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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Zach (6 Lists)



Catch-22 by Joseph HellerA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez1984 by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Nothing but Numbers
1,445 books — 212 voters
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanCod by Mark Kurlansky
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,254 books — 1,659 voters

The Iowa Baseball Confederacy by W.P. KinsellaThe Brothers K by David James DuncanLuckiest Man by Jonathan EigSummer of '49 by David Halberstam
Best Baseball Books
755 books — 657 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleCatch-22 by Joseph HellerDance Me Outside by W.P. KinsellaI'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill BrysonIt's Not Easy Bein' Me by Rodney Dangerfield
Best Humorous Books
4,421 books — 8,094 voters

Truman by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughThe Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund MorrisThe Great Bridge by David McCulloughBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson
Best American History Books
2,235 books — 2,730 voters
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Mystery
2,287 books — 4,792 voters