2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Richard Thomas (16 Lists)



Flora Britannica by Richard MabeyThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Eco books for a better world
143 books — 43 voters
Scotland, the Making of the Kingdom by A.A.M. DuncanFrom Pictland to Alba, 789-1070 by Alex WoolfFrom Caledonia to Pictland by James E. FraserScotland by Magnus MagnussonScotland's Relations with England by William Ferguson
Scottish History
286 books — 65 voters

George, Nicholas and Wilhelm by M.J. CarterThe Strange Death of Liberal England 1910-1914 by George DangerfieldDreadnought by Robert K. MassieEdward VII by Christopher HibbertThe Edwardians by Roy Hattersley
Nonfiction Books On The Edwardian Era
114 books — 17 voters
Britain in Revolution by Austin WoolrychGod's Fury, England's Fire by Michael BraddickThe Fall of the British Monarchies, 1637-1642 by Conrad RussellCivil War by Trevor Royle
British Civil Wars
54 books — 14 voters

Dorian by Will SelfI, Claudius by Robert GravesBertie by Jane RidleyFrom the Holy Mountain by William DalrympleAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Your Top 5 Reads in 2014
1,608 books — 1,250 voters
The Making of the English Working Class by E.P. Thompson
Best Books About Nineteenth Century History
644 books — 279 voters

The Strange Death of Liberal England 1910-1914 by George DangerfieldEngland Under the Tudors by G.R. EltonBritain After Rome by Robin FlemingThe Age of Arthur by John Robert MorrisEminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey
British History
786 books — 203 voters
The Mother Tongue by Bill BrysonEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,245 books — 4,417 voters

1984 by George Orwell
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,280 books — 1,421 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsEmma by Jane AustenWatership Down by Richard Adams
All-Time Awesome Books
11,895 books — 7,622 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovWilt by Tom Sharpe
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
2,066 books — 2,373 voters
A History Of Scotland by Neil OliverOrkneyinga Saga by Joseph AndersonCider with Rosie by Laurie Lee
Britain: A Cultural Primer
304 books — 47 voters

My Family and Other Animals by Gerald DurrellThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonAdolf Hitler by Spike MilliganCider With Rosie by Laurie Lee
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,435 books — 2,956 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussCosmos by Carl Sagan
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,226 books — 8,060 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinHitler by Ian KershawEurope by Norman DaviesHitler by Ian KershawCitizens by Simon Schama
Best History Books
3,703 books — 3,737 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books Ever
76,212 books — 283,409 voters