Outlander by Diana GabaldonMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Winter Sea by Susanna KearsleyDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Books Set in Scotland
1,108 books — 693 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanTwo Faces of the Moon by Dennis K. LawTHE AMERICAN TRANSLATOR by Ahmed AlshuwaikhatThe Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England by Ian MortimerThe Plantagenets by Dan Jones
Best Medieval History Books
833 books — 462 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)
6,403 books — 8,180 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best for Book Clubs
15,458 books — 19,968 voters