Fatherland by Robert   Harris
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
784 books — 1,347 voters
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussGone, Baby, Gone by Dennis LehaneI'm with the Band by Pamela Des Barres
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,510 books — 123,755 voters

The Charm School by Demille NelsonJaws by Peter BenchleyNothing Lasts Forever by Roderick ThorpWild Fire by Nelson DeMillePlum Island by Nelson DeMille
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,660 books — 2,959 voters
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,216 books — 28,372 voters

Showtime by Jeff PearlmanWhen the Game Was Ours by Larry BirdWhen March Went Mad by Seth Davis
Fixes for Basketball Junkies
167 books — 48 voters
Mystic River by Dennis LehanePresumed Innocent by Scott TurowRed Dragon by Thomas  HarrisA Time to Kill by John Grisham
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,442 books — 16,330 voters

Friday Night Lights by H.G. BissingerNever Die Easy by Walter PaytonInstant Replay by Jerry KramerSemi-Tough by Dan JenkinsSnake by Ken Stabler
Best (American) Football Books
227 books — 177 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,893 books — 49,820 voters

The Art of Fielding by Chad HarbachCalico Joe by John GrishamFantasyland by Sam WalkerThe Bronx Zoo by Sparky LyleBig Hair and Plastic Grass by Dan Epstein
Best Baseball Books
755 books — 657 voters
The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. ParkerAngels Flight by Michael    ConnellyThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisThe Lincoln Lawyer by Michael    ConnellyPostmortem by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,296 books — 2,530 voters

The Book of Basketball by Bill SimmonsA Season on the Brink by John FeinsteinWhen the Game Was Ours by Larry BirdThe Jordan Rules by Sam  SmithDream Team by Jack McCallum
Tales from the Hardwood
281 books — 159 voters
A Season on the Brink by John FeinsteinThe Book of Basketball by Bill SimmonsSemi-Tough by Dan JenkinsInstant Replay by Jerry KramerFantasyland by Sam  Walker
Top reads for sports fans
964 books — 789 voters