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The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannSlavery by Another Name by Douglas A. BlackmonCaste by Isabel Wilkerson
Books White People Need to Read
1,381 books — 1,641 voters
The Prince and the Pauper by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Best Books of the Decade: 1880s
378 books — 414 voters

Yellow Wife by Sadeqa JohnsonThe Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis11/22/63 by Stephen KingThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Best Historical Fiction
7,807 books — 26,124 voters
Life in a Jar by Jack MayerUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannAssassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
4,121 books — 1,543 voters

Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinTruman by David McCulloughThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Best American History Books
2,209 books — 2,601 voters
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweTwelve Years a Slave by Solomon NorthupThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
Best Books of the Decade: 1850s
223 books — 304 voters

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand11/22/63 by Stephen KingThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahDead Wake by Erik Larson
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,718 books — 14,318 voters
Assassination Vacation by Sarah VowellUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandShadow Divers by Robert Kurson
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,370 voters

Life in a Jar by Jack MayerUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandWarriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo BealsThe Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
Books You Must Read!
11,962 books — 7,836 voters
Life in a Jar by Jack MayerThe Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. GraffDaddy and Me by Je Moutoussamy-AsheSummer for the Gods by Edward J. LarsonDinner with the President by Alex Prud’homme
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,407 books — 10,393 voters

Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George OrwellGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Books you have read more than one time
13,046 books — 8,089 voters
Life in a Jar by Jack MayerThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. GraffBlack Like Me by John Howard Griffin
Unforgettables
12,150 books — 7,908 voters

The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. GraffUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand11/22/63 by Stephen KingTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinKillers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,839 books — 22,305 voters
Life in a Jar by Jack MayerThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George Orwell
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,385 books — 17,482 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Recommended Nonfiction Books
4,038 books — 2,020 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellNight by Elie WieselThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,888 books — 49,807 voters

Life in a Jar by Jack MayerUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinWarriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo BealsManhunt by James L. Swanson
Best History Books
3,897 books — 3,983 voters
Life in a Jar by Jack MayerUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. GraffKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,410 books — 123,427 voters