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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
487 books — 294 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)
6,337 books — 8,175 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
1,356 books — 1,692 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
1,930 books — 3,632 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
3,297 books — 3,416 voters
Salt by Mark KurlanskyCod by Mark KurlanskySin in the Second City by Karen Abbott
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,882 books — 2,263 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
15,233 books — 15,908 voters
The World According to Garp by John IrvingA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Humorous Books
4,449 books — 8,327 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
79,001 books — 294,174 voters