Dead Wake by Erik Larson
The Great War
769 books — 600 voters

In a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Places in Between by Rory StewartBlue Latitudes by Tony HorwitzSkeletons on the Zahara by Dean King
Have Passport Will Travel
716 books — 599 voters
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Best Traveling Vicariously
2,175 books — 1,901 voters

The Last Battle by Cornelius RyanA Woman in Berlin by AnonymousIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Berlin
316 books — 187 voters
In the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonThe Last Battle by Cornelius Ryan
German History
596 books — 155 voters

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyDog Days by Jeff Kinney
Best Books for Reluctant Readers
2,637 books — 2,761 voters
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True Life Adventure
392 books — 259 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonLongitude by Dava SobelThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Invention of Air by Steven Johnson
History of Science
486 books — 290 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,267 books — 8,083 voters

Gentlemen of the Road by Michael ChabonTouching the Void by Joe SimpsonInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Tales of Adventure
516 books — 477 voters