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The Fall of the Roman Empire by Peter Heather
Dark age European history
202 books — 67 voters
Nixonland by Rick PerlsteinAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowEmpire of Liberty by Gordon S. WoodAmerican Colonies by Alan Taylor
Best American History Books
2,258 books — 3,074 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,025 books — 26,745 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Stand by Stephen KingEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books Ever
78,873 books — 293,690 voters

Ghost Wars by Steve CollThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightOverthrow by Stephen KinzerAll the Shah's Men by Stephen Kinzer
American Foreign Policy
476 books — 292 voters
Nixonland by Rick Perlstein
Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
471 books — 529 voters

Night by Elie WieselThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliColumbine by Dave Cullen
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,418 books — 5,032 voters
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Ou... by Philip GourevitchNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best Books by Journalists
293 books — 109 voters

Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightAll the Shah's Men by Stephen KinzerThe Assassins’ Gate by George PackerThe Forever War by Dexter Filkins
Best Middle East Nonfiction
537 books — 378 voters
SPQR by Mary BeardPersian Fire by Tom HollandGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Books About Ancient History
459 books — 128 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,762 books — 25,769 voters
Columbine by Dave Cullen
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,329 books — 8,171 voters

Columbine by Dave Cullen
Best True Crime
1,480 books — 2,108 voters
The Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston
History of Medicine
355 books — 163 voters

The Prize by Daniel YerginThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondNight by Elie WieselGenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
Best History Books
4,029 books — 4,588 voters