Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,831 books — 22,347 voters
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene MoselHop On Pop by Dr. SeussWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
Best Children's Books
5,370 books — 6,968 voters

The Antidote by Oliver BurkemanTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Marriage Plot by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonAmerican Midwives by Judy Barrett Litoff
Books that defined my 20's
34 books — 25 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,819 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
78,161 books — 291,482 voters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,517 books — 123,797 voters

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,522 books — 17,427 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinHow to Be Good by Nick HornbyHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,216 books — 28,373 voters