Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Best Biographies
1,675 books — 2,951 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Favorite Historical Romance Novels
3,415 books — 6,029 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
History of Science
485 books — 289 voters

The Nine by Jeffrey ToobinSupreme Power by Jeff ShesolJustice Brennan by Seth SternCHIEF JUSTICE by Ed Cray
Supreme Court (History & Fiction)
118 books — 113 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverIn Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,228 books — 1,636 voters

Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
Best Russian History Books
550 books — 385 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Geisha
47 books — 135 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Best Middle Ages Books
1,225 books — 1,709 voters
Blue Blood by Conlon, Edward (2004) Paperback by Edward ConlonHeat by Bill Buford
A Day in the Life: Work Memoirs
822 books — 408 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëEmma by Jane Austen
Best Love Stories
5,179 books — 9,640 voters
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Books That Made You Cry
1,606 books — 3,280 voters

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainHeat by Bill BufordThe Devil in the Kitchen by Marco Pierre WhiteBorn Round by Frank Bruni
Restaurant Reads
215 books — 100 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert JordanWizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
Best Fantasy of the 90s
382 books — 787 voters

The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerMary Poppins by P.L. TraversCatch Me If You Can by Frank W. AbagnaleA Beautiful Mind by Sylvia NasarFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,221 books — 6,121 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Winter King by Bernard CornwellExcalibur by Bernard CornwellEnemy of God by Bernard Cornwell
Best Arthurian Fiction
477 books — 1,444 voters