116 Categories with a number of books in each category. Some of them are from other lists, which is good in that it’s not just the editor’s personal preferences. Many of the categories cover books of the last century.

Alas, all of the links that I tried returned a 404 error. I was intrigued the “continuously updated” words in the title

It is a loan from Kindle Unlimited (KU), I won’t get it all read before my KU subscription expires, so here is a list of the categories it covers.

TABLE OF CONTENTS )
Introduction
African-American Novels Stories of African-American Life, 1900 to Present
Allegorical Literature More Than Meets the Eye
American Novels Top Ten Favorites of 125 Authors
Artist Biographies Lives of the Masters
Artists' Guides Essentials for Budding Artists
Asian-American Novels Caught Between Two Worlds
Australian Novels Classics from Down Under
American West Novels Best of the Twentieth Century
Ancient Greek Drama Classics of Antiquity
Animal Behavior Studies Heeding the Call of the Wild
Aphorists Brevity is the Soul of Wit — and Wisdom
Art History Overviews Masterpieces on Your Bookshelf
Arthurian Literature The Legend of Camelot in Prose and Verse
Big Stuff Enormous Things
Bird Lovers' Books All about Our Feathered Friends
Broadway Books Biographies/Memoirs of Theatrical Legends
Business Books Fortune Magazine Recommendations
Cartoon Collections The Far Side of Funny
Cat Lovers' Books Purr-fect Fiction, Nonfiction and Verse
Chick Lit Lookingfor Mr. Right — or Mr. Right Now
Children's Books Alphabet Booksfor Toddlers (Up to 2-Years-Old)
Children's Books Bedtime Stories for Preschoolers
Children's Books Beloved Nannies (Ages 6-8-Years-OZd)
Children's Books Junior Sleuths (Readers Ages 9-12-Years-Old)
Christian Biographies/ Memoirs Personal Journeys of Faith
Christian Books Christianity Today's Twentieth Century Classics
Christian Books Seminal Works
Christian Fiction Christy Award Winners: Contemporary Novels
Christian Self-Help Finding Self-Awareness through Faith
Civil War Nonfiction Essential Books about Abraham Lincoln
Civil War Nonfiction True Stories of the Blue and the Gray
Classical Music ComposerS Biographies of the Great Masters
Coming-Of-Age Novels Innocence Lost
Community Life in Fiction It Takes a Village
Creative Nonfiction Blurring the Lines between Fact and Fiction
Creatures of the Night To Scare the Bejesus Out of You
Crime Fiction Hard-BoiZed Classics
Dogs in Literature Unforgettable Canine Characters
Dynamic Duos of Literature Couples Who Write
Environmental Studies Readings about Global Warming
Epics Grand Old Stories
Espionage Novels Cloak and Dagger Classics
Expatriate Nonfiction Dispatches from Abroad
Families of Writers Chips Off the Old (Writer's) Block
Female Sleuths in fiction From Miss Marple to V. I. Warshawski
Futuristic Fiction Dystopian Visions
Gay & Lesbian Novels The Publishing Triangle's Top Twelve
Ghost Stories Classic Chillers
Harlem Renaissance The Classics of Afro-Americana
Historical Fiction Dreaming Up the Past
Historical Mysteries Sleuths through the Centuries
Historical Overviews The Family of Man
Hollywood Nonfiction Tinsel Town Laid Bare
Holocaust Fiction Never Forget
Holocaust Memoirs Bearing Witness to the Unthinkable
Iraq Books Essential Titles
Irish Novels Noteworthy Fiction from the Emerald Isle
Jewish-American Novels From ShoZem Aleichem to Michael Chabon
Latino Novels Viva la Literatura
Letters Great Collections from the Past
Meditative Literature Writings on Solitude
Memoirs Celebrity Kiss & Tell-Alls
Memoirs Childhoods Interrupted
Memoirs Curious Careers
Memoirs Inspirational Stories of Overcoming Disabilities
Memoirs Medical Stories
Memoirs Political Lives
Memoirs Political Revolution Chronicles
Metamorphoses Startling Transformations in Classic Prose and Verse
Muckraking Classics Exposés Past and Present
Nature Writing At Home in the World
New York City Books New York Times' Ten Best about the Big Apple
The New Yorker Contributors' Books Books by Parker, Thurber & Co.
Nineteenth Century Novels Joanna Trollope's Favorites Pen Names Famous Noms de Plume
Photography Collections Capturing the World for Posterity
Poet Laureates Library of Congress Appointees, 2000 — Present
Political Novels Corruption, Conspiracies and Cronyism
Political Science Books The Globalization Debate
Political Thrillers Page-Turning Stories of International Intrigue
Post-World War Il Novels Gore Vidal's "Useful" Picks
Real-Life Disasters From Krakatoa to 9/11
Revolutionary War Nonfiction All About Our Founding Fathers
Revolutionary War Nonfiction Essential Nonfiction about George Washington
Road Trips Into the Great Unknown
Roman Empire Nonfiction Historians at the Gates
Romantic Fiction Classic and Contemporary Favorites
Romance Novels Contemporary Favorites
Romance Novels RITA Awards for Best Historical 2000-2012
Russian Novels From the Presoviet Golden Age
Scandinavian Mysteries
Romantic Novels, Murder in the Land of the Midnight Sun
Science Books
Science in Unexpected Places
Science Fiction Novels Alien Encounters
Science Fiction Novels Visionary Classics
Self-Help Books Stress Relief
Short Story Collections Masters of the Short Story, Past and Present
Slave Stories Ugly Chapters about Americs's Past
Southern Literature Top Ten of the Twentieth Century
Sports Books Sports Illustrated's Top Ten of AZZ Time
Terrorism Studies Making Sense of the Senseless
Time Travel Novels Classic and Contemporary Favorites
Tiny Things Books about the Microscopic World
True Crime Classics Ripped from the Headlines
True-Life Adventures Recommended Reading for Armchair Explorers
Urban Histories Books about Cities
Verse Anthologies Ten Essential Collections
Vietnam War Nonfiction Dispatches from the Quagmire
Western Literature W. Somerset Maugham's Top Ten Picks

A listing of recommended books. I highlighted all the books I had already read and a few (very few) that I would like to read...if I knew I had another twenty years of life left. ( )

I can say that Les Krantz and Tim Knight's The Book of Books is precisely what the subtitle says it should be: "An Eclectic Collection of Reading Recommendations, Quirky Lists, and Fun Facts about Books." It's more the first two than the third. This is basically a collection of (very short) lists of books connected by some theme or characteristic. A few are taken from other organizations and 'annotated' here by Krantz and Knight, but most seem to be new. The quibbles to be had with lists like this are infinite, so I won't start them; on the whole, this is a somewhat useful reader's guide if you happen to stumble upon a theme you're interested in. It's skewed heavily toward the popular reading, not surprisingly.

http://philobiblos.blogspot.com/2007/03/book-review-book-of-books.html ( )