The Rider by Tim Krabbé
Best Cycling Books
317 books — 241 voters

A Perfect Spy by John le Carré
Best Books Set in Prague
137 books — 131 voters

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas TalebA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondConsider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,241 books — 8,068 voters
Dispatches by Michael Herr
Best Modern Day Military Accounts
442 books — 593 voters

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerDispatches by Michael Herr
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,154 books — 2,426 voters
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,788 voters