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
953 books — 1,420 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
928 books — 1,103 voters

False Impressions by Thomas Hoving
Art Crime
54 books — 40 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
8,331 books — 8,311 voters

Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyV for Vendetta by Alan             MooreWatchmen by Alan             MooreNeuromancer by William Gibson
Dystopia!
1,218 books — 2,753 voters

Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins
Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,267 books — 792 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
3,732 books — 25,959 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
7,305 books — 15,557 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
8,330 books — 24,580 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)
6,226 books — 8,065 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
7,814 books — 49,784 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Odyssey by HomerFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books Ever
75,840 books — 281,806 voters