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
8,243 books — 27,176 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
4,102 books — 4,694 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
2,305 books — 3,122 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
32,958 books — 125,106 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Best Books Ever
79,441 books — 296,247 voters
Truman by David McCullough
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,818 books — 49,885 voters

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Black History Month
563 books — 501 voters