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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Michael Macdonald (18 Lists)



Jeremy Thorpe by Michael BlochDavid Steel by David Torrance
Best Political Books
38 books — 30 voters
Number 11 by Jonathan Coe
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2016
176 books — 196 voters

Carry On, Jeeves by P.G. WodehouseMoney by Martin AmisA History of the World in 10½ Chapters by Julian Barnes
The funniest books I ever read
417 books — 324 voters
Scargill and the Miners by Michael CrickChavs by Owen Jones
The Working Classes
59 books — 26 voters

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréA Perfect Spy by John le Carré
Best Spy Novels
1,455 books — 2,673 voters
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynDoctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe First Circle by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Best Russian (Soviet 1917-1991) Literature
201 books — 269 voters

The Shape of Water by Andrea CamilleriThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Notable Novels by Italian Authors
280 books — 234 voters
The Politics of Illusion by Henry Patterson
Irish interest
173 books — 49 voters

Bounce by Matthew Syed
Readings on Talent and Skill
34 books — 55 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoRatking by Michael DibdinA History of Contemporary Italy by Paul Ginsborg
Italy
1,027 books — 547 voters

England's Dreaming by Jon SavageDark Heart by Nick Davies
British History
813 books — 204 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
A&M Historical Fiction Group Recommended Reading
198 books — 505 voters

NeoConservatism by Douglas MurrayCommon Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings by Thomas Paine1984 by George OrwellThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Best Conservative Books
539 books — 424 voters
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynImagined Communities by Benedict AndersonNations and Nationalism since 1780 by Eric J. HobsbawmThe Invention of Tradition by Eric J. Hobsbawm
Books for and About Activists
325 books — 308 voters

The Plot Against America by Philip RothThe Damned Utd by David PeaceCollapse by Jared Diamond
The Times Online 100 Best Books of the Decade (2000-2009)
100 books — 265 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,843 books — 124,663 voters