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



A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondKrakatoa by Simon Winchester
History of Science
485 books — 289 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,236 books — 8,067 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserIn Defense of Food by Michael PollanAn Everlasting Meal by Tamar AdlerSalt by Mark Kurlansky
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,228 books — 1,635 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,844 books — 3,609 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonIshmael by Daniel QuinnThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanFast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Books That Changed My World
3,289 books — 3,261 voters
Salt by Mark KurlanskyCod by Mark KurlanskySin in the Second City by Karen Abbott
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,834 books — 2,225 voters

Fast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserIn Defense of Food by Michael PollanThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,782 books — 15,024 voters
The World According to Garp by John IrvingA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Humorous Books
4,353 books — 7,963 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe World According to Garp by John IrvingThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books Ever
76,963 books — 286,442 voters