The Last Lion by William Manchester
Best Biographies
1,689 books — 2,967 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Best of Prep
20 books — 46 voters

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Best Humorous Books
4,362 books — 7,975 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Dark Humor
729 books — 1,635 voters

A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
Best Books of 1988
382 books — 173 voters
Sophie’s Choice by William Styron
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,884 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Boarding School Stories
968 books — 1,022 voters
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Best Books 1974
194 books — 56 voters

The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Best Books 1976
277 books — 68 voters
Cutting for Stone by Abraham   Verghese
Immigrant Voices (fiction)
375 books — 251 voters

The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,867 books — 3,612 voters
Sophie's Choice by William Styron
Best Books 1979
179 books — 70 voters

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,258 books — 2,431 voters