A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonLongitude by Dava Sobel
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,239 books — 8,067 voters
The Tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard CarterSeeds of Change by Henry HobhouseRedcoats and Rebels by Christopher HibbertThe Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Folio Society Editions
446 books — 66 voters

The Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace
Best Books on Evolution...
267 books — 216 voters
Bird Sense by Tim BirkheadMy Year with the Woodpeckers by Heinz SielmannDevil Birds by Derek BromhallThe Herring Gull's World by Niko TinbergenHaunts of British Divers by Niall Rankin
For the Love of Birds
237 books — 71 voters

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Best Biology Writing
44 books — 24 voters

Longitude by Dava SobelGermany by Neil MacGregorAssyrian Sculpture by Julian ReadeRedcoats and Rebels by Christopher HibbertNathaniel's Nutmeg by Giles Milton
Best History Books
3,740 books — 3,771 voters
Longitude by Dava SobelA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingLast Chance to See by Douglas Adams
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,839 books — 3,603 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Stand by Stephen  KingGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,997 voters
Great Expectations by Charles DickensA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Penguin English Library
137 books — 444 voters

The House Sparrow by J. Denis Summers-SmithThe Redstart by John BuxtonKingfisher by Charlie Hamilton-JamesHaunts of British Divers by Niall Rankin
British Birds
127 books — 16 voters
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
Best Lighthearted Literature
620 books — 484 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,531 books — 24,821 voters
How to Be Wild by Simon BarnesBritish Bats by John D. AltringhamThe House Sparrow by J. Denis Summers-SmithFlying in the Face of Nature by Simon BarnesMy Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
Best Nature Books
1,153 books — 782 voters