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The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson
New York Review Books - Classics
532 books — 881 voters
A Search for the King by Gore Vidal
Historical Fiction: The House of Plantagenet
206 books — 474 voters

The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril by Paul MalmontBattle in the Dawn by Manly Wade Wellman
ONE DAY Best Summer Reads
1,665 books — 6,000 voters
A Little Yellow Dog by Walter MosleyStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckHawaii by James A. Michener
Two words: I. cried.
663 books — 838 voters

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe World Is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman
Books That Could Change Your Life
2,867 books — 1,530 voters
Bound to Please by Michael DirdaO Fortunate Floridian by H.P. LovecraftThe Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of by Thomas M. DischTolstoy and the Purple Chair by Nina SankovitchSeekers of Tomorrow by Sam Moskowitz
Best Books About Loving Books
374 books — 511 voters

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of by Thomas M. DischThe Long Ships by Frans G. BengtssonThe Perfect Mile by Neal BascombFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
What We've Read So Far In 2011
5,350 books — 1,365 voters
War As They Knew It by Michael RosenbergThis Georgia Rising by Patrick NovotnyA Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan BradleySeeking Common Ground by David TyackThe Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
To Read
973 books — 731 voters

The Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyI, Robot by Isaac AsimovThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,910 books — 4,917 voters
Me and the Boy by Paul Hemphill
Best Appalachian Trail Books
83 books — 184 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Essential Non-Fiction Reading Re: Human Rights
618 books — 415 voters
The Odyssey by HomerThe Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William ShakespeareThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerThe Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
Best books for humanities degree
408 books — 93 voters

Rome 1960 by David MaranissTriumph by Jeremy SchaapSilent Gesture by Tommie SmithThe Last Protest by Frank MurphyThe Perfect Mile by Neal Bascomb
The Olympic Games
266 books — 126 voters
Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond ChandlerConan the Conqueror by Robert E. Howard
Books That Changed My World
3,253 books — 3,190 voters

Instant Replay by Jerry KramerCarlisle vs. Army by Lars AndersonThe Perfect Mile by Neal BascombThe Last Season of Weeb Ewbank by Paul ZimmermanFighting Back by Rocky Bleier
BEST SPORTS BOOKS OF ALL TIME
57 books — 29 voters
The Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-HollandD'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths by Ingri d'AulaireHrolf Kraki's Saga by Poul AndersonThe Broken Sword by Poul AndersonWar of the Gods by Poul Anderson
Norse Mythology
290 books — 404 voters

The Brethren by Bob WoodwardThe Nine by Jeffrey ToobinScorpions by Noah FeldmanThe Warren Court in Historical and Political Perspective by Mark V. TushnetWhat Kind of Nation by James F. Simon
Supreme Court (History & Fiction)
117 books — 113 voters
Lifeblood by Werner A. LindThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyIn the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
Books I wouldn't have discovered without Goodreads
2,669 books — 1,034 voters

Battle in the Dawn by Manly Wade WellmanSword Woman and Other Historical Adventures by Robert E. HowardJustice Brennan by Seth SternWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonNorthanger Abbey by Jane Austen
What Should I Read in 2011?
555 books — 693 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Godfather by Mario Puzo
Best Book to Screen Interpretation
579 books — 480 voters

Cannery Row by John SteinbeckThe Pearl by John SteinbeckDoctor No by Ian Fleming
Down by the Sea
739 books — 556 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellFlashman by George MacDonald FraserThe Silver Pigs by Lindsey DavisThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCulloughCreation by Gore Vidal
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,478 books — 2,735 voters

Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter
Library of America Wish List
86 books — 25 voters
Jirel of Joiry by C.L. MooreBlack God's Kiss by C.L. MooreSword Woman by Robert E. Howard
Kick-Butt Heroines
2,349 books — 2,428 voters

From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas L. Friedman
Best Middle East Nonfiction
532 books — 370 voters
The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft
The best gothic novels, ghost stories and early horror 1764-1937
358 books — 713 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyMike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee BurtonD'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire
Favorite books from my childhood
4,380 books — 7,399 voters
Summer of '49 by David HalberstamOctober 1964 by David HalberstamThe Teammates by David HalberstamMen at Work by George F. WillOpening Day by Jonathan Eig
Best Baseball Books
747 books — 652 voters

The Pulsifer Saga by Wm. Michael MottSwords of Talera by Charles Allen GramlichPulp Winds by Wm. Michael Mott
Lesser Known Authors
3,931 books — 3,349 voters
The Clansman by Thomas Dixon Jr.Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Most Historically Inaccurate Fiction
70 books — 61 voters


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