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Foxfire 2 by Eliot WiggintonThe Foxfire Book by Eliot WiggintonForgotten Household Crafts by John SeymourA Weaver's Garden by Rita BuchananThe Survival of the Bark Canoe by John McPhee
Historical Skills and crafts
119 books — 20 voters
Period Costume for Stage and Screen by Jean HunnisettCorsets and Crinolines by Norah WaughCostume Close Up by Linda BaumgartenPatterns of Fashion 3 by Janet ArnoldPeriod Costume for Stage & Screen by Jean Hunnisett
Costuming Aids
56 books — 15 voters

The Botany of Desire by Michael PollanThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererLab Girl by Hope JahrenGathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Nonfiction Books about Plants
437 books — 147 voters
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserIn Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,256 books — 1,662 voters

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiOut by Natsuo KirinoBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
An Unusual Japanese Book List
223 books — 180 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiS. by J.J. AbramsCloud Atlas by David MitchellIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Books with Innovative Book Design / Structure
306 books — 551 voters

Hujan Bulan Juni by Sapardi Djoko DamonoDeru Campur Debu by Chairil AnwarMantra Orang Jawa by Sapardi Djoko DamonoAku Ini Binatang Jalang by Chairil AnwarKerikil Tajam dan Yang Terampas dan Yang Putus by Chairil Anwar
Kumpulan Puisi Indonesia Terbaik
327 books — 130 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Best Foreign Language (non English) Book
1,088 books — 623 voters

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovSolaris by Stanisław LemThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Translated Speculative Fiction
387 books — 212 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman
Best Graphic Novels
3,457 books — 6,779 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Gilmore Girls Complete Reading List
400 books — 663 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,352 books — 4,678 voters


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