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
392 books — 265 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
1,370 books — 1,588 voters
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Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,518 books — 7,772 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
2,166 books — 1,848 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
9,839 books — 22,439 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
7,263 books — 28,374 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
4,002 books — 4,464 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
7,874 books — 49,841 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
2,046 books — 3,976 voters