A Decade of Hit Books

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
144 books — 45 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
288 books — 66 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
119 books — 18 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
56 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
1,603 books — 1,254 voters
The Making of the English Working Class by E.P. Thompson
Best Books About Nineteenth Century History
676 books — 343 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
816 books — 205 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
5,465 books — 5,184 voters

1984 by George Orwell
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,422 books — 1,673 voters
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsEmma by Jane AustenWatership Down by Richard Adams
All-Time Awesome Books
13,054 books — 9,314 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
2,106 books — 2,471 voters
A History Of Scotland by Neil OliverOrkneyinga Saga by Joseph AndersonCider with Rosie by Laurie Lee
Britain: A Cultural Primer
304 books — 48 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
2,668 books — 3,647 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)
6,417 books — 8,206 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinHitler by Ian KershawEurope by Norman DaviesHitler by Ian KershawCitizens by Simon Schama
Best History Books
4,099 books — 4,690 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
79,413 books — 296,022 voters