The Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,873 books — 4,135 voters
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Progressive Reads
1,074 books — 730 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Giver by Lois LowryTenth of December by George SaundersWhat If? by Randall MunroeCapital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas Piketty
Books Rec'd By The Colbert Report
246 books — 134 voters
Gulp by Mary RoachI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiZealot by Reza AslanThe Psychopath Test by Jon RonsonThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Colbert Report and The Daily Show
129 books — 152 voters