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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tom Oman (7 Lists)



Life by Keith RichardsNo One Here Gets Out Alive by Jerry HopkinsAutobiography by MorrisseyScar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis
Best Biographies/Memoirs of Popular Musicians
303 books — 175 voters
The First Salute by Barbara W. Tuchman1776 by David McCulloughFrom Colony to Superpower by George C. HerringHis Excellency by Joseph J. EllisBenjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson
US History (Part 1/3)
36 books — 1 voter

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Agatha Christie Books
47 books — 27 voters
Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard KapuścińskiThe Fate of Africa by Martin MeredithIn the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz by Michela WrongDancing in the Glory of Monsters by Jason K. Stearns
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,892 books — 1,775 voters

The First World War by John Keegan
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,247 books — 2,600 voters
Diplomacy by Henry KissingerQuest for Decisive Victory by Robert M. Citino
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,337 books — 8,175 voters

A History of Russia by Nicholas V. RiasanovskyDiplomacy by Henry KissingerCollapse by Jared DiamondThe Fate of Africa by Martin MeredithA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Best History Books
4,050 books — 4,633 voters