Books

Top U.S. Headlines in the News of the 20th Century

I have always been intrigued by the top headlines and stories of any paper, but especially of those from years past. From World Wars, to assassinations of famous people, to sports accomplishments, to important inventions, to the s...

20 Books You Should Read In Your 20s

When you're twenty-something, you're doing a lot of changing, a lot of growing and learning. You're setting a foundation for your life and these are the books that will make you think. These are 20 books that will open your mind a...

Most Popular Subjects Taken In High School

This should be a fun list to rank, especially for high school students. But it should also bring back good memories for adults or college students who remember the good ole days when they were back in high school and learned some ...

The Most Overrated Books of All Time

This list of bad books not to read is ranked by literature fans worldwide. Anyone can vote on this list of the worst books, which makes it a trustworthy resource for finding out which books just don't live up to their hype. You ca...

Best Free eBooks

The best free eBooks include a multitude of classics. These free books are available in the public domain, allowing you to download them, for free, into your eReader. Not surprisingly, most of these eBooks I've listed are totally ...

The Greatest Chick Lit Books Of All Time

The genre of women's literature provides some of the greatest books of all time, and these books have passionate followings. From modern stories about women trying to make it through vast metropolises to classic tales of love in t...

Top 10 Books to Make You Feel Good

The Best Fantasy Book Series

A quality, voteable list of the all-time best fantasy book series. Of fantasy books, readers can expect an intricately-created imaginary world with its own culture, history and rules of engagement. The setting of most popular...

The 13 Best Dystopian Novels

Dystopias have become a fascinating genre over the last century as disillusioned writers witnessed and reacted against imperialism, two world wars, including the Nazi and Stalin regime and the treacherous Holocaust. These writers ...

The Best Movies Based On Books

A list of the best movies based off books, voted on by cine-bibliophiles everywhere. Many movies are based off of books but whenever a new movie based on a book comes out there is an endless amount of whining about how Hollywood i...

The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time

These are the best science fiction novels ever written, as ranked by the votes and lists of the crowd. Anyone can add their picks to this list of sci-fi books, making it an accurate, real-time ranking of the best in the genre by t...

The Best Overall Books for Kids

The best overall books for children, ranked by readers of all ages. Anyone can vote on this kids' book list, which makes these rankings a trustworthy way to find out which books your kids will love. Is a title missing? You can als...

Next Young Adult Novels That Should Be Adapted to Film

What are the next young adult novels that should be adapted to film? With the success of YA novels-turned-movies 'The Hunger Games,' 'Harry Potter' and 'Twilight,' it should come as no surprise that Hollywood is clamoring to optio...

20 Greatest Coffee Table Books of All Time

Similar Books to 50 Shades of Grey

What are some similar books to 'Fifty Shades of Grey'? If you've just finished the '50 Shades' trilogy of erotic fiction novels by E.L. James, is there anything else out there that's comparable? Yes. Plenty. This list includes a l...

Top 13 Alternate Universes In Pop Culture

Science fiction fans, start your engines. Thanks to seven plus years of data from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, which measures the minute rays of energy left over from the Big Bang, we now have more evidence than ever ...

The Greatest Books to Read to Kids

The following rankings of the greatest children's books to read with your kids are voteable and can be influenced by your own list of your favorite kid's books. Kid's imaginations can come alive when you read with them and these a...

Best eBooks Sites

eBooks sites offer a variety of different kinds of eBooks from a multitude of eBook genres to readers. Whether it's free eBooks classics or more modern eBooks that you pay for, this is a list of the best eBooks websites to check o...

The Greatest All-Time Works of Stephen King

Books by Stephen King, voted on by the Ranker community. This list of King's writings is the definitive ranking of his body of work. Stephen King's stories range from thick novels to short stories and collections, and include some...

Books Like Harry Potter

What books are like 'Harry Potter'? Fans of J.K. Rowling's epic 'Harry Potter' series of fantasy novels might be interested in the books listed here. Many of them are similar, featuring kids doing extraordinary things in magical, ...

Books Like Hunger Games

What are some books like 'The Hunger Games'? If you're finished with Suzanne Collins' 'Hunger Games' trilogy but you aren't ready to stop reading just yet, this list of novels like 'The Hunger Games' might help. Some of the books ...

Young Adult Books Worth a Read

I'm not a teen anymore...not even kind-of, but I truly enjoyed these stories. I read books purely for entertainment and these titles really delivered!

Non-Fiction eBooks

The best non-fiction eBooks represent some of the most popular books downloaded for eReaders, including the Amazon Kindle, the Barnes & Noble Nook and/or the Sony Reader (among others). Free eBooks are available (non-fiction a...

Must-Have Cookbooks

These are the cookbooks everyone should own, ranked by the wisdom of the crowd. Add your favorite cookbooks to this list, and help rank the best cookbooks on the market. From books about baking to the best recipe collections for t...

Must Read Books by Stand Up Comedians

We know that stand up comedians have the ability to make us laugh live, but it is a special breed that can make us laugh with their words. Here is a brief list of some of the best written works by our favorite comedians that have ...