In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Night Stalker by Philip CarloThe Hillside Stranglers by Darcy O'Brien
Best True Crime
1,460 books — 2,099 voters
Citizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseChickenhawk by Robert MasonMarine Sniper by Charles Henderson
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,215 books — 2,599 voters

A Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce CattonPaul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer
Best American History Books
2,230 books — 2,720 voters
Grant Moves South, 1861-1863 by Bruce CattonMr. Lincoln's Army by Bruce CattonThe Last Full Measure by Richard MoeGlory Road by Bruce CattonA Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce Catton
Best Books on the Union War Effort
115 books — 7 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck1984 by George Orwell
Best Books Ever
78,233 books — 291,798 voters