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)
6,264 books — 8,078 voters
Running with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren  HoughGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenProzac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Unsettling Memoirs & Biographies
536 books — 390 voters

La terra morente by Jack VanceZothique by Clark Ashton SmithL'ombra del torturatore by Gene WolfeThe Night Land by William Hope HodgsonLa saga di Cugel by Jack Vance
All Dying Earth Books
56 books — 12 voters

Tiger's Voyage by Colleen HouckCat Land by Keith  NicholsInto the Wild by Erin HunterCat Spraying No More - The Easy Cat Potty Training by Sarah    RichardsTailchaser's Song by Tad Williams
The Cat's Meow
222 books — 151 voters
Dewey by Vicki MyronThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. EliotAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollA Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen
Great Cat Books
1,602 books — 969 voters

Geek Love by Katherine DunnWater for Elephants by Sara GruenWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Best Quirky Dark Novels
133 books — 175 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggGarden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Quirky Southern Fiction
977 books — 1,919 voters