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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Hasham Toor (15 Lists)



After Dark by Haruki MurakamiSouth of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki MurakamiI Am a Cat by Natsume SōsekiIn Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō TanizakiBefore the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Best Japanese Books
778 books — 3,254 voters
Why We Make Things and Why It Matters by Peter KornHandcrafted by Clint HarpThe Complete Manual of Woodworking by Albert JacksonThe Why & How of Woodworking by Michael PekovichTaunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making by Doug Stowe
Woodworking Hobby
9 books — 1 voter

On Writing by Stephen King
Great Books on Writing
87 books — 46 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Winter Reads
10,133 books — 2,764 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
14,150 books — 10,202 voters
The Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy
Best Spy Novels
1,417 books — 2,505 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondGhost Wars by Steve CollOn China by Henry KissingerWhy Nations Fail by Daron AcemoğluThe Search For Modern China by Jonathan D. Spence
FSO Reading List
122 books — 60 voters
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin HamidMoth Smoke by Mohsin HamidCapital by Rana DasguptaHow to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin HamidA Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
Best South Asian Fiction
753 books — 1,930 voters

The Rats in the Walls by H.P. LovecraftBag of Bones by Stephen Kingوقصص أخرى 1408 by Stephen KingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Haunted House Fiction That Isn't 'The Shining'
222 books — 228 voters
Taliban by Ahmed RashidDiplomacy by Henry KissingerDescent into Chaos by Ahmed RashidGhost Wars by Steve CollThe Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
American Foreign Policy
470 books — 288 voters

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanHow the Mind Works by Steven PinkerEmotional Intelligence by Daniel GolemanPredictably Irrational by Dan ArielyThe Geography of Thought by Richard E. Nisbett
Best Cognitive Science Books
420 books — 517 voters
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanNudge by Richard H. ThalerHow We Decide by Jonah LehrerMisbehaving by Richard H. ThalerYou Are Not So Smart by David McRaney
Behaviour change and social psychology: how people make decisions
278 books — 578 voters

Moth Smoke by Mohsin HamidUrdu Ki Akhri Kitaab / اردو کی آخری کتاب by Ibn e InshaThe Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin HamidA Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed HanifHow to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid
Notable Books by Pakistani Authors
270 books — 255 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussGardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,670 books — 26,693 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienIt by Stephen King
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,876 books — 6,999 voters