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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
Best Books on Asia
994 books — 817 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettThe Lost Continent by Bill Bryson
A list of largely pointless books by unknown authors
390 books — 351 voters

Good Omens by Terry PratchettAmerica (The Book) by Jon StewartI Am America by Stephen ColbertEqual Rites by Terry Pratchett
Books that Make you Laugh
3,488 books — 4,997 voters
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Detective Fiction
1,183 books — 1,079 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George Orwell
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,286 books — 10,016 voters
A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
History as Literature
727 books — 535 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Best Books about Elves or Faeries
814 books — 1,054 voters
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,103 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienEmma by Jane AustenThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Best 10 Books That You've Read
822 books — 468 voters
A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best Middle Ages Books
1,212 books — 1,685 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Strong Female Characters Written by Female Authors
1,676 books — 1,395 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Book Titles
11,369 books — 7,743 voters

All Things Bright and Beautiful by James HerriotAll Things Wise and Wonderful by James HerriotThe Lord God Made Them All by James HerriotJames Herriot's Cat Stories by James Herriot
Best Books About Animals
1,837 books — 1,854 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
12,252 books — 7,797 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittStumbling on Happiness by Daniel Todd Gilbert
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,236 books — 4,385 voters
Stiff by Mary Roach
Feet!
518 books — 310 voters

Emma by Jane AustenPersuasion by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
With Their Backs to the Reader
953 books — 224 voters
Kidnapped by Robert Louis StevensonTreasure Island by Fiona MacdonaldThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasShōgun by James Clavell
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,538 books — 3,550 voters

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasShōgun by James ClavellGates of Fire by Steven PressfieldThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
Best Historical Fiction
7,318 books — 25,518 voters
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerHatchet by Gary PaulsenThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Books I Regret Reading
2,289 books — 3,227 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserSkinny Bitch by Rory FreedmanFrench Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,225 books — 1,634 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,927 books — 1,763 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,694 voters