Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Best Contemporary Western Novels
120 books — 141 voters
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Best True Crime
1,368 books — 1,943 voters

Let's Talk About Love by Carl Wilson
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139 books — 67 voters
The Young Atheist's Handbook by Alom ShahaThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan
Notable Atheist Books
556 books — 955 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,780 books — 1,654 voters
Ain't I a Woman by bell hooksBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownWithout Sanctuary by James       AllenBlack Looks by bell hooks
Books White People Need to Read
1,352 books — 1,591 voters