A Walk in the Woods by Bill  Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
2,053 books — 3,994 voters
John Adams by David McCullough
Best History Books
4,075 books — 4,569 voters

The Wilderness Warrior by Douglas BrinkleyWinter World by Bernd HeinrichMy First Summer in the Sierra by John MuirSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonA River Runs Through It, and Other Stories by Norman Maclean
Best Nature Books
1,171 books — 973 voters
Pukka's Promise by Ted KerasoteMerle's Door by Ted KerasoteA Wolf Called Romeo by Nick JansA Big Little Life by Dean Koontz
Top Dog Reads
668 books — 705 voters

Merle's Door by Ted KerasotePukka's Promise by Ted KerasoteA Big Little Life by Dean Koontz
Great "Dog" Books
1,355 books — 2,016 voters
A Wolf Called Romeo by Nick Jans
The dog dies...a cautionary list.
370 books — 273 voters

Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes50/50 by Dean KarnazesWhy We Run by Bernd HeinrichFeet in the Clouds by Richard AskwithRunning with the Pack by Mark Rowlands
Best Running (non-instructional) Books
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John Adams by David McCullough
Best American History Books
2,293 books — 3,133 voters

Brilliant Orange by David Winner
Best Football (Soccer) Books
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The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright
Pulitzer Winners: General Non-fiction
87 books — 363 voters

John Adams by David McCullough
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,826 books — 22,522 voters
The Human Stain by Philip Roth
Best Philip Roth Books
32 books — 104 voters

Open by Andre Agassi
Top reads for sports fans
965 books — 808 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill  Bryson
Best Appalachian Trail Books
87 books — 189 voters

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Nobel Laureates
674 books — 576 voters
The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
Best Historical Fiction
8,170 books — 27,117 voters

The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Feminist Fiction
1,547 books — 2,776 voters
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,816 books — 49,876 voters