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The Wager by David GrannWaco by Jeff Guinn
Nonfiction Published in Year: 2023
1,349 books — 146 voters
The Devil Aspect by Craig Russell
The Best Historical Horror Novels
145 books — 93 voters

The Vortex by Scott CarneyRogues by Patrick Radden Keefe
History Published in Year: 2022
722 books — 87 voters
In Extremis by Lindsey HilsumFallout by Lesley M.M. BlumeHiroshima by John Hersey
The Essential Foreign Correspondent Reading List
156 books — 7 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Geopolitics
229 books — 52 voters
The Border by Don Winslow
The New Westerns: New Classics Since Lonesome Dove and Blood Meridian
53 books — 11 voters

Please Kill Me by Legs McNeil
Punk Rock: The Booklist
137 books — 16 voters
War by Sebastian JungerBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenGhost Wars by Steve CollJarhead by Anthony SwoffordChechnya Diary by Thomas Goltz
Conflict-Zone Journalism
285 books — 144 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King
1,626 books — 1,551 voters
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
President Obama's Favorite Books 2019
37 books — 22 voters

The Moral Animal by Robert Wright
Evolutionary Psychology
236 books — 97 voters
Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides
Best Frontier Literature
109 books — 34 voters

Savages by Don WinslowThe Winter of Frankie Machine by Don WinslowThe Power of the Dog by Don WinslowL.A. Confidential by James Ellroy
New School of Noir
206 books — 272 voters
Shōgun by James Clavell
Top Samurai Novels
92 books — 109 voters

If It Bleeds by Stephen King
Horror to look forward to in 2020
156 books — 82 voters
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,198 books — 9,098 voters

Donnybrook by Frank BillBull Mountain by Brian Panowich
Country Noir
350 books — 313 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthy1984 by George OrwellWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,294 books — 3,491 voters

I Am Legend by Richard MathesonThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Stand by Stephen King
These Books Will Kill You
356 books — 321 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best History Books
4,047 books — 4,627 voters

The Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonWorld War Z by Max BrooksI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Books for a Pandemic
705 books — 579 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
Crusaders, Conquistadores and Colonial Empires
261 books — 77 voters

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerKilling Pablo by Mark BowdenThe Cases That Haunt Us by John E. DouglasKillers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Best True Crime
1,485 books — 2,114 voters
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
Best Non-Fiction of 2019
337 books — 195 voters

NOS4A2 by Joe HillDoctor Sleep by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Strain by Guillermo del Toro
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
507 books — 1,266 voters
Ghost Wars by Steve Coll
American Foreign Policy
476 books — 294 voters

Papillon by Henri Charrière
Escape Books
46 books — 39 voters
The Power of the Dog by Don WinslowThe Godfather by Mario PuzoSavages by Don Winslow
Best Gangster Novels
105 books — 182 voters

Tokyo Vice by Jake Adelstein
Gangland Histories
145 books — 46 voters