History and Biography Nominees, Goodreads Choice Awards Nominees 2013
1. 
Blood of Tyrants: George Washington & the Forging of the Presidency
by:
Logan Beirne
4.11 avg rating — 269 ratings 
3. 
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #3)
by:
Rick Atkinson
4.48 avg rating — 10,569 ratings 4. 
Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution (The American Revolution Series) 4.06 avg rating — 10,148 ratings
5. 
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune
by:
Bill Dedman
3.80 avg rating — 39,199 ratings 
8. 
A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
by:
Adam Makos
4.38 avg rating — 27,205 ratings 9. 
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 4.39 avg rating — 352,768 ratings
10. 
The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking (ALA Notable Books for Adults) 4.04 avg rating — 4,289 ratings
12. 
Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
by:
Mitchell Zuckoff
3.98 avg rating — 12,184 ratings 
14. 
The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
by:
Denise Kiernan
3.73 avg rating — 31,441 ratings 15. 
Literary Rogues: A Scandalous History of Wayward Authors
by:
Andrew Shaffer
3.55 avg rating — 674 ratings 
19. 
Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World
by:
Matthew Goodman
3.73 avg rating — 6,475 ratings 20. 
The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code
by:
Margalit Fox
4.01 avg rating — 3,647 ratings 21. 
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America
by:
George Packer
4.13 avg rating — 12,370 ratings