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
902 books — 196 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
31,267 books — 118,688 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
14,168 books — 9,804 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
12,197 books — 7,776 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Mother Tongue by Bill BrysonThe Histories by HerodotusA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingBorn to Run by Christopher McDougall
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,226 books — 4,379 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)
6,227 books — 8,076 voters

Endurance by Alfred LansingVoyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
Favorite Travel Books
2,016 books — 3,938 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Histories by HerodotusHistory of the Peloponnesian War by ThucydidesEndurance by Alfred Lansing
Best History Books
3,651 books — 3,676 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
8,073 books — 5,768 voters