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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Spencer Miche (31 Lists)



Six Wives by David StarkeyThe Plantagenets by Dan JonesBecoming Queen Victoria by Kate WilliamsElizabeth the Queen by Sally Bedell SmithGenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
Of Kings and Queens
481 books — 205 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best Books About Abraham Lincoln
115 books — 128 voters

The Plantagenets by Dan Jones
Best Medieval History Books
834 books — 462 voters
To Hell and Back by Audie MurphyThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerInferno by Max HastingsA Bridge Too Far by Cornelius RyanThe Second World War by Antony Beevor
Military History
928 books — 396 voters

The Rape of Europa by Lynn H. NicholasThe Monuments Men by Robert M. EdselRembrandt is in the Wind by Russ Ramsey
Best Art and Art History Books
806 books — 342 voters
Parcells by Bill Parcells
Sports Biography (nonfiction)
251 books — 106 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinTruman by David McCulloughAmerican Lion by Jon MeachamThe Three Lives of James Madison by Noah FeldmanJames Monroe by Tim McGrath
Presidential Biographies
27 books — 4 voters
On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves
Best Ever Contemporary Romance Books
4,939 books — 8,603 voters

City of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenDivergent by Veronica RothThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldEragon by Christopher Paolini
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,064 books — 2,686 voters
On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves
All Time Favorite Romance Novels
5,942 books — 13,197 voters

SPQR by Mary Beard
Best Books About Ancient Rome
761 books — 1,148 voters
The Hidden White House by Robert KlaraHistoric Homes of the American Presidents by Irvin Haas
The History of the White House (nonfiction)
36 books — 9 voters

American Lion by Jon MeachamGrant by Ron ChernowTruman by David McCullough
The Executive Mansion: Life and Work Inside the White House (nonfiction)
92 books — 25 voters
John Marshall by Richard BrookhiserWithout Precedent by Joel Richard PaulAmerican Original by Joan BiskupicSandra Day O'Connor by Joan Biskupic
The US Supreme Court (nonfiction)
125 books — 23 voters

Empire of Mud by Jeff D. DickeyWashington's Monument by John Steele GordonJohn Marshall by Richard Brookhiser
Washington, DC (nonfiction)
210 books — 16 voters
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
fav-f-f-wlw-fantasy-sff
11 books — 4 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
52 Book Club 2023: #12 High Fantasy
293 books — 129 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Best Love Stories
5,267 books — 9,832 voters

Rivers of London by Ben AaronovitchAmongst Our Weapons by Ben AaronovitchCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Popsugar 2023 #46 A Book With a Pet Character
358 books — 141 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingWicked by Gregory MaguireHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Books Based on Myths, Legends, Fairy Tales, and Folktales
1,216 books — 776 voters

Rivers of London by Ben AaronovitchLondon Under by Peter AckroydWhispers Under Ground by Ben AaronovitchBroken Homes by Ben AaronovitchUnderground London by Stephen Smith
Legends & Folklore of London
143 books — 33 voters
SPQR by Mary Beard
Popular Archaeology and Paleoanthropology
480 books — 173 voters

The City on the Thames by Simon JenkinsMudlark by Lara MaiklemLondon by Peter AckroydThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonLondon Under by Peter Ackroyd
Best History of London Books
49 books — 14 voters
Capitalism and Freedom by Milton FriedmanThe Constitution of the United States of America by Founding FathersThe Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the Uni... by Founding FathersThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonCollected Writings by Thomas Paine
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
954 books — 1,120 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinWashington by Ron ChernowTruman by David McCulloughJohn Adams by David McCulloughAmerican Lion by Jon Meacham
Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
471 books — 530 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinJohn Adams by David McCulloughCatherine the Great by Robert K. MassieThe Last Lion by William ManchesterThe Last Lion by William Manchester
Best Biographies
1,761 books — 3,019 voters

Star Wars by Matthew Woodring StoverDarth Plagueis by James LucenoKenobi by John Jackson MillerStar Wars by James LucenoTarkin by James Luceno
Star Wars Novels - Adult
112 books — 56 voters
Mudlark by Lara MaiklemWestminster Abbey by David CannadineVicksburg by Donald L. MillerThis Book Changed Everything by Museum of the Bible BooksThe First Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer
History Published in Year: 2019
402 books — 118 voters

Dead Presidents by Brady CarlsonFive Presidents by Clint HillKilling Lincoln by Bill O'ReillyRoosevelt's Secret War by Joseph E. PersicoThe Shadow of Blooming Grove by Francis Russell
Best books on USA president(s) (nonfiction)
211 books — 118 voters
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie Wiesel
Best History Books
4,051 books — 4,634 voters


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