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
61 books — 102 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
798 books — 688 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
424 books — 337 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
346 books — 663 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
396 books — 217 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
13,342 books — 80,625 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
1,453 books — 2,338 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
2,288 books — 3,137 voters