A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  BrysonA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward GibbonWhat Is History? by Edward Hallett CarrEngland under the Norman and Angevin Kings, 1075 - 1225 by Robert Bartlett
Best History Books
4,181 books — 4,829 voters
The Age of Wonder by Richard  HolmesA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  Bryson"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. FeynmanFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittBad Science by Ben Goldacre
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
2,038 books — 3,810 voters

High Fidelity by Nick HornbyThe Dirt by Tommy LeeLife by Keith RichardsFlowers in the Dustbin by James  Miller
Best Books on Rock and Roll
909 books — 1,313 voters
On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,270 books — 1,715 voters