The Shining by Stephen  KingIt by Stephen  KingThe Stand by Stephen  KingDracula by Bram Stoker’Salem’s Lot by Stephen  King
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,390 books — 1,997 voters
The Egyptian by Mika WaltariNefertiti by Michelle    MoranRiver God by Wilbur SmithThe Heretic Queen by Michelle    MoranThe Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George
Best Egyptian Historical Fiction
217 books — 456 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownThe Lost Symbol by Dan    BrownTimeline by Michael CrichtonInferno by Dan    Brown
Treasure Hunter Thrillers
454 books — 872 voters
Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIVZen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu SuzukiWhen Things Fall Apart by Pema ChödrönPeace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
A Buddhist Reading List
924 books — 1,203 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,602 books — 6,040 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownRebecca by Daphne du MaurierA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,463 books — 16,259 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)
6,265 books — 8,161 voters
The Shining by Stephen  KingIt by Stephen  King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen  KingDracula by Bram StokerPet Sematary by Stephen  King
Best Horror Novels
2,121 books — 5,514 voters

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillKing, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert L. MooreThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe Way of the Superior Man by David DeidaThe Art of War by Sun Tzu
David DeAngelo
36 books — 23 voters