Villains of All Nations by Marcus RedikerRaiders and Rebels by Frank SherryPirate Hunter of the Caribbean by David CordinglyEmpire of Blue Water by Stephan TaltyThe Buccaneers of America by Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin
True-life Pirates & Privateers
74 books — 37 voters
The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
Best History Books
3,673 books — 3,703 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,120 books — 25,664 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessWe by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Best Dystopian Books
521 books — 1,025 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisThe Godfather by Mario PuzoDifferent Seasons by Stephen        King
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,106 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,298 books — 24,520 voters