Listopia > Book Lists Liked by Jesper (12 Lists)



Over the Edge of the World by Laurence BergreenThe Lost City of Z by David GrannUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen by Howard CarterThe White Nile by Alan Moorehead
The Great Explorers
245 books — 92 voters
The Godfather by Mario PuzoGangster by Lorenzo CarcaterraThe Sicilian by Mario PuzoDonnie Brasco by Joseph D. PistoneWiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
Best Mafia Books
237 books — 353 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Díaz del CastilloKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam HochschildLongsword by Dimitar GyopsalievOathbreaker by Dimitar Gyopsaliev
Crusaders, Conquistadores and Colonial Empires
261 books — 77 voters
A Man on the Moon by Andrew ChaikinAn Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris HadfieldFailure is Not an Option by Gene KranzThe Last Man on the Moon by Eugene CernanEndurance by Scott Kelly
The Space Age
147 books — 41 voters

A Man on the Moon by Andrew ChaikinThe Right Stuff by Tom WolfeFailure is Not an Option by Gene KranzLost Moon by Jim LovellCarrying the Fire by Michael Collins
Space Race! Books
308 books — 138 voters
Blind Man's Bluff by Sherry SontagGod's Existence by Gary R. LindbergHeroes Beneath the Waves by Mary Nida SmithEscape from the Deep by Alex KershawIron Coffins by Herbert A. Werner
Best Submarine Nonfiction Books
63 books — 113 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,278 books — 4,500 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Crucible by Arthur MillerThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerStolen Innocence by Elissa Wall
Religion Gone Too Far
174 books — 97 voters

Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren HoughCult Girls by Natalie GrandUnorthodox by Deborah FeldmanEducated by Tara WestoverInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
People Who Have Left Cults or Religious Fundamentalism (Memoirs & Biographies)
160 books — 173 voters
Beyond Belief by Jenna Miscavige HillUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerEscape by Carolyn JessopUnorthodox by Deborah FeldmanLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough
Small, Offbeat Religion Memoirs
253 books — 283 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerNight by Elie WieselIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Nonfiction Books About Horrifying Events
502 books — 184 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
True Crime
732 books — 625 voters


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