Blood and Thunder by Hampton SidesEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
Great books about the Old West
285 books — 42 voters

To End All Wars by Adam Hochschild
The Great War
779 books — 600 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonEndurance by Alfred LansingThe Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten TroostIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Favorite Travel Books
2,030 books — 3,943 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickBorn to Run by Christopher McDougallThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,254 books — 8,071 voters

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGhost Soldiers by Hampton Sides
Best History Books
3,795 books — 3,817 voters
A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XBlood and Thunder by Hampton Sides
Best American History Books
2,166 books — 2,521 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonLamb by Christopher MooreUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandSeabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,850 books — 22,160 voters
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XCannery Row by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,886 books — 49,792 voters

In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandIn Harm's Way by Doug Stanton
Endurance in Fact and Fiction
94 books — 24 voters
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
Non-fiction Disaster Books
328 books — 327 voters

East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,044 books — 121,709 voters
Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandIn Harm's Way by Doug StantonThe Longest Winter by Alex Kershaw
Best World War II History (nonfiction)
686 books — 501 voters

Shot All to Hell by Mark Lee GardnerEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownBlood and Thunder by Hampton SidesThe Last Stand by Nathaniel Philbrick
The American Frontier
688 books — 157 voters
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Best Historical Travel Journals
335 books — 239 voters

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best Biographies
1,689 books — 2,967 voters
Dark Summit by Nick Heil
Worshipping Mountains
170 books — 67 voters

Dark Summit by Nick Heil
Climbing and Mountaineering
216 books — 170 voters