To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Books for and About Activists
327 books — 307 voters
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinA Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce CameronMarley and Me by John GroganWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Call of the Wild by Jack London
Great "Dog" Books
1,248 books — 1,930 voters

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)
6,226 books — 8,060 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootSalt by Mark KurlanskyEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
You Read a Book about What?
4,049 books — 2,110 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Birth of Venus by Sarah DunantThe Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
Art & Artists in Fiction
930 books — 1,105 voters

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanDesign Basics Index by Jim KrauseThe Elements of Typographic Style by Robert BringhurstEducational Game Design Fundamentals by George KalmpourtzisDesigning With Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman
Best Design Books
118 books — 94 voters

Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen CushmanThe Midwife's Apprentice by Karen CushmanHeat of Paris by Peter BreyerThe Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary SutcliffMary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer
YA Historical Fiction Novels
288 books — 212 voters
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayRebel Angels by Libba BrayThe Sweet Far Thing by Libba BrayThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Luxe by Anna Godbersen
Teen Historical Novels
960 books — 1,318 voters



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