Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,852 books — 22,254 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
5,388 books — 6,880 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
7,889 books — 49,796 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
77,432 books — 289,106 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
32,255 books — 122,857 voters

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,331 books — 17,139 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
7,218 books — 28,368 voters