The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonParis, 1919 by Margaret MacMillanGhost Soldiers by Hampton SidesUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best History Books
3,975 books — 4,213 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
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32,598 books — 124,068 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,265 books — 8,160 voters
The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Historical Fiction
7,940 books — 26,426 voters

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanMatilda by Roald DahlTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Stories For Book Lovers
8,478 books — 8,903 voters
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
Best Running (non-instructional) Books
236 books — 563 voters

Cary Grant by Marc Eliot
movie biographies
209 books — 40 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,877 books — 49,834 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,096 books — 5,976 voters