A Walk in the Woods by Bill  Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
2,054 books — 4,000 voters
John Adams by David McCullough
Best History Books
4,120 books — 4,743 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
1,176 books — 991 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
667 books — 702 voters

Merle's Door by Ted KerasotePukka's Promise by Ted KerasoteA Big Little Life by Dean Koontz
Great "Dog" Books
1,372 books — 2,025 voters
A Wolf Called Romeo by Nick Jans
The dog dies...a cautionary list.
369 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
241 books — 589 voters
John Adams by David McCullough
Best American History Books
2,331 books — 3,138 voters

Brilliant Orange by David Winner
Best Football (Soccer) Books
531 books — 456 voters
The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright
Pulitzer Winners: General Non-fiction
87 books — 362 voters

John Adams by David McCullough
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,826 books — 22,775 voters
The Human Stain by Philip Roth
Best Philip Roth Books
32 books — 104 voters

Open by Andre Agassi
Top reads for sports fans
971 books — 808 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill  Bryson
Best Appalachian Trail Books
86 books — 188 voters

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Nobel Laureates
674 books — 577 voters
The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
Best Historical Fiction
8,309 books — 27,389 voters

The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Feminist Fiction
1,541 books — 2,780 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
7,818 books — 49,896 voters