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
3,718 books — 3,755 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
1,838 books — 3,601 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
891 books — 1,278 voters
On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,228 books — 1,636 voters