The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas MertonNew Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas MertonThe Quotidian Mysteries by Kathleen NorrisThe Rule of Benedict by Joan D. ChittisterQuotidiana by Patrick  Madden
Books for the Contemplative Life
447 books — 211 voters
The New Friars by Scott A. BesseneckerSimple Spirituality by Christopher L. HeuertzLet Justice Roll Down by John M. PerkinsSweeter Than Honey by Peter C. BouteneffCommon Prayer by Shane Claiborne
Books for Ordinary Radicals
64 books — 45 voters

Country of My Skull by Antjie KrogSalty Coffee Untold Stories by Jewish Women by Katalin PécsiThe Suitcase by Julie MertusCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Human Rights
548 books — 234 voters
Popcorn by Patrick Evans-HyltonCoraline by Neil GaimanAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Lorax by Dr. SeussCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Delightfully Quirky Books
94 books — 70 voters

Twilight by Anna Deavere SmithThe Vagina Monologues by V (formerly Eve Ensler)Coming of Age in Second Life by Tom BoellstorffThe Suitcase by Julie MertusUnderground by Haruki Murakami
Best Books for Oral Historians
37 books — 12 voters
Yes Means Yes! by Jaclyn FriedmanA Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer by V (formerly Eve Ensler)I Am an Emotional Creature by Eve EnslerThe Boundaries of Her Body by Debran RowlandDelusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine
Best Feminist Books
2,540 books — 3,536 voters

Virtually You by Elias AboujaoudeDelusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,234 books — 8,064 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Places in Between by Rory Stewart
Best Books for Wanderers
63 books — 54 voters