Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Dan (26 Lists)



The Tyranny of Merit by Michael J. Sandel
Meritocracy Re-examined
11 books — 9 voters
The Promise of the Grand Canyon by John F. Ross
Books to Read Before Going to the Grand Canyon
28 books — 12 voters

The People, No by Thomas Frank
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2020
701 books — 155 voters
Listen, Liberal by Thomas FrankHomage to Catalonia by George OrwellWhat's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Hear... by Thomas FrankFear and Loathing by Hunter S. ThompsonGolden Rule by Thomas Ferguson
Recommended Political Reads
411 books — 137 voters

Cinderella Man by Jeremy Schaap
Best Books on Boxing and Boxers
207 books — 109 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanCooked by Michael PollanIn Defense of Food by Michael PollanFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserFood Rules by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,227 books — 1,635 voters

Endurance by Alfred LansingInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerKon-Tiki by Thor HeyerdahlWe Die Alone by David Howarth
True Life Adventure
386 books — 251 voters
The Secret Game by Scott EllsworthRamblers by Michael LenehanThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownSlaying the Badger by Richard MooreWheelmen by Reed Albergotti
Top reads for sports fans
951 books — 767 voters

The Dilbert Principle by Scott AdamsOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
My Favorite Business Books
59 books — 95 voters
The Dilbert Principle by Scott Adams
30 Business Books to Read Before You're 30 (Inc.com Article)
31 books — 6 voters

Bad Blood by John CarreyrouThe Big Short by Michael Lewis
White Collar Crime
179 books — 85 voters
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
FT (Financial Times) McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2018 — the longlist
15 books — 36 voters

Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
Best Non-Fiction of 2018
362 books — 284 voters
Bad Blood by John CarreyrouWinners Take All by Anand GiridharadasThe Field of Blood by Joanne B. Freeman
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2018
407 books — 190 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanCooked by Michael PollanFast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
A History of Food
194 books — 27 voters
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Hear... by Thomas FrankNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichStrangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell HochschildWhite Trash by Nancy Isenberg
What just happened 2016
61 books — 23 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanEndurance by Alfred Lansing1491 by Charles C. MannThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,239 books — 8,069 voters
Listen, Liberal by Thomas FrankWhat's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Hear... by Thomas FrankNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichStrangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell HochschildWhite Trash by Nancy Isenberg
Books for Post-Election Understanding
198 books — 141 voters

Fatal Vision by Joe McGinnissThe Run of His Life by Jeffrey Toobin
Top True Crime Trial Books
38 books — 27 voters
Against the Grain by James C. Scott
The Economist - Books of the Year, 2017
45 books — 17 voters

1491 by Charles C. Mann
Popular Archaeology and Paleoanthropology
480 books — 172 voters
Endurance by Alfred LansingInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerWe Die Alone by David HowarthKon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
Best True Survival Stories
418 books — 542 voters

We Die Alone by David HowarthInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Extreme Classics: National Geographic's 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time
101 books — 263 voters
Slaying the Badger by Richard MooreWheelmen by Reed Albergotti
Best Cycling Books
317 books — 241 voters

The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay GouldPale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,839 books — 3,601 voters
A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Occupy Wall Street
87 books — 87 voters