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The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonJourney to the West by Biao WangInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Narrative Nonfiction
151 books — 130 voters
Paulyanna International Rent-boy by Paul Douglas LovellThe Happy Hooker by Xaviera HollanderThe Las Vegas Madam by Jami RodmanMattress Actress by Annika CleeveInsatiable by Asa Akira
Sex Worker Memoirs
177 books — 104 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Help by Kathryn StockettLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottMadame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Huffington Post: Good Books Every Woman Should Read
110 books — 83 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiBecoming by Michelle ObamaLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
100 Best Female Biographies and Autobiographies
417 books — 67 voters

HomoAmerican - The Secret Society by Michael K. DaneBoy Erased by Garrard ConleyMississippi Sissy by Kevin SessumsRunning With Scissors by Augusten BurroughsSpoiler Alert by Michael Ausiello
Best Gay Memoirs
67 books — 62 voters
A Life in Secrets by Sarah HelmThe Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn BeerThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomWe Band of Angels by Elizabeth M. NormanA Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
Women In World War II---Non-Fiction
215 books — 60 voters

1776 by David McCulloughJohn Adams by David McCulloughBuses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinWashington by Ron Chernow
USA History Books to read (nonfiction)
112 books — 57 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. MilneLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Cider House Rules by John Irving
Our house in the middle of our street
358 books — 50 voters

It Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyWe Got Zombies on the Lawn Again, Ma by Donnie SmithBuck by M.K. AsanteOrphan Train by Christina Baker KlineThe Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian
Best Books of 2013 that are NOT erotica!
70 books — 50 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertWild by Cheryl StrayedSola by Amy FieldTales of a Female Nomad by Rita Golden GelmanWhat I Was Doing While You Were Breeding by Kristin Newman
Woman Travel Memoirs
103 books — 50 voters

The Punk-Rock Queen of the Jews by Chef RossiA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithBrooklyn by Colm TóibínAnother Brooklyn by Jacqueline WoodsonMad Dog House by Mark Rubinstein
Brooklyn, New York (fiction and nonfiction)
58 books — 48 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsFun Home by Alison BechdelCan't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz ChastPatrimony by Philip RothFathers by Andre J.D. Gerard
Father Memoirs
110 books — 44 voters

Civilianized by Michael AnthonyRian Field by Krista WagnerThe Lost Boy by Dave PelzerIn the Shadow of the Cross by Charles L. Bailey Jr.Expecting Sunshine by Alexis Marie Chute
memoir-ptsd
53 books — 43 voters
A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryKnives, Seasoning, & A Dash of Love by Katrina KwanRu by Kim ThúyDo Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine ThienA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Asian Canadian Authors
119 books — 38 voters

America's Great Depression by Murray N. RothbardAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard BailynThe Real Lincoln by Thomas J. DiLorenzoThe Orphan Conspiracies by James Morcan
Libertarian Guide to American History (fiction and nonfiction)
75 books — 37 voters
Mayflower by Nathaniel PhilbrickAlbion's Seed by David Hackett FischerAmerica at 1750 by Richard HofstadterAmerican Jezebel by Eve LaPlanteThe Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto
Nonfiction about Early America
182 books — 37 voters

Becoming by Michelle ObamaLove, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson by Tara T. GreenSee Me Naked by Tara T. Green#SayHerName by Kimberlé CrenshawThe Mother of Black Hollywood by Jenifer Lewis
Black Women: Biography, Autobiography, Personal Essays, and Memoir (nonfiction)
327 books — 37 voters
One of a Kind by Nolan DallaThe Dark Side of the Felt by Tyler NalsThe Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King by Michael CraigThe Biggest Game in Town by Al ÁlvarezFor Richer, For Poorer by Victoria Coren
Poker Players, Gamblers, and Casino Bosses
44 books — 33 voters

Founding Mothers by Cokie RobertsThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Woman Behind the New Deal by Kirstin DowneyMadam Secretary by Madeleine K. AlbrightFreedom's Daughters by Lynne Olson
Women in the U.S.
251 books — 33 voters
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund MorrisTheodore Rex by Edmund MorrisMornings on Horseback by David McCulloughThe River of Doubt by Candice MillardColonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
Theodore Roosevelt Books (nonfiction)
60 books — 30 voters

Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'MalleyKing City by Brandon GrahamThe Man with no Libido by Jason BrowneThe Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin HicksOrc Stain, Vol. 1 by James Stokoe
Best Indie Comics out there
60 books — 30 voters
Boy by Roald DahlSmile by Raina TelgemeierMy Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane GoodallRed Scarf Girl by Ji-li JiangSmall Steps by Peg Kehret
Autobiographies for Kids
32 books — 30 voters

Set the Night on Fire by Mike DavisThe Color of Law by Richard RothsteinConspiracy in the Streets by Jon WienerDetroit by Charlie LeDuffThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Histories of United States Cities I (nonfiction)
281 books — 29 voters
Young Donald by Michael BennettThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisThe Maidens by Alex MichaelidesSomebody's Daughter by Ashley C. FordOne Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
The Ultimate Summer 2021 Reading List
23 books — 29 voters

American Sphinx by Joseph J. EllisThomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings by Annette Gordon-ReedThomas Jefferson by Jon MeachamThomas Jefferson by Christopher HitchensThe Pirate Coast by Richard Zacks
Jeffersonian Books (fiction and nonfiction)
80 books — 28 voters
Dreams from My Father by Barack ObamaRenegade by Richard WolffeThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaShowdown by David CornThe Promise by Jonathan Alter
President Obama (fiction and nonfiction)
84 books — 28 voters

Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia ChildMy Life in France by Julia ChildNigella Bites by Nigella LawsonJoy of Cooking by Irma S. RombauerMy Kitchen Year by Ruth Reichl
Female Chefs
297 books — 27 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky1984 by George OrwellAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
I Won't Die Before I Read These:
81 books — 26 voters

Daddy's Hobby by Owen JonesBangkok 8 by John BurdettEveryone Burns by John DolanLetters from Thailand by BotanBangkok Haunts by John Burdett
Terrific Thailand
56 books — 26 voters
The Mixtape by Brittainy C. CherryHave We Met? by Camille BakerThe Seven Day Switch by Kelly HarmsSong of the Forever Rains by E.J. MellowHer Last Breath by Hilary Davidson
Amazon First Reads June 2021
10 books — 25 voters

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