A Decade of Hit Books

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)
6,417 books — 8,205 voters
A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia NasarAmerican Prometheus by Kai BirdGenius by James Gleick
Best Biographies
1,818 books — 3,304 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
5,463 books — 5,183 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
6,682 books — 8,268 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
32,935 books — 125,022 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
1,504 books — 2,282 voters
The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard MlodinowCryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Best Books About Mathematics
465 books — 683 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
1,971 books — 3,657 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
489 books — 296 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
3,887 books — 8,030 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
1,232 books — 9,143 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Steampunk and Gaslight Works
316 books — 425 voters
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
History and Philosophy of Science
72 books — 26 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 — 85 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondCollapse by Jared DiamondAmerican Prometheus by Kai Bird
Best History Books
4,091 books — 4,603 voters