Nonfiction Titans

Interesting dichotomy in the lists of Modern Library's editors' picks and readers' picks for best nonfiction titles. The reader list is chock full of libertarian titles, which makes me think there may have been some sort of email campaign to skew the results. I'd love to believe that scads of people are rediscovering Paterson and Hazlitt, and reading the likes of Rummel and Friedman, but the evidence just isn't borne out in your typical bar room discussion, call-in to C-SPAN, or letter to the editor.

Nice to see Mencken crack the top ten on the editors' list, though. Sad to see Rachel Carson in the top five.

Hat tip: Marginal Revolution.