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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Donna Walker (26 Lists)



The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionBird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Memoirs by Women
3,235 books — 3,346 voters
Columbine by Dave CullenEducated by Tara WestoverBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahDestiny of the Republic by Candice MillardBecoming by Michelle Obama
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,264 books — 1,098 voters

Educated by Tara WestoverWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiDestiny of the Republic by Candice MillardBecoming by Michelle ObamaThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
2,126 books — 1,547 voters
Chronicles, Volume One by Bob DylanLove Is a Mix Tape by Rob SheffieldThe Dirt by Tommy LeeI'm with the Band by Pamela Des BarresLast Train to Memphis by Peter Guralnick
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,477 books — 1,393 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouBecoming by Michelle ObamaThe Liars' Club by Mary Karr
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,564 books — 3,386 voters
Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseD-Day, June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Path to Power by Robert A. CaroMaster of the Senate by Robert A. Caro
Best History Books
3,928 books — 4,087 voters

Helter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiColumbine by Dave CullenI'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraFatal Vision by Joe McGinnissAll the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein
Best True Crime
1,450 books — 2,079 voters
War by Sebastian JungerCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseD-Day, June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,207 books — 2,590 voters

Destiny of the Republic by Candice MillardUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Path to Power by Robert A. CaroMaster of the Senate by Robert A. CaroThe Passage of Power by Robert A. Caro
Best Biographies
1,731 books — 3,165 voters
Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussAll the President’s Men by Carl BernsteinSex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck KlostermanBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
You Read a Book about What?
4,124 books — 2,325 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,738 books — 5,936 voters
The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi DaréHidden Valley Road by Robert KolkerDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverFriends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,996 books — 5,517 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouColumbine by Dave Cullen
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,367 books — 4,910 voters
Columbine by Dave CullenHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiBird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,261 books — 8,112 voters

Becoming by Michelle Obama
Born in the 1960s - What We've Read in 2019
561 books — 39 voters
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
13,051 books — 8,554 voters

But Enough About Me by Jancee Dunn
Funny Women Memoirs
480 books — 1,621 voters
Faithfull by Marianne FaithfullStone Alone by Bill WymanAltamont by Joel SelvinExile On Main Street by Robert Greenfield
The Rolling Stones
62 books — 20 voters

Kicking & Dreaming by Ann WilsonFaithfull by Marianne Faithfull
Women in Music - Rock, Punk, Metal
140 books — 32 voters
Alice Cooper, Golf Monster by Alice Cooper
Musical History of Detroit (nonfiction)
32 books — 10 voters

Born to Run by Bruce SpringsteenHard to Handle by Steve GormanScar Tissue by Anthony KiedisChronicles, Volume One by Bob DylanLife by Keith Richards
Rock out (with your socks out) books
169 books — 9 voters
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Thought Provoking
2,988 books — 1,673 voters

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiThe Knife Man by Wendy MooreUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseEducated by Tara WestoverInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,440 books — 2,642 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouEducated by Tara WestoverScar Tissue by Anthony KiedisBecoming by Michelle Obama
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,394 books — 7,350 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonBastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithEducated by Tara Westover
A List for Those Who Want to Run Screaming at the Mention of Sparkly Vampires, Fifty Shades of Abusive Relationships, or Other Assorted Mass Marketed Crap
1,203 books — 586 voters
D-Day, June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. Ambrose
Books for History Geeks
375 books — 41 voters