Gould's Book of Fish by Richard Flanagan
Best Modern Australian Literature
567 books — 670 voters
Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr.What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki MurakamiBowerman and the Men of Oregon by Kenny MooreAgain to Carthage by John L. Parker Jr.
Best Running (non-instructional) Books
226 books — 554 voters

A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaThe Moor's Last Sigh by Salman RushdieSea of Poppies by Amitav GhoshThe Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh
Books Set in India
495 books — 412 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder
Stories For Book Lovers
8,357 books — 8,239 voters

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,319 books — 5,824 voters
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazJitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,295 books — 4,472 voters

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Love Stories
5,176 books — 9,616 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellSiddhartha by Hermann HesseFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Changed My World
3,277 books — 3,204 voters

Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Tao of Pooh by Benjamin HoffThe Way of Zen by Alan W. WattsZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
A Buddhist Reading List
892 books — 1,148 voters
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
Books for Teachers/Educators
783 books — 645 voters

How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin HamidQuestions of Travel by Michelle de Kretser
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2013
176 books — 322 voters
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
Best Novels about the 1960s (fiction)
191 books — 238 voters

A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistrySea of Poppies by Amitav GhoshSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Best Books on Asia
994 books — 815 voters
A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaShantaram by Gregory David RobertsSiddhartha by Hermann HesseCutting for Stone by Abraham   Verghese
India
1,012 books — 864 voters

A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaShantaram by Gregory David RobertsSea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
Best South Asian Fiction
731 books — 1,890 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,796 books — 49,755 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,307 books — 118,913 voters

A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriMalgudi Days by R.K. Narayan
Best Indian Fiction Books
914 books — 2,420 voters