Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinSapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,235 books — 8,065 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettI, Claudius by Robert GravesFall of Giants by Ken FollettA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Historical Fiction
7,433 books — 25,611 voters

The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,224 books — 68,546 voters
1984 by George OrwellCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Holy Bible by Anonymous
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,654 books — 120,494 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,876 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyDune by Frank Herbert
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,788 voters

Cloud Atlas by David  MitchellLife of Pi by Yann MartelMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,828 books — 21,996 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Last Lion by William ManchesterThe Last Lion by William ManchesterWhat Hath God Wrought by Daniel Walker Howe
Best History Books
3,712 books — 3,753 voters

The Search For Modern China by Jonathan D. SpenceThe Party by Richard McGregorThe Chinese Economy by Barry J. NaughtonChina by Susan L. ShirkThree Faces of Chinese Power by David M. Lampton
Best Books About China
744 books — 585 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books Ever
76,474 books — 284,485 voters