The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carré
Best Spy Novels
1,333 books — 2,360 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,701 books — 18,124 voters

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe NumeroffThe Mitten by Jan BrettThe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Best Picture Books
3,116 books — 2,013 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinNumber the Stars by Lois LowryNick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn
Best Young Adult Books
13,168 books — 80,260 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonLove Is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield
(good!) Hipster Literature
129 books — 247 voters

Rock Me by Cherrie Lynn
Controlling/Sexy/Possessive Men
3,065 books — 6,386 voters

Bergdorf Blondes by Plum SykesBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaChasing Harry Winston by Lauren WeisbergerJemima J by Jane Green
Chick Lit for the Beach
1,387 books — 1,786 voters
Love Is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,447 books — 1,351 voters

The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise MurphyNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
Well-Written Holocaust Books
898 books — 2,895 voters
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique BaubyAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotTeacher Man by Frank McCourt
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,975 books — 6,567 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,792 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,118 books — 11,966 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareNick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel CohnGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Love Stories
5,193 books — 9,685 voters
Shiver by Maggie StiefvaterThe Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. RowlingThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonLord of the Flies by William Golding
The Title is Better Than the Book
172 books — 68 voters

One of Our Thursdays Is Missing by Jasper FfordeBossypants by Tina Fey
Can't Wait Books For 2011
1,240 books — 6,623 voters
The Exorcist by William Peter BlattyThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisMisery by Stephen  King.The Shining by Stephen  King
SCARIEST BOOK I EVER READ
252 books — 263 voters

Forrest Gump by Winston GroomMary Poppins by P.L. TraversThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksA Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,221 books — 6,120 voters
A Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara G. WalkerThe Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns by Ann BuddSweater Design in Plain English by Maggie RighettiKnitting Without Tears by Elizabeth ZimmermannElizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmermann
Must-have Knitting Books
189 books — 194 voters

Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac by Elizabeth ZimmermannKnitting Without Tears by Elizabeth Zimmermann
Knitting Nonfiction
81 books — 82 voters
Lamb by Christopher MooreThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingBel Canto by Ann PatchettTeacher Man by Frank McCourt
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,854 books — 22,193 voters

The Shining by Stephen  KingFirestarter by Stephen  King
Best of Stephen King
200 books — 3,879 voters

JPod by Douglas CouplandPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe NumeroffA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Ending
8,110 books — 6,157 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls WilderThe President's Daughter by Ellen Emerson WhiteThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsRamona Collection, by Beverly Cleary
Series Reading List
1,432 books — 2,974 voters

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
When I Am Dead and Gone
26 books — 27 voters
All Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainTeacher Man by Frank McCourtFree for All by Don Borchert
A Day in the Life: Work Memoirs
829 books — 417 voters


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