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A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Wars of the Roses by Alison WeirThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanEleanor of Aquitaine by Alison WeirThe Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir
British History
813 books — 204 voters
Salem Possessed by Paul S. BoyerThe Triumph of the Moon by Ronald HuttonThe Devil in Massachusetts by Marion L. StarkeyThe Salem Witch Trials Reader by Frances HillThe Malleus Maleficarum by Heinrich Kramer
Witchcraft and Witch-hunts in History (nonfiction)
127 books — 51 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
1,356 books — 1,692 voters
Grass by Sheri S. TepperOn Destiny by Aileen ErinChildren of Time by Adrian TchaikovskyThe Rookie by Scott SiglerLight Bringer by Pierce Brown
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,164 books — 2,524 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Trigger by Tim ButcherWanderlust by Rebecca SolnitWild by Cheryl StrayedWalking by Henry David Thoreau
Walk with Me: A Literature of Walking
196 books — 72 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirBad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Women & Gender Studies
1,489 books — 584 voters