Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawa20th Century Boys 1 by Naoki UrasawaBerserk, Vol. 1 by Kentaro MiuraNausicaä of the Valley of Wind, Vol. 1 by Hayao MiyazakiA Bride's Story, Vol. 1 by Kaoru Mori
Manga as Voted by Manga Elitist
156 books — 99 voters
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu ArakawaDeath Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi OhbaNaruto, Vol. 1 by Masashi KishimotoOne Piece, Volume 1 by Eiichiro OdaBleach, Vol. 1 by Tite Kubo
Best Manga of All Time
538 books — 992 voters

Death Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi OhbaFullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu ArakawaFruits Basket, Vol. 1 by Natsuki TakayaOuran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 by Bisco HatoriVampire Knight, Vol. 1 by Matsuri Hino
Best Manga Book Ever
1,253 books — 3,946 voters
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyMystic River by Dennis LehaneThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJohnny Tremain by Esther Forbes1776 by David McCullough
Boston Books
332 books — 274 voters

Kira-Kira by Cynthia KadohataAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangGirl in Translation by Jean KwokEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellBorn Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
Best Asian-American Teen Fiction
277 books — 336 voters
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
1,506 books — 1,215 voters

John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Best American History Books
2,113 books — 2,481 voters
The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriCutting for Stone by Abraham   Verghese
Immigrant Voices (fiction)
369 books — 240 voters

The Last Days of the Incas by Kim MacQuarrie1491 by Charles C. MannOpen Veins of Latin America by Eduardo GaleanoThe Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto Che GuevaraTurn Right at Machu Picchu by Mark Adams
South America - History and Culture
359 books — 123 voters
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du BoisThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerJimi Hendrix by Corey A.  WashingtonTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
African American Cultural Studies
182 books — 60 voters

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman AlexieLove Medicine by Louise ErdrichCeremony by Leslie Marmon SilkoIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Native American Fiction
837 books — 638 voters


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