The New Book of Middle Eastern Food by Claudia RodenEssentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella HazanMadhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian by Madhur JaffreyMastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia ChildOlive Trees and Honey by Gil Marks
Best Ethnic Cookbooks
317 books — 144 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleySense and Sensibility by Jane AustenEmma by Jane AustenPersuasion by Jane Austen
Best Books of the Decade: 1810s
141 books — 323 voters

On Writing by Stephen        KingBullies, Bastards and Bitches by Jessica Page MorrellWriting Fiction for Dummies by Randy IngermansonHooked by Les EdgertonTechniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight V. Swain
Writing Can Be Taught Books
53 books — 44 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Discoverers by Daniel J. BoorstinThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Age of Wonder by Richard  HolmesIngenious Pursuits by Lisa Jardine
Social Histories of Science
57 books — 33 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenDarkness Visible by William StyronProzac Nation by Elizabeth WurtzelThe End of Miracles by Monica Starkman
Books About Depression
156 books — 109 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Modern Science Nonfiction
421 books — 296 voters

The Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellWomen Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola EstésFrom the Beast to the Blonde by Marina WarnerThe Classic Fairy Tales by Maria TatarThe Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales by Jack D. Zipes
Myth and Fantasy Studies
98 books — 59 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserIn Defense of Food by Michael PollanEating Animals by Jonathan Safran FoerFood Politics by Marion Nestle
Food Politics
202 books — 74 voters

The Histories by HerodotusA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanJohn Adams by David McCulloughThe Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
History as Literature
727 books — 535 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnAmerica (The Book) by Jon   StewartMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1776 by David McCullough
The Daily Show Reading Club
341 books — 233 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,323 books — 5,836 voters


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