Blood and Thunder by Hampton SidesEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
Great books about the Old West
286 books — 44 voters

To End All Wars by Adam Hochschild
The Great War
776 books — 599 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
2,026 books — 3,940 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)
6,234 books — 8,064 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
3,711 books — 3,752 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
2,127 books — 2,499 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
9,828 books — 21,993 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
7,899 books — 49,788 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
321 books — 327 voters

East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,624 books — 120,430 voters
Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandIn Harm's Way by Doug StantonThe Longest Winter by Alex Kershaw
Best World War II History (nonfiction)
683 books — 498 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
687 books — 156 voters
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Best Historical Travel Journals
335 books — 239 voters

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best Biographies
1,665 books — 2,945 voters
Dark Summit by Nick Heil
Worshipping Mountains
167 books — 67 voters

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