Book Lists Voted on by <a href="/user/show/14716368-colin">Colin</a> (9 Lists)

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Colin (9 Lists)

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose

Best History Books

3,698 books — 3,731 voters

SPQR by Mary Beard

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

The History of the Ancient World by Susan Wise Bauer

Best Books About Ancient History

455 books — 135 voters

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Ultimate Backpacking Novels

470 books — 1,135 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins

Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only

1,837 books — 3,601 voters

On Basilisk Station by David Weber

Old Man's War by John Scalzi

Redshirts by John Scalzi

Space Opera Fans Favorites

300 books — 150 voters

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor

Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber

Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher

Empire building, conquering & ruling

199 books — 269 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Top 10 for the Reading Challengers

5,890 books — 4,157 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Salt by Mark Kurlansky

The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester

In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick

Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing

1,825 books — 2,213 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

On Basilisk Station by David Weber

Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber

Military Science Fiction

839 books — 1,134 voters