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)
6,417 books — 8,207 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?
4,166 books — 2,522 voters

Triton by Yelle HughesDescending by Holly KellyA Mermaid's Kiss by Joey W. HillRising by Holly KellySweetest Curse by Susan D. Taylor
Awesome Mermaid Books
130 books — 148 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,006 voters