Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Ascent of Money by Niall FergusonBarbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,236 books — 8,067 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann MartelWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,853 books — 22,121 voters

The Magus by John FowlesOf Human Bondage by W. Somerset MaughamThe Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom WolfeFathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,329 books — 5,853 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,964 books — 121,354 voters

Gitanjali by Rabindranath TagoreAn Atlas of Impossible Longing by Anuradha RoyHamzanama by Ghalib LakhnaviThe Naxalite Movement in India by Prakash SinghShame by Salman Rushdie
Best Indian Fiction Books
921 books — 2,439 voters