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



The Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerMartin Dressler by Steven MillhauserSister Carrie by Theodore DreiserTime and Again by Jack FinneyFrom Time to Time by Jack Finney
Fiction Set in Turn-of-the-century New York City
115 books — 121 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Modern Gothic
725 books — 1,383 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Summer Queen by Joan D. VingeThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,771 books — 25,807 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,205 books — 4,188 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best Biographies
1,755 books — 3,014 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónBridge of Sighs by Richard RussoLast Night in Twisted River by John IrvingEmpire Falls by Richard RussoJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Goodreads 21st Century Literature Group - Most Important Books of the 21st Century
203 books — 233 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBig Trouble by J. Anthony LukasTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganThe Making of Black Revolutionaries by James Forman
Best American History Books
2,263 books — 3,081 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraCold Mountain by Charles FrazierMarch by Geraldine BrooksBound for Canaan by Fergus M. Bordewich
Best American Civil War Books
1,026 books — 1,037 voters

Switch by Chip HeathMade to Stick by Chip HeathDrive by Daniel H. PinkThe Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
The 100 Best Business Books of All Time
515 books — 1,119 voters
Big Trouble by J. Anthony LukasA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnHistory of the Russian Revolution by Leon TrotskyTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Making of Black Revolutionaries by James Forman
Best History Books
4,048 books — 4,629 voters

Great Expectations by Charles DickensA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Books Ever
78,991 books — 294,135 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters