher
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,203 books — 28,368 voters
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasTime Enough for Love by Robert A. HeinleinThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinGlory Road by Robert A. Heinlein
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,564 books — 11,169 voters

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Closing of the American Mind by Allan BloomThe Young Lions by Irwin ShawWinter's Tale by Mark Helprin
Abandoned Books
1,469 books — 1,465 voters

An Inconvenient Truth by Al GoreThe Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith Jr.Stupid White Men by Michael MooreDude, Where's My Country? by Michael MooreMike's Election Guide 2008 by Michael Moore
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,999 voters
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienTime Enough for Love by Robert A. HeinleinThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,868 books — 7,002 voters

War for the Oaks by Emma BullWaldo and Magic, Inc by Robert A. HeinleinLast Call by Tim PowersWaking the Moon by Elizabeth HandDark Ladies by Fritz Leiber
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,387 books — 12,519 voters
The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteDarkness at Noon by Arthur KoestlerSteal This Book by Abbie Hoffman
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,242 books — 3,891 voters

U.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersThe Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the Uni... by Founding FathersThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,268 books — 118,688 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanPaladin of Souls by Lois McMaster BujoldIssola by Steven BrustSmall Favor by Jim  Butcher
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,035 books — 9,850 voters

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Iliad by HomerThe Odyssey by HomerThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasTime Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Books Ever
75,176 books — 279,141 voters


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