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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Richard (35 Lists)



The Trail by Ethan GalloglyMount Whitney to Yosemite by James M. WiseJohn Muir Trail by Elizabeth Wenk
Hiking the JMT
16 books — 5 voters
Journeys North by Barney Scout MannThe Great Alone by Tim Voors
Hiking the PCT
48 books — 39 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The French Revolution
231 books — 294 voters
Curious George by H.A. ReyLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah ArendtSuper Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
Books by Refugees in America
49 books — 16 voters

The Man Who Knew Infinity by Robert KanigelGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterThe Colossal Book of Mathematics by Martin GardnerEuclid in the Rainforest by Joseph MazurFour Colors Suffice by Robin J. Wilson
Ian Stewart's top 10 popular mathematics books
10 books — 2 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsAt the Mountains of Madness by H.P. LovecraftI, Robot by Isaac AsimovThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
io9's The Twenty Science Fiction Novels that Will Change Your Life
20 books — 3 voters

Doomsday Book by Connie WillisTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,722 books — 1,568 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyLord of the Flies by William GoldingJude the Obscure by Thomas HardyThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Guardian's 100 greatest novels of all time
106 books — 116 voters

The Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiForty Signs of Rain by Kim Stanley Robinson
Cli-Fi: Climate Change Fiction
442 books — 650 voters
The Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiShip Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Ecopunk Fiction
69 books — 99 voters

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer
Best Books of 2014
3,570 books — 6,474 voters
How to Live with a Pregnant Wife by Janet M PattersonThe Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America by Julian MontagueRagnar's Guide to Home and Recreational Use of High Explosives by Ragnar Benson
Most absolutely ridiculous book
151 books — 118 voters

Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJulius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Books from High-School English Courses
246 books — 154 voters
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe White Mountains by John ChristopherCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Favorite books from my childhood
4,498 books — 7,691 voters

The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven PinkerCrisis Economics by Nouriel RoubiniCREATING THE 20TH CENTURY by SmilBroken Genius by Joel N. ShurkinBrain Rules by John Medina
The Bill Gates Booklist
289 books — 206 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerDoomsday Book by Connie WillisTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisPastwatch by Orson Scott Card
The Best Time Travel Books of All Time
876 books — 1,836 voters

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickPastwatch by Orson Scott Card
Best Alternate History
372 books — 697 voters
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickPastwatch by Orson Scott Card
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
784 books — 1,347 voters

The Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganThe City & the City by China MiévilleBlindsight by Peter Watts
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,178 books — 9,118 voters
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa
Books Made into Movies
1,105 books — 452 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Botany of Desire by Michael PollanFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserIn Defense of Food by Michael PollanSalt by Mark Kurlansky
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,248 books — 1,653 voters
The Long Thaw by David ArcherThe Ends of the World by Peter BrannenThe Long Descent by John Michael GreerOur Final Hour by Martin J. ReesCollapse by Jared Diamond
Apocalyptic Non-Fiction
69 books — 75 voters

Deception Point by Dan BrownThe Children of Húrin by J.R.R. TolkienIce Station by Matthew ReillyTemple by Matthew ReillyArea 7 by Matthew Reilly
Books I Regret Reading
2,306 books — 3,225 voters
Shakespeare the Thinker by A.D. Nuttall
Best Books About Shakespeare
262 books — 168 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,579 books — 18,687 voters
Mark Twain's San Francisco by Bernard TaperThe Golden Gate by Vikram SethTales of the City by Armistead MaupinMore Tales of the City by Armistead MaupinFurther Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
San Francisco Bay Area Fiction
460 books — 348 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Books that are movies but both are bad
100 books — 84 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickAunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas LlosaThe Godfather by Mario Puzo
Best Book to Screen Interpretation
580 books — 480 voters

The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan
Essential Programming Books
183 books — 525 voters
An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England by Brock ClarkeTequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off by Cara NorthDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert RankinMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Book Titles
12,126 books — 8,515 voters


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