Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jeff Joseph (14 Lists)



Marlborough by Winston S. ChurchillMarlborough by Winston S. Churchill
Best History Books
3,686 books — 3,723 voters
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,874 voters

John Adams by David McCullough
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,793 books — 6,330 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinMaster of the Senate by Robert A. CaroMeans of Ascent by Robert A. CaroThe Path to Power by Robert A. Caro
Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
466 books — 524 voters

One of Our Thursdays Is Missing by Jasper Fforde
Best Books of 2011
2,669 books — 6,707 voters
The Civil War by Shelby FooteThe Power Broker by Robert A. CaroThe Last Lion by William ManchesterThe Last Lion by William ManchesterThe Great Bridge by David McCullough
History as Literature
727 books — 535 voters

The Civil War by Shelby FooteBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinUlysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. GrantBrady's Civil War by Webb B. Garrison
Best American Civil War Books
1,002 books — 977 voters
The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian GreeneThe Elegant Universe by Brian Greene
Most Engaging Scientific Nonfiction
368 books — 283 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Elegant Universe by Brian GreeneChaos by James GleickThe Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian GreeneThe Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,836 books — 3,595 voters
The Civil War by Shelby Foote
The Big Non-fiction
192 books — 87 voters

The Civil War by Shelby FooteJohn Adams by David McCulloughThe Power Broker by Robert A. CaroMaster of the Senate by Robert A. CaroThe Great Bridge by David McCullough
Best American History Books
2,111 books — 2,479 voters
The Power Broker by Robert A. CaroJohn Adams by David McCulloughMaster of the Senate by Robert A. CaroAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Pulitzer Winners: Biographies & Autobiographies
121 books — 203 voters