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Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Vicarious Thrills
380 books — 643 voters
Imzadi by Peter DavidSpock's World by Diane DuaneUhura's Song by Janet KaganYesterday's Son by A.C. CrispinThe Vulcan Academy Murders by Jean Lorrah
Best Star Trek Books
390 books — 268 voters

Maurice by E.M. ForsterTales of the City by Armistead MaupinA Single Man by Christopher IsherwoodTigers and Devils by Sean KennedyGlitterland by Alexis Hall
Gay Fiction by Men
521 books — 233 voters
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan MatsonPaper Towns by John GreenAn Abundance of Katherines by John Green13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen JohnsonA Walk Between Raindrops by Amalie Jahn
YA Roadtrip Fiction
64 books — 120 voters

A Town Like Alice by Nevil ShuteThe Secret River by Kate GrenvilleThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanPicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Fictitious Australia
457 books — 110 voters
Over the Edge of the World by Laurence BergreenUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Lost City of Z by David GrannThe Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen by Howard CarterThe White Nile by Alan Moorehead
The Great Explorers
242 books — 90 voters

Longitude by Dava SobelThe Man Who Invented the Twentieth Century by Robert LomasConnections by James BurkeThe Way Things Work by David MacaulayMauve by Simon Garfield
Inventions
202 books — 20 voters
Chicken Frank, Dinosaur! by S.K. WengerThe Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara KerleyDanny and the Dinosaur by Syd HoffHow Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? by Jane YolenTime Flies by Eric Rohmann
Picture Books About Dinosaurs
88 books — 17 voters

The Birth of the Pill by Jonathan EigThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Living Medicine by Lina ZeldovichThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
True Medical Histories
35 books — 16 voters
The New Strong by Rose RosetreeSeeking Enlightenment in the Age of Awakening by Rose RosetreeA Blessed Olive Tree by Zain HashmiFrom Meidelach to Matriarchs ~ A Journal by Mirta Ines TruppExistential Rationalism by Marcel Eschauzier
Best Self-Discovery Books
19 books — 16 voters

Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseBlue Latitudes by Tony HorwitzIn the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton SidesThe Oregon Trail by Rinker BuckDreams of El Dorado by H.W. Brands
Nonfiction Geographical Exploration and Discovery
65 books — 13 voters
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonRamona Blue by Julie MurphyCall Me By Your Name by André Aciman"Hello," I Lied by M.E. KerrPink by Lili Wilkinson
Q is for Questioning
48 books — 12 voters

The Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantWorld Religions by John BowkerHeart to Heart by Jan GreenbergYour Own, Sylvia by Stephanie Hemphill
Arts & Humanities for the College Bound
29 books — 10 voters
The Student Prince by FayJayThe Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsDracula by Bram StokerRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeXerxes Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
Favourite Free Fiction/Faction
21 books — 8 voters

Down the Great Unknown by Edward DolnickWritten in Stone by Chet RaymoMotoring with Mohammed by Eric HansenSavage Harvest by Carl HoffmanEmpire of Ice and Stone by Buddy Levy
Exploring the world
143 books — 6 voters
In a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonRed Earth Diaries by Jason RebelloCampervan Kama Sutra by John PerrierTwo Old Fools Down Under by Victoria TweadKamikaze Kangaroos! by Tony James Slater
Best Australian Travel Memoirs
6 books — 6 voters

Melungeons by Elizabeth C. HirschmanDiscovery of Ancient America by David Allen DealHe Walked the Americas by L. Taylor HansenBefore Columbus; Links Between the Old World and Ancient Amer... by Cyrus H. GordonEtruscan Explorers by Warren Dexter
Pre-Columbo Disco
118 books — 5 voters
Here We Are by Oliver JeffersStars by Mary Lyn RayPapa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric CarleAliens Love Underpants by Claire FreedmanA Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
Universe of Stories
43 books — 5 voters

The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Tiger by John VaillantLongitude by Dava SobelThe Mapmaker's Wife by Robert WhitakerNorth on the Wing by Bruce M. Beehler
Books of Scientific Adventure & Discovery
36 books — 5 voters
The Penguin Book of Gay Short Stories by David LeavittAnything But Everything & Five More Gay Erotic Stories by J. Phillip ElwesJuicy Bits by Anne ReganMen Writing Men Illustrated by Rick LongfieldDaydreamers by Jonathan Harper
Gay M/M Short Stories Written By Men
12 books — 4 voters

Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoOn the Road by Jack KerouacZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. PirsigThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
The Crossing Suggested Reading
13 books — 1 voter
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. KuhnThe Double Helix by James D. WatsonThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinRice's Language of Buildings by Matthew RiceThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
LOC Dive
5 books — 1 voter

Desperate Hours by David MackStar Trek by Dayton WardFear Itself by James SwallowThe Way to the Stars by Una McCormackThe Enterprise War by John Jackson Miller
Star Trek the 3rd Generation Books
22 books — 1 voter

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