Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Books White People Need to Read
1,381 books — 1,641 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerThe Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
Books I Loved in High School
205 books — 28 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
Best Historical Fiction
7,807 books — 26,124 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Road by Cormac McCarthySong of Solomon by Toni MorrisonA Language Older Than Words by Derrick JensenBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,583 books — 5,942 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
Best American History Books
2,209 books — 2,601 voters
Audition by Ryū MurakamiIn Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō TanizakiThe Book of Tea by Kakuzō OkakuraThe Waiting Years by Fumiko EnchiKitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Best Japanese Books
777 books — 3,252 voters