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Curious Matrix by Domagoj PernarKen Jennings's Trivia Almanac by Ken JenningsAmerican Pub Trivia by Seven Phoenix10,000 Answers by Stanley NewmanLiterary Trivia by Richard Lederer
Favorite Trivia Books
156 books — 27 voters
Soulless by Gail CarrigerThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleAlanna by Tamora PierceThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Speculative Fiction that Passes the Bechdel Test
851 books — 851 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Most Interesting Magic System
2,703 books — 8,912 voters
Rethinking Our Past by James W. LoewenThe Early Middle Ages by Philip DaileaderGreat American Music by Bill MessengerChemistry and Our Universe by Ron B. Davis Jr.Lost Worlds of South America by Edwin Barnhart
Best Teaching Company Courses
42 books — 19 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
PBS The Great American Read - 2018
92 books — 36 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best History Books
3,966 books — 4,203 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,265 books — 8,161 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,387 books — 4,938 voters

The Final Trilogy by Van FleisherIn the Shadow of Humanity by N. John WilliamsDescent into Mayhem by Bruno GoncalvesThe Treasure Hunters by Warren DeanA Funeral for the Eyes of Fire by Michael Bishop
Best Science Fiction on Goodreads with fewer than 100 ratings
394 books — 139 voters
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsLight Bringer by Pierce BrownSalvager by Scott Moon
Best Humorous Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,110 books — 1,256 voters

Scott and Scotland by Edwin MuirThe earliest English poetry; by Charles W. KennedyThe Abandoned Places by Fabio CarpiAngel Riding a Beast by Liliana UrsuAmerica's Coming-of-Age by Van Wyck Brooks
Ridiculously Underrated Books (20 Ratings or fewer)
2,039 books — 216 voters
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations by John BartlettOscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom by Oscar WildeEpigrams by Marcus Valerius MartialisThe Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain by Mark TwainThe Dictionary of Cliches by James T. Rogers
Collections of Epitaphs, Epigrams, Bon Mots, Lines, Phrases, and Quotations
118 books — 30 voters


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