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



A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
2,050 books — 3,973 voters
John Adams by David McCullough
Best History Books
3,948 books — 4,183 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
1,160 books — 866 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
665 books — 700 voters

Merle's Door by Ted KerasotePukka's Promise by Ted KerasoteA Big Little Life by Dean Koontz
Great "Dog" Books
1,347 books — 1,976 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
2,238 books — 2,744 voters

Brilliant Orange by David Winner
Best Football (Soccer) Books
522 books — 390 voters
The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright
Pulitzer Winners: General Non-fiction
86 books — 358 voters

John Adams by David McCullough
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,381 voters
The Human Stain by Philip Roth
Best Philip Roth Books
32 books — 104 voters

Open by Andre Agassi
Top reads for sports fans
965 books — 805 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Best Appalachian Trail Books
85 books — 184 voters

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Nobel Laureates
674 books — 572 voters
The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
Best Historical Fiction
7,920 books — 26,342 voters

The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Feminist Fiction
1,525 books — 2,691 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
7,878 books — 49,831 voters