Books

The Best Characters from The Lord of the Rings Universe

The best characters from The Lord of the Rings universe, book and movie versions. Feel free to add more, vote, and rerank.

Best Books About Startups

The best books about startups and starting a business in today's fast-moving business environment, chosen from a long list of business books and ranked by votes from entrepreneurs and future entrepreneurs. These are the top-rated ...

Great Books of the Western World

Compiled by Encyclopedia Britannica, this is a list of the great books of the western world. It is our western canon gathered into a single package of 60 volumes. Initially compiled in the 50's, the Great Books of the Western Worl...

Best Horror Books

What are the best horror books of all time? Fans of horror novels will likely argue amongst themselves about the most terrifying, scariest books they've ever read, but this list is an attempt to catalog the greatest. From modern h...

Time Travel Stories Worth Reading

A list of some of the best time-bending fiction available to read. Includes literary and commercial, young adult and children's.

William Goldman Quotes

William Goldman is the author of such books as Marathon Man and The Princess Bride.Also a twice winner of the oscar for screenwriting (All the presidents men,Butch Cassidy and the sundance kid.He also wrote the screenplay for thre...

Best Books for Toddlers

List of the best books for toddlers, ranked by parents and fans of children's literature. This list include educational children's books that teach numbers, shapes, and colors, as well as story books for young children. Vote for y...

Authors of Best Balanced Stories About Michael Jackson

Whether you love Michael Jackson or hate him one thing you have to admit is that he is one of the most written about individuals in the history of entertainment. He published at least two books himself and seems to be literally hu...

10 Powerhouse Blogs and Articles on Barack Obama

When politicians enters campaign mode in America (or maybe any country) that’s almost the same as saying they’re going into fighting mode. It’s been kind of like that with Mitt Romney and Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential elec...

Top Suppliers of Knowledge

Top 20 Best Fictional Crime Stoppers (and Their Authors)

This list is one man's opinion of the top 20 greatest fictional crime fighting sleuths ever in print. As a lifelong reader with a voracious appetite for crime solving fiction, I feel I have a strong case to be made for creating th...

Some Good Technical Books

Some good technical books I have read/referred.

Transgender Books and Novels

In no particular order.

10 Worst Children's Book Covers

In this list, the fine people over at Heavy.com judge a book by its cover.

10 Greatest Books About China

Anyone familiar with China or literature will recognize these titles. They are timeless best-sellers for a reason: they capture the Chinese heart and soul better than any other books ever published about China.

15 Amazing Paranormal Romance Authors

The best Paranormal Romance novels have combine the best qualities of romance literature with the best of fantasy and metaphysics to create a very successful style that has also spawned many successful movies as well. This listing...

50 Amazing Contemporary International Poets

This is a list of 50 contemporary poets from countries all around the world. Some of the names are more famous than others but all have had a significant impact on modern poetry either through their longevity as celebrated poets, ...

10 Best Books about Traveling in China

Anyone who has lived or traveled in China will have read at least one of these books at some point during their journey. They were written by Old China Hands - the masters of traveling in China. These authors have seen parts of Ch...

21 Poems for Poem in Your Pocket Day

Everybody knows that 2 things make poets tick. One is what they call their muse and the other is poetry itself. When you read poems about muses you can expect to get a little bit turned on because a lot of times the muse is a love...

8 Best CHINA Travel Guide Books

Eagerly assuming its place among the world’s top travel destinations, even more so since Beijing took centre stage at the 2008 Olympics, China is an epic adventure. From the wide open and empty panoramas of Tibet to the push and s...

Childhood Book Favourites

Thought I'd pick something simple to test my first Ranker list on. I was a voracious reader - when we moved house when I was about 13/14, shortly after I ended up with 9 bookcases... but can I remember what any of them were...

Favorite Summer Reads

This is a list of my favorite books to read at the beach, while I'm traveling or just relaxing in the summertime. Any of these would also make a great gift for Mom!