Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerNo Shortcuts to the Top by Ed ViestursInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonTouching the Void by Joe Simpson
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178 books — 149 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins11/22/63 by Stephen  KingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,214 books — 8,963 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Young Adult Books
13,114 books — 80,185 voters
Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienRed Storm Rising by Tom Clancy
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,535 books — 2,714 voters

Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerTouching the Void by Joe Simpson
Best True Survival Stories
417 books — 542 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,678 books — 120,619 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books Ever
76,554 books — 284,784 voters