I, Claudius by Robert GravesThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCulloughClaudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert GravesThe Twelve Caesars by SuetoniusPompeii by Robert   Harris
Best Books About Ancient Rome
738 books — 1,085 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellStalin by Simon Sebag MontefioreThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Stalinist Russia
155 books — 51 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
2,030 books — 3,943 voters

Born to Run by Christopher McDougallWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki MurakamiOnce a Runner by John L. Parker Jr.Eat & Run by Scott JurekNight Running by Emily Mitchell
Best Running (non-instructional) Books
228 books — 556 voters
Fever Pitch by Nick HornbyInverting the Pyramid by Jonathan  WilsonSoccernomics by Simon KuperThe Damned Utd by David PeaceBrilliant Orange by David Winner
Best Football (Soccer) Books
516 books — 385 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
2,167 books — 2,522 voters