The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,686 voters
Awakening the Buddha Within by Surya DasThe Accidental Buddhist by Dinty W. MooreNo Death, No Fear by Thich Nhat Hanh
A Buddhist Reading List
897 books — 1,178 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,984 voters
Plainsong by Kent HarufWaiting for Birdy by Catherine NewmanCutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsEarth Abides by George R. Stewart
Best Books Ever
76,258 books — 283,638 voters

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleJoy in the Morning by Betty  SmithThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,778 voters
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo AnayaBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughWatership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,879 voters

The Adrian Mole Diaries by Sue TownsendThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsSquare Foot Gardening by Mel BartholomewSolstice by Joyce Carol OatesGlamorous Powers by Susan Howatch
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,433 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPlainsong by Kent HarufThe Hot Zone by Richard   PrestonDoomsday Book by Connie WillisAbout a Boy by Nick Hornby
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,676 voters

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingCutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseAmerica (The Book) by Jon   Stewart
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,374 voters