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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?
4,192 books — 2,555 voters
The World Without Us by Alan WeismanThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,983 books — 3,670 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
33,026 books — 125,278 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
2,244 books — 1,765 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
2,363 books — 2,161 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
1,358 books — 1,426 voters

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Books White People Need to Read
1,503 books — 1,922 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)
439 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)
6,429 books — 8,213 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
3,102 books — 1,951 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
2,321 books — 3,126 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
4,111 books — 4,730 voters