Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Robert Davidson (24 Lists)



The Long Walk by Slavomir RawiczThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerEndurance by Alfred Lansing
True Life Adventure
386 books — 251 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellWatership Down by Richard Adams
Anything You Really Liked
2,559 books — 900 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Trigger by Tim ButcherBarrow's Boys by Fergus FlemingThe Long Walk by Slavomir RawiczEmpty Mansions by Bill Dedman
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
183 books — 131 voters
A Night to Remember by Walter Lord
Best True Stories List
159 books — 74 voters

Spook by Mary RoachMayflower by Nathaniel PhilbrickLongitude by Dava SobelThe Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,229 books — 8,064 voters
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerSkeletons on the Zahara by Dean King
Best Nonfiction Books About Horrifying Events
498 books — 183 voters

Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,245 books — 4,415 voters
Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
Best Books of 2007
1,114 books — 993 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Trigger by Tim Butcher
Interesting Books Less Talked About
100 books — 93 voters
The Trigger by Tim Butcher
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,473 books — 119,877 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Trigger by Tim Butcher
Best Books Ever
76,058 books — 282,603 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Wanderlust
1,058 books — 1,150 voters

I'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill BrysonTravels with Charley by John SteinbeckIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Best Memoirs/Autobiography/Travel
1,305 books — 910 voters
Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. LawrenceThe First Day on the Somme by Martin MiddlebrookGhosts Have Warm Hands by Will R. Bird
The Great War
776 books — 599 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandSeabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandMy Life in France by Julia Child
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,937 voters
A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh FermorBetween Silk and Cyanide by Leo Marks
Moderately Underrated Books (1,000 to 10,000 ratings)
1,923 books — 270 voters

Life on the Mississippi by Mark TwainSomme by Lyn Macdonald
Rivers
905 books — 196 voters
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseAt Home by Bill Bryson
Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
4,091 books — 1,496 voters

In a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Foreign Lands
2,348 books — 2,192 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonThe Lost Continent by Bill BrysonTravels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Have Passport Will Travel
704 books — 587 voters

King Leopold's Ghost by Adam HochschildDark Star Safari by Paul Theroux
Essential Non-Fiction Reading Re: Human Rights
622 books — 417 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Books that make you think.
1,116 books — 1,047 voters

Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonSkeletons on the Zahara by Dean KingI'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,435 books — 2,956 voters
Notes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonJupiter's Travels by Ted SimonThe River of Doubt by Candice MillardUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Last Gentleman Adventurer by Edward Beauclerk Maurice
Favorite Travel Books
2,022 books — 3,944 voters