Desire by Haruki MurakamiDepression by William StyronRace by Toni MorrisonWork by Joseph HellerDeath by Julian Barnes
Vintage Minis
43 books — 21 voters
No One Here Gets Out Alive by Jerry HopkinsThe Dirt by Tommy LeeThe Heroin Diaries by Nikki SixxLife by Keith RichardsSlash by Slash
Best Books on Rock and Roll
898 books — 1,284 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
2,043 books — 3,947 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandEndurance by Alfred LansingInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Best True Survival Stories
422 books — 547 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,374 books — 123,376 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTwilight by Stephenie MeyerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,225 books — 11,781 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieThe Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Booker Prize Winners
61 books — 1,996 voters
Nine Stories by J.D. SalingerDubliners by James JoyceA Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Collections of Short Stories
2,908 books — 2,053 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
917 books — 1,192 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,344 books — 4,696 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,890 books — 49,802 voters
Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiBattle Royale by Koushun Takami1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
777 books — 3,252 voters