War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Best Historical Fiction
7,795 books — 26,091 voters

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,434 books — 1,776 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,156 books — 3,680 voters

Cutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellOutliers by Malcolm GladwellThe Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,370 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,748 books — 6,901 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondLongitude by Dava Sobel
Science Writing
285 books — 141 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond
Modern Science Nonfiction
458 books — 311 voters
Cutting For Stone by Abraham   Verghese
Best Books for Medical Students
410 books — 586 voters

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Medicine and Literature
1,957 books — 2,102 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Medical Microhistories
97 books — 91 voters
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,256 books — 2,435 voters

Best Persian Poetry
16 books — 19 voters
Siya Evînê by Mehmed UzunDimdim by Erebê ŞemoŞivanê Kurmanca by Erebê ŞemoMîrname by Jan Dost
ڕۆمان
19 books — 7 voters

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Best Books Ever
77,831 books — 290,383 voters

Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellCapital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas PikettyThe Price of Thirst by Karen Piper
Books for Future Presidents
273 books — 78 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondLa mort est mon métier by Robert Merle1984 by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,888 books — 49,805 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryWuthering Heights by Emily Brontëالقرآن الكريم by اللهThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,387 books — 123,387 voters