Meditations by Marcus AureliusThe Stranger by Albert CamusSiddhartha by Hermann HesseCandide by VoltaireZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Best World Philosophy Book
954 books — 1,422 voters
The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset MaughamThe Flanders Panel by Arturo Pérez-ReverteSacré Bleu by Christopher MooreBluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Bernini Bust by Iain Pears
Art & Artists in Fiction
967 books — 1,130 voters

False Impressions by Thomas Hoving
Art Crime
59 books — 42 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaBooked to Die by John Dunning
Stories For Book Lovers
8,475 books — 8,722 voters

Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyV for Vendetta by Alan MooreWatchmen by Alan MooreNeuromancer by William Gibson
Dystopia!
1,232 books — 2,788 voters

Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins
Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,267 books — 790 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,990 books — 26,614 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,445 books — 16,344 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Neuromancer by William Gibson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,709 books — 25,698 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,261 books — 8,119 voters
The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset MaughamZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. PirsigFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,877 books — 49,823 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Odyssey by HomerFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books Ever
78,203 books — 291,679 voters