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And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Best Agatha Christie Book
115 books — 1,380 voters
The Civil War by Shelby Foote
Best History Books
3,718 books — 3,757 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
31,700 books — 120,584 voters
Lincoln by Gore VidalTrinity by Leon UrisBurr by Gore VidalShōgun by James Clavell
Best Historical Fiction
7,433 books — 25,615 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 — 6,997 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
7,318 books — 15,621 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)
115 books — 65 voters
Presumed Innocent by Scott TurowAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
Best Literary Mysteries
2,555 books — 4,616 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
2,234 books — 4,480 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
2,131 books — 2,501 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
696 books — 414 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 Robin WaterfieldThe Lincoln Lawyer by Michael ConnellyThe Pelican Brief by John GrishamThe Client by John GrishamThe Runaway Jury by John Grisham
Legal Thrillers
291 books — 426 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)
369 books — 70 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)
467 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
989 books — 1,024 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
2,213 books — 2,303 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
1,306 books — 2,264 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
441 books — 191 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,235 books — 8,067 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
76,544 books — 284,722 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Mystery
2,082 books — 4,543 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