Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,236 books — 8,067 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownAlong Came a Spider by James  PattersonThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Thrillers
4,616 books — 5,632 voters

Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan BurroughToo Big to Fail by Andrew Ross SorkinLiar's Poker by Michael   LewisThe Big Short by Michael   Lewis
Business History
442 books — 191 voters
Black Hawk Down by Mark BowdenLone Survivor by Marcus LuttrellThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangAn Army at Dawn by Rick AtkinsonRetribution by Max Hastings
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,146 books — 2,413 voters

Blood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle HamiltonThe Soul of a Chef by Michael RuhlmanThe Making of a Chef by Michael RuhlmanOn Food and Cooking by Harold McGeeEating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,228 books — 1,636 voters
Moneyball by Michael   LewisThe Blind Side by Michael   Lewis
Top reads for sports fans
951 books — 768 voters

Uhura's Song by Janet KaganThe Romulan Way by Diane DuaneSpock's World by Diane Duane
Best Star Trek Books
396 books — 276 voters
V for Vendetta by Alan             MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanBatman by Frank MillerY by Brian K. VaughanFables, Vol. 1 by Bill Willingham
Best Graphic Novels
3,450 books — 6,768 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,687 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,481 books — 24,749 voters