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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Great Influenza by John M. Barry
History of Medicine
351 books — 158 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Medical Microhistories
96 books — 88 voters

The Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightGhost Wars by Steve CollThe 9/11 Commission Report by National Commission on Terr...Black Flags by Joby WarrickDirectorate S by Steve Coll
Terrorism, 9/11, "War on Terror" (non-fiction)
245 books — 86 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Favorite books from my childhood
4,413 books — 7,416 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Winds of War by Herman WoukThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
380 books — 421 voters
Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Longest Day by Cornelius RyanAn Army at Dawn by Rick AtkinsonWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. Sledge
Best World War II History (nonfiction)
679 books — 494 voters

Japanese Wood-Fired Ceramics by Marc LancetFunctional Pottery by Robin HopperThe Potter's Book of Glaze Recipes by Emmanuel CooperThe Potter's Complete Book of Clay and Glazes by James ChappellThe Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes by John Britt
Best books on Ceramic Arts
63 books — 32 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Stories For Book Lovers
8,331 books — 8,312 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,596 voters
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Elements by Theodore GrayNapoleon's Buttons by Penny Le CouteurThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumUncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks
Chemistry - best books
174 books — 99 voters

The Republic of Thieves by Scott LynchA Memory of Light by Robert JordanEmperor of Thorns by Mark LawrenceThe Daylight War by Peter V. BrettThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2013
623 books — 2,901 voters
Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreLone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,119 books — 2,350 voters


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