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The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa GregoryWolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory
Best Books About Tudor England
605 books — 1,617 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwinالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,280 voters

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGo the Fuck to Sleep by Adam MansbachThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. Valente
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,921 books — 2,058 voters
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe House at Riverton by Kate MortonBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughHowards End by E.M. ForsterA Room with a View by E.M. Forster
Downton Abbey-esque Books
599 books — 997 voters

Pleyn Delit by Sharon ButlerThe Medieval Kitchen by Odile RedonCookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by ApiciusThe Little House Cookbook by Barbara M. WalkerMrs Beeton's Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton
Historical Cookery
317 books — 78 voters
Chocolat by Joanne HarrisLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe School of Essential Ingredients by Erica BauermeisterJulie and Julia by Julie PowellFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Nouvelle Cuisine
366 books — 248 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
You Read a Book about What?
4,046 books — 2,070 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonLongitude by Dava Sobel
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,856 books — 2,215 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Illusionist's Apprentice by Kristy CambronBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughTender Is the Night by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker
I am '20s, hear me roar!
483 books — 245 voters
Palate Passport by Neha KhullarThe Proud Tower by Barbara W. TuchmanForgotten Elegance by Wendell SchollanderBelow Stairs by Margaret PowellLast Dinner On the Titanic by Rick Archbold
Resources for Edwardian Parties / Re-enactments
23 books — 9 voters