Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill  BrysonAlive by Piers Paul Read
Tales of Adventure
516 books — 477 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerAlive by Piers Paul Read
True Life Adventure
397 books — 274 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm GladwellThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  Bryson
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,469 books — 1,751 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerSteve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonA Walk in the Woods by Bill  Bryson
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,888 books — 8,790 voters

The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin GrahamBuy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat by David     GreeneLong-Distance Real Estate Investing by David     GreeneThe Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon TurnerThe Book on Investing In Real Estate with No (and Low) Money ... by Brandon Turner
investing
91 books — 24 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  BrysonSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariEinstein by Walter IsaacsonHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
2,428 books — 2,278 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Fault in Our Stars by John  Green
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,816 books — 22,874 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry 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. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,207 books — 28,379 voters

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack WeatherfordGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  Bryson
Best History Books
4,173 books — 4,823 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,895 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill  Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
2,055 books — 4,002 voters