Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieBlood River by Tim ButcherRivers of London by Ben AaronovitchThe Secret River by Kate Grenville
Rivers
919 books — 199 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerThe Iliad by HomerA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinDune by Frank Herbert
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
33,167 books — 125,645 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Favorite Books
15,276 books — 10,951 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
13,315 books — 8,818 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Mother Tongue by Bill  BrysonThe Histories by HerodotusA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingBorn to Run by Christopher McDougall
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,477 books — 5,228 voters
Born to Run by Christopher McDougallEndurance by Alfred LansingQuiet by Susan CainBlood River by Tim ButcherA Walk in the Woods by Bill  Bryson
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,511 books — 8,215 voters

Endurance by Alfred LansingVoyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
Favorite Travel Books
2,054 books — 4,000 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Histories by HerodotusHistory of the Peloponnesian War by ThucydidesEndurance by Alfred Lansing
Best History Books
4,120 books — 4,744 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,101 books — 5,868 voters