The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
World's Greatest Novellas
739 books — 1,484 voters
A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnCosmos by Carl SaganBlack Boy by Richard WrightThe Gifts of the Jews by Thomas Cahill
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,417 books — 8,205 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesLife of Pi by Yann MartelExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,204 books — 28,384 voters