The Holy Bible by AnonymousMartin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses by Martin LutherRelativity by Albert EinsteinThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinCommon Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings by Thomas Paine
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,284 voters
The Murder Room by P.D. JamesCover Her Face by P.D. JamesFaceless Killers by Henning MankellA Certain Justice by P.D. JamesThe Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver
Best Police Procedurals - Mystery Fiction
1,076 books — 822 voters

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Booker Prize Winners
60 books — 1,985 voters
Rights of Man by Thomas PaineCommon Sense by Thomas Paine
Best Books of the 18th Century
375 books — 1,008 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainDracula by Bram StokerA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,872 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,742 books — 8,877 voters

The Island House by Posie Graeme-EvansThe Orchardist by Amanda Coplin
Modern Gothic
712 books — 1,358 voters

The Saboteurs by W.E.B. GriffinSpies of the Balkans by Alan FurstAlaska by James A. Michener
Amazing WWII fiction (some with romance)
407 books — 627 voters
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Best of Dumas
31 books — 40 voters

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Best of William Faulkner
85 books — 64 voters
Acceptable Risk by Robin CookCure by Robin Cook
Best of Robin Cook
18 books — 51 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles DickensA Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings by Charles DickensGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
Best of Charles Dickens
109 books — 256 voters
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha ChristieThe Big Four by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Best of Agatha Christie
110 books — 30 voters

The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
Bloomsbury 100 Must Read Crime Novels
102 books — 127 voters
The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth PetersMoriarty by John  Gardner
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
945 books — 1,197 voters

Goldfinger by Ian FlemingThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Saboteurs by W.E.B. GriffinThunderball by Ian Fleming
Best Spy Novels
1,292 books — 2,253 voters
Virus Hunter by C.J. PetersA Mind to Murder by P.D. JamesTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by John Dickson Carr
Medicine and Literature
1,845 books — 2,005 voters

Virus Hunter by C.J. PetersGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondDinosaur in a Haystack by Stephen Jay GouldThe Double Helix by James D. WatsonFinding Darwin's God by Kenneth R. Miller
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtCold Mountain by Charles FrazierLife on the Mississippi by Mark Twain
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,574 voters

Life on the Mississippi by Mark TwainFeasting on Asphalt by Alton BrownA Cook's Tour by Anthony BourdainUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz
Favorite Travel Books
2,022 books — 3,944 voters
The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Big Four by Agatha ChristieThe Pelican Brief by John GrishamThe Saboteurs by W.E.B. Griffin
Thrillers
4,605 books — 5,598 voters

The Umpire Strikes Back by Ron LucianoMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseFounding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,817 books — 6,346 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,707 books — 10,315 voters

A Warning to the Curious by M.R. JamesThe Taking by Dean KoontzDracula by Bram Stoker’Salem’s Lot by Stephen  King
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters
The Collected Writings Of Ambrose Bierce by Ambrose BierceMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Umpire Strikes Back by Ron LucianoLife on the Mississippi by Mark Twain
Best Humorous Books
4,328 books — 7,892 voters


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