The Astronomer by Lawrence GoldstoneThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerRoots by Alex Haley
Best Historical Fiction
8,398 books — 27,557 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
4,140 books — 4,796 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonTruman by David McCullough
Best American History Books
2,347 books — 3,155 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
33,240 books — 126,080 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Best Books Ever
80,109 books — 298,508 voters
Truman by David McCullough
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,898 voters

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Black History Month
568 books — 504 voters