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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinSuldrun's Garden by Jack VanceGormenghast by Mervyn PeakeThe Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard
GRRM Recommends
100 books — 15 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinCapital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas PikettyThe Passage of Power by Robert A. CaroA Fighting Chance by Elizabeth WarrenEnd This Depression Now! by Paul Krugman
Books Rec'd By The Colbert Report
246 books — 135 voters

The Divide by Matt TaibbiTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Trial by Franz KafkaThe Trial and Death of Socrates by PlatoCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Justice
336 books — 30 voters
The Book of Genesis by Robert Crumb
Graphic Novels, Comics and Manga adaptations
354 books — 92 voters

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
History through graphic novels
621 books — 491 voters
In Search of the Trojan War by Michael WoodThe First Century by William K. KlingamanThe Classical World by Robin Lane FoxThe Histories by HerodotusRubicon by Tom Holland
Best Books About Ancient History
448 books — 132 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 3 by Neil GaimanThe Sandman by Neil GaimanHarley Quinn, Volume 1 by Amanda ConnerRed Sonja, Vol. 1 by Gail Simone
Graphic Novel for Adults and young adults(helpful for librarians or educators)
188 books — 66 voters
The Civilization of the Middle Ages by Norman F. CantorThe Proud Tower by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Best and the Brightest by David HalberstamMemoirs, 1925-1950 by George F. KennanIn Search Of History by Theodore H. White
History Books I Enjoy
140 books — 46 voters

The Radicalism of the American Revolution by Gordon S. WoodThe Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard BailynThe Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 by Gordon S. WoodThe Great Upheaval by Jay WinikAmerican Scripture by Pauline Maier
Historiography of the American Revolution, 1607-1800 (nonfiction)
127 books — 61 voters
Playing for Keeps by David HalberstamLast Dance by John FeinsteinA March to Madness by John FeinsteinShowtime by Jeff PearlmanDream Team by Jack McCallum
Fixes for Basketball Junkies
167 books — 48 voters

The Tolkien Reader by J.R.R. TolkienFantasists on Fantasy by Robert H. BoyerImaginary Worlds by Lin CarterWizardry and Wild Romance by Michael Moorcock
The Theory of Fantasy
63 books — 18 voters
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du BoisPedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo FreireCollege by Ernest L. BoyerSeeking Common Ground by David TyackPopular Education and its Discontents by Lawrence Arthur Cremin
Books for Higher Education Professionals
108 books — 50 voters

Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45 by Barbara W. TuchmanRetribution by Max HastingsPacific Crucible by Ian W. TollThe Rising Sun by John TolandThe Admirals by Walter R. Borneman
Best Books on the Pacific War
235 books — 257 voters
Memoirs, 1925-1950 by George F. KennanAmerican Diplomacy by George F. KennanThe Best and the Brightest by David HalberstamImperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv ChandrasekaranThe Wise Men by Walter Isaacson
American Foreign Policy
456 books — 268 voters

Those Angry Days by Lynne OlsonLean In by Sheryl SandbergHow to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin HamidMy Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor
The Economist - book reviews 2013 Q1-2
95 books — 29 voters
Year Zero by Ian BurumaThose Angry Days by Lynne OlsonThe Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns GoodwinBook of Ages by Jill LeporeCatastrophe 1914 by Max Hastings
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2013 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 818 voters

First Ladies by Carl Sferrazza AnthonyHard Choices by Hillary Rodham ClintonLiving History by Hillary Rodham ClintonFlorence Harding by Carl Sferrazza AnthonyFirst Lady from Plains by Rosalynn Carter
U.S. First Ladies (nonfiction)
139 books — 28 voters
Over the Edge of the World by Laurence BergreenThe Lost City of Z by David GrannIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
50 Best Non-Fiction Adventure Books: The Essential Man's Library
54 books — 173 voters

Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick1984 by George OrwellI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Earth Is Room Enough--On-Planet SF
161 books — 65 voters
Roman Blood by Steven SaylorThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward GibbonRubicon by Tom HollandI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough
Best Books About Ancient Rome
732 books — 1,077 voters

I, Claudius by Robert GravesRoman Blood by Steven SaylorThe Iron Hand of Mars by Lindsey DavisA Murder on the Appian Way by Steven SaylorThe Venus Throw by Steven Saylor
Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
358 books — 594 voters
The Day of Atonement by David LissA King's Ransom by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley
2014 Reads You Don't Want To Miss
929 books — 1,207 voters

Raiders of the Nile by Steven SaylorThe Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley
Historical Fiction 2014
376 books — 1,974 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Diversity in Young Adult and Middle Grade
1,914 books — 1,212 voters

Grant by Jean Edward SmithWashington by Ron ChernowTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinEisenhower in War and Peace by Jean Edward SmithDestiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
Positively Presidential (nonfiction)
366 books — 67 voters
A Fighting Chance by Elizabeth WarrenCapital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas PikettyThe Divide by Matt TaibbiThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertI Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
NY Times Non-Fiction Best Sellers 2014
77 books — 181 voters

Freedom Road by Howard Fast1876 by Gore VidalThe Alienist by Caleb CarrLittle Big Man by Thomas Berger
History through Novels: 1870-1899 United States
34 books — 26 voters
Blood Passion by Scott MartelleNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichTheodore Roosevelt by Kathleen DaltonThe End of Reform by Alan BrinkleyThe Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 by Paul Krugman
President Obama's Summer Reading List
343 books — 170 voters

The Civil War of 1812 by Alan Taylor1812 by Jon LatimerThe War of 1812 by Donald R. Hickey
Best Books About The War Of 1812
81 books — 79 voters
1920 by David Pietrusza1960--LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon by David Pietrusza1948 by David PietruszaAdams vs. Jefferson by John Ferling1912 by James Chace
Books about U.S. Presidential Elections (nonfiction)
114 books — 63 voters