Ghost in the Wires by Kevin D. Mitnick
Hacker nonfiction
66 books — 140 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakShōgun by James ClavellLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryCold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Best Historical Fiction
7,443 books — 25,638 voters

Atonement by Ian McEwanLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Abandoned Books
1,464 books — 1,464 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Medical Microhistories
96 books — 88 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseNothing Like It in the World by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Revenant by Michael PunkeThe Son by Philipp Meyer
Best Westerns
1,382 books — 1,510 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,239 books — 8,069 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Stand by Stephen  KingAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,998 voters