Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rodolphe Boulanger (62 Lists)



Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy FerrisThe Science of Liberty by Timothy FerrisThe Double Helix by James D. WatsonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Best General Science Books
582 books — 488 voters
Flatland by Edwin A. AbbottHow to Lie with Statistics by Darrell HuffLongitude by Dava Sobel
Best Books About Mathematics
449 books — 667 voters

Longitude by Dava SobelFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Most Engaging Scientific Nonfiction
368 books — 284 voters
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Books for a Pandemic
698 books — 577 voters

Firestarter by Stephen KingThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
The Ultimate List of Conspiracy Theory Books
366 books — 109 voters
The Lords of the Realm by John HelyarMoneyball by Michael Lewis
Baseball: Behind the Diamond
67 books — 10 voters

Summer of '49 by David HalberstamThe Lords of the Realm by John Helyar
Best Baseball Books
749 books — 656 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinTruman by David McCulloughThe Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund MorrisThe River of Doubt by Candice MillardNicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie
Best Biographies
1,659 books — 2,940 voters

Against the Gods by Peter L. BernsteinTitan by Ron ChernowThe House of Medici by Christopher HibbertThe House of Rothschild, Vol 1 by Niall FergusonAmerican Icon by Bryce G. Hoffman
Business History
440 books — 190 voters
Ayrton Senna by Christopher Hilton
motorsport memoirs
15 books — 6 voters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonCosmos by Carl Sagan
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,464 books — 119,806 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinJohn Adams by David McCulloughAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowDestiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
1,985 books — 1,279 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinMoneyball by Michael Lewis
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,204 books — 950 voters
Grant by Ron ChernowShe-Wolves by Helen Castor
History & Biography Published in Decade: 2010s
261 books — 15 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Power Broker by Robert A. Caro
History around the world (non fiction)
101 books — 18 voters
The River of Doubt by Candice MillardA Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh FermorLong Way Round by Ewan McGregor
Favorite Travel Books
2,021 books — 3,943 voters

Cosmos by Carl SaganComing of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy Ferris
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,601 voters
Six Wives by David StarkeyThe Tudors by G.J. Meyer
Best Books About Tudor England
607 books — 1,626 voters

Fatherland by Robert Harris
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
768 books — 1,293 voters
A Bite-Sized History of France by Stephane Henaut
Top Books About French Food
50 books — 4 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanPostwar by Tony JudtPeter the Great by Robert K. Massie
European History
787 books — 160 voters
Vanished Kingdoms by Norman DaviesInferno by Max Hastings
History Published in Year: 2011 (nonfiction)
16 books — 9 voters

Powers and Thrones by Dan JonesStalin's War by Sean McMeekin
History Published in Year: 2021
581 books — 112 voters
Postwar by Tony JudtA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Plantagenets by Dan JonesA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Best Popular History Books on Goodreads
299 books — 60 voters

The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,121 books — 2,353 voters
Shakespeare's Kings by John Julius Norwich
Best Books About Shakespeare
262 books — 167 voters

The Great Railroad Revolution by Christian WolmarEmpire Express by David Haward BainRailroads Across North America by Claude Wiatrowski
A Railfan's List
67 books — 5 voters
Empire Express by David Haward BainLast Train to Paradise by Les StandifordThe Iron Road by Christian Wolmar
Railroad History
39 books — 10 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowTruman by David McCulloughThe Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
U.S. History Reading List
441 books — 138 voters
Alexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowThe British Are Coming by Rick AtkinsonA History of the American People by Paul Johnson
Books on the American Founding (nonfiction)
136 books — 67 voters


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