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Nine Hills to Nambonkaha by Sarah ErdmanDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerRiver Town by Peter HesslerA Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Wanderlust
1,081 books — 1,183 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondAmazing Grace by Jonathan KozolHalf the Sky by Nicholas D. KristofOn the Move by BonoRachel and Her Children by Jonathan Kozol
Books that make you think.
1,132 books — 1,116 voters

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerNine Hills to Nambonkaha by Sarah ErdmanUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandRiver Town by Peter Hessler
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,519 books — 3,158 voters
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerNine Hills to Nambonkaha by Sarah ErdmanUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandAmazing Grace by Jonathan Kozol
Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
4,117 books — 1,537 voters

Amazing Grace by Jonathan KozolUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
Disturbing Truths
553 books — 353 voters
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerNine Hills to Nambonkaha by Sarah ErdmanThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverRiver Town by Peter Hessler
Foreign Lands
2,368 books — 2,202 voters

Neither Here nor There by Bill BrysonNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonRound Ireland with a Fridge by Tony HawksThe Places in Between by Rory Stewart
Favorite Travel Books
2,039 books — 3,945 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerThe Power of One by Bryce CourtenayDark Star Safari by Paul Theroux
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,802 books — 1,685 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAmazing Grace by Jonathan KozolHalf the Sky by Nicholas D. KristofNine Hills to Nambonkaha by Sarah ErdmanMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
Books That Changed My World
3,287 books — 3,254 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerOut of Africa by Isak DinesenThe Power of One by Bryce CourtenayCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Best books for an African Safari
476 books — 525 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahThree Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,284 books — 6,973 voters
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMilkweed by Jerry SpinelliThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Books Ever
77,774 books — 290,227 voters

Night by Elie WieselTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,361 books — 123,405 voters
Three Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonWhat Is the What by Dave Eggers
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,217 books — 28,369 voters

Three Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWhat Is the What by Dave Eggers
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,841 books — 22,294 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,890 books — 49,805 voters