Washington's Crossing by David Hackett FischerD-Day, June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. AmbroseBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best American History Books
2,251 books — 2,995 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,405 books — 4,991 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierShōgun by James Clavell
Best Historical Fiction
7,982 books — 26,534 voters
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
2014 The Intended Reading List
152 books — 38 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Canadian Literature
2,342 books — 1,155 voters
The Paris Wife by Paula McLainA Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Midnight in Paris
67 books — 56 voters

Death in the City of Light by David King
Books About Paris
724 books — 576 voters
Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
Novels Set in Germany
422 books — 200 voters

A Question of Honor by Lynne Olson
Best of Polish History
205 books — 48 voters

HHhH by Laurent BinetEvery Man Dies Alone by Hans FalladaThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Nazi Germany in fiction
131 books — 163 voters
Suite Française by Irène NémirovskyWhen the Emperor Was Divine by Julie OtsukaThe Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn BeerThe Winds of War by Herman WoukThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
World War II Literature
286 books — 188 voters

The Snow Child by Eowyn IveyThe Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,101 books — 1,009 voters
Birdsong by Sebastian FaulksMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Downton Abbey-esque Books
618 books — 1,019 voters

The Troubled Man by Henning MankellSnow Angels by James  ThompsonThe Hypnotist by Lars KeplerThe White Lioness by Henning MankellFirewall by Henning Mankell
Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries
336 books — 694 voters
The Troubled Man, A Kurt Wallander Novel by Henning MankellHypothermia by Arnaldur Indriðason
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,224 books — 1,251 voters

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
Interesting Books of 2013
308 books — 929 voters
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
Best Mysteries from the 1990s
354 books — 117 voters

The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer
Turn Of The Century Favorites
101 books — 75 voters
The Private Patient by P.D. James
Best Police Procedurals - Mystery Fiction
1,109 books — 861 voters

The Troubled Man by Henning MankellOne Step Behind by Henning MankellSidetracked by Henning MankellThe Dogs of Riga by Henning MankellFaceless Killers by Henning Mankell
Murder Most Cold
268 books — 421 voters

The Snowman by Jo NesbøThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
I Like Serial Killers
1,031 books — 1,561 voters
Almost French by Sarah TurnbullDown and Out in Paris and London by George OrwellSuite Française by Irène Némirovsky
Best Books Set in Paris
310 books — 212 voters

A Quiet Flame by Philip KerrThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Winds of War by Herman WoukCity of Women by David R. GillhamSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
408 books — 446 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonEye of the Needle by Ken Follett
Espionage
1,026 books — 1,063 voters



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