Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinSapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,256 books — 8,064 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettI, Claudius by Robert GravesFall of Giants by Ken FollettA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Historical Fiction
7,589 books — 25,878 voters

The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,384 books — 69,219 voters
1984 by George OrwellCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Holy Bible by Anonymous
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,057 books — 121,855 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,720 books — 6,886 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyDune by Frank Herbert
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,792 voters

Cloud Atlas by David  MitchellLife of Pi by Yann MartelMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,856 books — 22,178 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Last Lion by William ManchesterThe Last Lion by William ManchesterWhat Hath God Wrought by Daniel Walker Howe
Best History Books
3,800 books — 3,821 voters

The Search For Modern China by Jonathan D. SpenceThe Party by Richard McGregorThe Chinese Economy by Barry J. NaughtonChina by Susan L. ShirkThree Faces of Chinese Power by David M. Lampton
Best Books About China
747 books — 587 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books Ever
77,150 books — 287,579 voters