Over the Edge of the World by Laurence BergreenConquerors by Roger CrowleyIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickParadise in Chains by Diana PrestonBarrow's Boys by Fergus Fleming
Age of Sail Nonfiction
355 books — 90 voters
The Race to the New World by Douglas  Hunter
About Christopher Columbus
52 books — 14 voters

Through a Window by Jane GoodallListening to Whales by Alexandra MortonIn the Shadow of Man by Jane GoodallComing of Age in Samoa by Margaret MeadThe Mystery of Easter Island by Katherine Routledge
Female Scientists
171 books — 106 voters
Fatu-Hiva by Thor HeyerdahlIn the Shadow of Man by Jane GoodallListening to Whales by Alexandra MortonThrough A Window by Jane Goodall
Best Nature Books
1,153 books — 796 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,256 books — 8,064 voters
A Pirate of Exquisite Mind by Diana PrestonEmpire of Blue Water by Stephan TaltySir Francis Drake by John SugdenThe Notorious Captain Hayes by Joan Druett
Pirates!
656 books — 783 voters

Betrayal by The Boston GlobeGod Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
Books for Catholics
689 books — 225 voters
Omoo by Herman Melville
Maritime Classics
277 books — 97 voters

An Island to Oneself by Tom Neale
Desert Islands
132 books — 150 voters
Typee by Herman MelvilleIn the South Seas by Robert Louis StevensonTupaia by Joan DruettAn Island to Oneself by Tom NealeParadise in Chains by Diana Preston
Best Books About the South Pacific
97 books — 57 voters