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Fictions by Jorge Luis BorgesThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovPerfume by Patrick SüskindPedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo
Magical Realism
456 books — 699 voters
The Magic Mountain by Thomas MannInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Mountains
743 books — 115 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Mountains on the Cover
427 books — 89 voters
Der Zauberberg by Thomas MannInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerTraining for the Uphill Athlete by Steve HouseThe Last Place on Earth by Roland HuntfordSieben Jahre in Tibet - Mein Leben am Hofe des Dalai Lama by Heinrich Harrer
Best Mountain Books
42 books — 7 voters

The World of Yesterday by Stefan ZweigWild Swans by Jung ChangThe Last Place on Earth by Roland HuntfordA Man for All Markets by Edward O. ThorpWhy We Run by Bernd Heinrich
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,591 books — 7,860 voters
Die Welt von Gestern. Erinnerungen eines Europäers by Stefan ZweigThe Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers1913 by Florian IlliesSeven Years in Tibet by Heinrich HarrerWild Swans by Jung Chang
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
13,231 books — 8,696 voters

Homage to Catalonia by George OrwellSpain in Our Hearts by Adam HochschildColloquial Catalan by Alexander IbarzThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Catalonia
29 books — 12 voters
Flatland by Edwin A. AbbottFictions by Jorge Luis BorgesDie Welt von Gestern. Erinnerungen eines Europäers by Stefan ZweigAntifragile by Nassim Nicholas TalebWas ist Leben ? by Erwin Schrödinger
Best Horizon Expanding Books
968 books — 650 voters

Fictions by Jorge Luis BorgesDie Welt von Gestern. Erinnerungen eines Europäers by Stefan ZweigFlatland by Edwin A. Abbott
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,468 books — 10,304 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,754 books — 6,913 voters

The Magic Mountain by Thomas MannWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
784 books — 1,133 voters
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
922 books — 1,261 voters

Ficciones by Jorge Luis BorgesChess Story by Stefan ZweigThe Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andrić
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
838 books — 1,151 voters
Shōgun by James Clavell
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,890 voters

Wild Swans by Jung ChangHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,182 books — 3,685 voters
The Trees in My Forest by Bernd Heinrich
Books About Trees
80 books — 29 voters

The Magic Mountain by Thomas MannFicciones by Jorge Luis BorgesThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by Homer
100 Best Books of All Time: The World Library List
100 books — 1,708 voters
Chess Story by Stefan ZweigThe Magic Mountain by Thomas MannDer Graf von Monte Christo by Alexandre Dumas
Unsere Besten - Das große Lesen: Das Lieblingsbuch der Deutschen
125 books — 116 voters

The Magic Mountain by Thomas MannShōgun by James ClavellThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Odyssey by HomerThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,000 voters
Today We Die a Little! by Richard AskwithRacing the Rain by John L. Parker Jr.Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr.Running with the Buffaloes by Chris LearAdvanced Marathoning by Pete Pfitzinger
Readable books about Running
75 books — 43 voters

How to skate a 10k by Nils van der PoelWhy We Run by Bernd HeinrichRacing the Rain by John L. Parker Jr.Running with the Buffaloes by Chris LearToday We Die a Little! by Richard Askwith
Best Running (non-instructional) Books
236 books — 563 voters
Rework by Jason FriedThe Signal and the Noise by Nate SilverRacing the Rain by John L. Parker Jr.The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,754 books — 14,423 voters

1913 by Florian Illies
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,840 books — 22,455 voters
Ficciones by Jorge Luis BorgesThe World of Yesterday by Stefan ZweigThe Magic Mountain by Thomas MannIf This Is a Man / The Truce by Primo LeviFabian by Erich Kästner
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,877 books — 49,844 voters

The Number Devil by Hans Magnus EnzensbergerPfeif, Murmeli, pfeif by Mischa Damjan
Best Children's Books
5,417 books — 7,027 voters
Flatland by Edwin A. AbbottFlatland by Edwin A. AbbottAntifragile by Nassim Nicholas TalebThe Tao of Pooh by Benjamin HoffA Fortune Teller Told Me by Tiziano Terzani
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,381 books — 1,640 voters

The Magic Mountain by Thomas MannThe World of Yesterday by Stefan ZweigSchloß Gripsholm by Kurt TucholskyDer Zahlenteufel by Hans Magnus EnzensbergerChess Story by Stefan Zweig
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
987 books — 966 voters
The Magic Mountain by Thomas MannRework by Jason FriedThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Odyssey by HomerThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Books Ever
78,993 books — 294,136 voters