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
1,320 books — 5,860 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
355 books — 243 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 — 1,557 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
1,153 books — 793 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
1,867 books — 3,612 voters

A Beginner's Guide to Paradise by Alex  Sheshunoff
Books with Really Long Titles
1,671 books — 340 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
107 books — 151 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
407 books — 64 voters
Art of the Pie by Kate McDermott
Cookbooks on Baking
276 books — 35 voters

The Bread Baker's Apprentice by Peter ReinhartFlour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish
Best Breadmaking Books Ever
139 books — 62 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
721 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
960 books — 333 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
334 books — 288 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
15,673 books — 18,044 voters



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