The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasL'Assommoir by Émile ZolaDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,319 books — 5,882 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke MooreThe Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgA Charlie Brown Christmas by Justine Korman Fontes
The Very Best Christmas Books List
357 books — 245 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke MooreThe Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgThe Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
Favorite Christmas Books
1,516 books — 1,559 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Jewels and Gemstones
623 books — 57 voters

Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauGathering Moss by Robin Wall KimmererDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyAmerican Wolf by Nate BlakesleeLab Girl by Hope Jahren
Best Nature Books
1,161 books — 852 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Canon by Natalie AngierThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanWoman by Natalie AngierThe Radium Girls by Kate  Moore
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,930 books — 3,629 voters

A Beginner's Guide to Paradise by Alex  Sheshunoff
Books with Really Long Titles
1,680 books — 341 voters

Adventures in Yellowstone by M. Mark MillerA Weird and Wild Beauty by Erin Peabody
Yellowstone National Park
50 books — 17 voters
The Secret History by Donna TarttLooking for Alaska by John  GreenEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
School Novels
113 books — 157 voters

My Life in France by Julia ChildJulie and Julia by Julie PowellGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlTender at the Bone by Ruth ReichlRelish by Lucy Knisley
Cooking Memoirs
408 books — 66 voters
Art of the Pie by Kate McDermott
Cookbooks on Baking
278 books — 38 voters

The Bread Baker's Apprentice by Peter ReinhartFlour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish
Best Breadmaking Books Ever
139 books — 61 voters
Gilead by Marilynne RobinsonCheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Fantastic Dads and Father-figures
729 books — 738 voters

The Other Side by Jacqueline WoodsonAmazing Grace by Mary HoffmanHenry's Freedom Box by Ellen LevineTar Beach by Faith RinggoldGoin' Someplace Special by Patricia C. McKissack
African American Picture Books
459 books — 194 voters
Regarding the Fountain by Kate KliseThis Is Not a Book by Keri SmithEncyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Krouse RosenthalAnd the Pursuit of Happiness by Maira KalmanThe Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers
Quirky, One-of-a-Kind Books
84 books — 42 voters

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutMrs. Bridge by Evan S. ConnellMrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth TaylorFlorence Gordon by Brian MortonThe Stone Angel by James W. Nichol
Good Books for Old Broads (Like Me)
119 books — 31 voters
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryHoles by Louis SacharFriday Night Lights by H.G. BissingerThe Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog by John R. EricksonLone Star by T.R. Fehrenbach
Books Set in Texas
980 books — 337 voters

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Enchanted April by Elizabeth von ArnimA Long Way from Verona by Jane Gardam
Uplifting Fiction
356 books — 311 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,897 books — 18,609 voters



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