Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,186 books — 938 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,644 books — 14,065 voters

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesDune by Frank Herbert
SF Masterworks
196 books — 719 voters
American Sniper by Chris KyleBand of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best Modern Day Military Accounts
438 books — 588 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Flowers in Title, Not on Cover
409 books — 93 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. Feynman
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,832 books — 3,590 voters

Einstein by Walter Isaacson
Best Biographies
1,647 books — 2,928 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,698 books — 25,901 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Your Top 5 Reads in 2015
1,519 books — 876 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,203 books — 28,367 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Best Russian Literature
510 books — 2,272 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLord of the Flies by William Golding
Must Read Classics
1,853 books — 4,622 voters

The Great Dune Trilogy by Frank HerbertThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovThe Ender Quartet Box Set by Orson Scott CardThe Hyperion Omnibus by Dan SimmonsI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction Series
407 books — 1,085 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Military Science Fiction
833 books — 1,132 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Literary Historical Fiction
1,123 books — 998 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Middle Ages Books
1,208 books — 1,681 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,399 books — 2,308 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,528 books — 3,543 voters

HTML5 by Matthew MacDonald
Website Starter Kit
12 books — 5 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFoundation by Isaac AsimovHyperion by Dan SimmonsAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,300 books — 24,518 voters

How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,221 books — 8,062 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,322 books — 118,993 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakShōgun by James ClavellThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Best Historical Fiction
7,274 books — 25,466 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownThe Shining by Stephen        KingShutter Island by Dennis LehaneThe Lost Symbol by Dan    Brown
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,639 books — 6,426 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,862 voters

Julius Caesar by William ShakespeareDr. Faustus by Christopher MarloweThe Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Best Books of the 16th Century
192 books — 539 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,755 voters


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