Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
Best James Bond Books
90 books — 93 voters
The Corrections by Jonathan FranzenTree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonRedeployment by Phil KlayCold Mountain by Charles FrazierAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
National Book Award Winners
241 books — 204 voters

The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin
Supreme Court (History & Fiction)
117 books — 113 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Firm by John GrishamThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,293 books — 15,523 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm GladwellThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsWhat the Dog Saw and Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell
Sociology Books
553 books — 421 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsOutliers by Malcolm GladwellThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerThe Hot Zone by Richard   Preston
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,219 books — 8,049 voters

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Best Books Ever
75,524 books — 280,594 voters

The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Months of the Year
498 books — 64 voters