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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Martha (23 Lists)



Reclaiming Yourself from Binge Eating by Leora
Books on Eating Disorders
139 books — 102 voters
Reclaiming Yourself from Binge Eating by Leora
Best books about eating disorders
59 books — 73 voters

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerEndurance by Alfred Lansing
Best Survival Stories
1,200 books — 1,739 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerKon-Tiki by Thor HeyerdahlOut of Africa by Isak DinesenArabian Sands by Wilfred ThesigerThe Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron
Extreme Classics: National Geographic's 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time
101 books — 264 voters

The English Patient by Michael OndaatjeDeath Comes for the Archbishop by Willa CatherDune by Frank HerbertArabian Sands by Wilfred ThesigerBaghdad without a Map and Other Misadventures in Arabia by Tony Horwitz
The Desert
489 books — 91 voters
Astonish Me by Maggie ShipsteadThe Secret History by Donna TarttDivergent by Veronica RothMoloka'i by Alan BrennertThe Dog Stars by Peter Heller
2014: What Women Born In The 1970s Read in 2014
4,495 books — 1,047 voters

Vurt by Jeff NoonTimescape by Gregory Benford
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,164 books — 2,524 voters
Reclaiming Yourself from Binge Eating by Leora
Best Eating Disorder Books
522 books — 1,003 voters

The Rails 3 Way by Obie FernandezRuby on Rails 3 Tutorial by Michael Hartl
Favorite Rails books
25 books — 6 voters
The Big Orange Splot by Daniel PinkwaterWild Robin by Susan JeffersFables by Arnold LobelThe Island of the Skog by Steven Kellogg
Best Children's Books Most People Haven't Heard of...
1,747 books — 873 voters

Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger
Moderately Underrated Books (1,000 to 10,000 ratings)
1,941 books — 265 voters
Shadows in the Sun by Wade Davis
REALLY Seriously Underrated Books (100 to 500 Ratings)
1,302 books — 206 voters

Wild Robin by Susan JeffersThe Sorcerer's Scrapbook by Michael Berenstain
Really Underrated Children's Books
961 books — 214 voters
Programming Ruby by Dave ThomasEloquent Ruby by Russ OlsenLearn to Program by Chris PinePractical Object Oriented Design in Ruby by Sandi MetzThe Rails 3 Way by Obie Fernandez
Best ruby programming books
20 books — 31 voters

D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'AulaireThe Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellTrickster Makes This World by Lewis HydeThe Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
Best Books About Mythology
1,406 books — 2,237 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Gunslinger by Stephen King
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,294 books — 3,491 voters

Vurt by Jeff NoonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickMona Lisa Overdrive by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best of Cyberpunk
390 books — 1,220 voters
The English Patient by Michael OndaatjeThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Historical Fiction
8,037 books — 26,709 voters

Arabian Sands by Wilfred ThesigerInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerKon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
Favorite Travel Books
2,048 books — 3,981 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,223 books — 12,271 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Gunslinger by Stephen King
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,731 books — 26,964 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsSnow Crash by Neal StephensonThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,770 books — 25,804 voters