The Big Books of Fall

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Thomas (12 Lists)



Salt by Mark KurlanskyA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe World Without Us by Alan WeismanBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
You Read a Book about What?
4,156 books — 2,576 voters
The World Without Us by Alan WeismanThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,958 books — 3,653 voters

The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLord of the Flies by William GoldingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,892 books — 124,835 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThere Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,229 books — 1,695 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
2,280 books — 2,116 voters
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerWhere Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,318 books — 1,477 voters

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Books White People Need to Read
1,467 books — 1,854 voters
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownBlack Elk Speaks by John G. NeihardtThe Heart of Everything That Is by Bob Drury
Native American Biography (nonfiction)
440 books — 132 voters

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,415 books — 8,192 voters
The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsThe Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas PrestonKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannOn Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Thought Provoking
3,077 books — 1,902 voters

Killers of the Flower Moon by David GrannBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Elk Speaks by John G. Neihardt
Best American History Books
2,288 books — 3,136 voters
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Best History Books
4,053 books — 4,562 voters