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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sixto (16 Lists)



Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainCollapse by Jared DiamondThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,264 books — 8,138 voters
A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia NasarAmerican Prometheus by Kai BirdGenius by James Gleick
Best Biographies
1,743 books — 3,190 voters

The Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellOutliers by Malcolm GladwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondBlink by Malcolm GladwellThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,376 books — 4,922 voters
American Prometheus by Kai Bird"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. FeynmanFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonSeabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandKitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,433 books — 7,404 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,550 books — 123,952 voters
Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson
Names Indicating a Filial Relationship
251 books — 15 voters

War of the Rats by David L. Robbins
World War II Fiction
1,463 books — 2,166 voters
The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard MlodinowCryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Best Books About Mathematics
453 books — 675 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard P. FeynmanCollapse by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,930 books — 3,629 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesCollapse by Jared DiamondSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
History of Science
487 books — 292 voters

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeNeuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonRed Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Best Science Fiction
3,842 books — 7,771 voters
Altered Carbon by Richard K. MorganPattern Recognition by William GibsonQuicksilver by Neal StephensonBroken Angels by Richard K. MorganThirteen by Richard K. Morgan
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,134 books — 9,194 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Steampunk and Gaslight Works
316 books — 424 voters
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
History and Philosophy of Science
71 books — 32 voters

The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesDark Sun by Richard RhodesAmerican Prometheus by Kai Bird
History of the Nuclear Age
229 books — 83 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondCollapse by Jared DiamondAmerican Prometheus by Kai Bird
Best History Books
3,944 books — 4,159 voters