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And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Best Agatha Christie Book
109 books — 1,369 voters
The Civil War by Shelby Foote
Best History Books
3,693 books — 3,730 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Godfather by Mario PuzoLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,417 books — 119,710 voters
Lincoln by Gore VidalTrinity by Leon UrisBurr by Gore VidalShōgun by James Clavell
Best Historical Fiction
7,357 books — 25,540 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Winds of War by Herman Wouk
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,003 voters
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael ConnellyThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,560 voters

What It Takes by Richard Ben CramerThe Making of the President 1960 by Theodore H. WhiteThe Making of the President 1968 by Theodore H. White
Books about U.S. Presidential Elections (nonfiction)
114 books — 63 voters
Presumed Innocent by Scott TurowAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
Best Literary Mysteries
2,548 books — 4,594 voters

Pictures at a Revolution by Mark Harris
Books ABOUT Movies
836 books — 273 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,200 books — 4,457 voters

Master of the Senate by Robert A. CaroThe Passage of Power by Robert A. CaroThe Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund MorrisThe Glory and the Dream by William ManchesterTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best American History Books
2,117 books — 2,486 voters
Master of the Senate by Robert A. CaroThe Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund MorrisJohn Adams by David McCulloughWashington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer
Pulitzer Winners: Biographies & Autobiographies
121 books — 203 voters

Quiet by Susan Cain
Books for the INFJ
679 books — 411 voters
Moneyball by Michael LewisSeabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandThe Blind Side by Michael LewisA Season on the Brink by John FeinsteinMen at Work by George F. Will
Top reads for sports fans
955 books — 769 voters

The Firm by John GrishamThe Lincoln Lawyer by Michael ConnellyThe Pelican Brief by John GrishamThe Client by John GrishamThe Runaway Jury by John Grisham
Legal Thrillers
286 books — 425 voters
Theodore Rex by Edmund MorrisTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Passage of Power by Robert A. CaroMaster of the Senate by Robert A. CaroAmerican Sphinx by Joseph J. Ellis
Positively Presidential (nonfiction)
367 books — 68 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinTheodore Rex by Edmund MorrisAmerican Sphinx by Joseph J. Ellis
Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
466 books — 524 voters
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithGoldfinger by Ian Fleming
Espionage
984 books — 1,018 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Narrows by Michael ConnellyThe Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,201 books — 2,283 voters
Moneyball by Michael LewisThe New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract by Bill JamesSummer of '49 by David Halberstam
Best Baseball Books
749 books — 655 voters

The Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumGoldfinger by Ian FlemingTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
Best Spy Novels
1,287 books — 2,247 voters
Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan BurroughToo Big to Fail by Andrew Ross SorkinThe Big Short by Michael LewisThe World Is Flat by Thomas L. FriedmanConspiracy of Fools by Kurt Eichenwald
Business History
439 books — 189 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,228 books — 8,066 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Godfather by Mario PuzoLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryShōgun by James ClavellMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Best Books Ever
75,976 books — 282,042 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Mystery
2,062 books — 4,517 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinTheodore Rex by Edmund MorrisTruman by David McCulloughThe Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
Best books on USA president(s) (nonfiction)
211 books — 118 voters