The Letters of Vincent van Gogh by Vincent van GoghThe Story of Art by E.H. GombrichThe Shock of the New by Robert HughesThe Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StoneThe Judgment of Paris by Ross King
Best Art and Art History Books
709 books — 311 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,220 books — 4,380 voters

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisBossypants by Tina FeyDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonNaked by David Sedaris
Humorous Memoirs and Non-Fiction
921 books — 1,238 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,270 books — 1,361 voters