Big Books of Spring

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



The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonBand of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best History Books
3,825 books — 3,863 voters
SPQR by Mary BeardGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe History of the Ancient World by Susan Wise Bauer
Best Books About Ancient History
456 books — 136 voters

Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl Strayed
Ultimate Backpacking Novels
480 books — 1,145 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,883 books — 3,616 voters

On Basilisk Station by David WeberOld Man's War by John ScalziRedshirts by John Scalzi
Space Opera Fans Favorites
300 books — 151 voters
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorOff Armageddon Reef by David WeberFuries of Calderon by Jim Butcher
Empire building, conquering & ruling
199 books — 267 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinReady Player One by Ernest ClineThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Art of Fielding by Chad HarbachThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Top 10 for the Reading Challengers
6,118 books — 4,674 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,840 books — 2,228 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinOn Basilisk Station by David WeberOff Armageddon Reef by David Weber
Military Science Fiction
845 books — 1,140 voters