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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Spenser (18 Lists)



A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
2,047 books — 3,979 voters
John Adams by David McCullough
Best History Books
4,047 books — 4,627 voters

The Wilderness Warrior by Douglas BrinkleyWinter World by Bernd HeinrichMy First Summer in the Sierra by John MuirSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonA River Runs Through It, and Other Stories by Norman Maclean
Best Nature Books
1,158 books — 921 voters
Pukka's Promise by Ted KerasoteMerle's Door by Ted KerasoteA Wolf Called Romeo by Nick JansA Big Little Life by Dean Koontz
Top Dog Reads
667 books — 702 voters

Merle's Door by Ted KerasotePukka's Promise by Ted KerasoteA Big Little Life by Dean Koontz
Great "Dog" Books
1,354 books — 2,005 voters
A Wolf Called Romeo by Nick Jans
The dog dies...a cautionary list.
369 books — 273 voters

Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes50/50 by Dean KarnazesWhy We Run by Bernd HeinrichFeet in the Clouds by Richard AskwithRunning with the Pack by Mark Rowlands
Best Running (non-instructional) Books
236 books — 563 voters
John Adams by David McCullough
Best American History Books
2,260 books — 3,076 voters

Brilliant Orange by David Winner
Best Football (Soccer) Books
529 books — 456 voters
The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright
Pulitzer Winners: General Non-fiction
87 books — 360 voters

John Adams by David McCullough
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,838 books — 22,451 voters
The Human Stain by Philip Roth
Best Philip Roth Books
32 books — 104 voters

Open by Andre Agassi
Top reads for sports fans
963 books — 807 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Best Appalachian Trail Books
86 books — 185 voters

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Nobel Laureates
674 books — 573 voters
The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
Best Historical Fiction
8,032 books — 26,699 voters

The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Feminist Fiction
1,545 books — 2,767 voters
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,843 voters