Blind Man's Bluff by Sherry SontagGod's Existence by Gary R. LindbergHeroes Beneath the Waves by Mary Nida SmithEscape from the Deep by Alex KershawIron Coffins by Herbert A. Werner
Best Submarine Nonfiction Books
62 books — 103 voters
The Book Whisperer by Donalyn MillerThe First Days of School by Harry K. WongPedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo FreireSavage Inequalities by Jonathan KozolEducating Esmé by Esmé Raji Codell
Books for Teachers/Educators
801 books — 694 voters

The Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxDas Kapital by Karl MarxThe State and Revolution by Vladimir LeninReform or Revolution by Rosa LuxemburgSocialism by Friedrich Engels
Socialist Classics
426 books — 344 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienMatterhorn by Karl MarlantesDispatches by Michael HerrA Rumor of War by Philip CaputoThe Quiet American by Graham Greene
Best Literature About the Vietnam War
345 books — 653 voters

The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettA Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsTarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice BurroughsThe Best of H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft
Best of the Pulps
391 books — 215 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,359 books — 80,690 voters
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCatch-22 by Joseph HellerGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,457 books — 2,336 voters

John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Best American History Books
2,309 books — 3,121 voters