Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Franklin Dowd (16 Lists)



The Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow
Strong Female Characters Written by Female Authors
1,676 books — 1,400 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,446 books — 8,493 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
12,625 books — 8,092 voters
Houdini Heart by Ki LongfellowLes Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,466 voters

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Abandoned Books
1,464 books — 1,464 voters
Godless by Ann CoulterHow to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) by Ann CoulterThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneIf Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann Coulter
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,638 books — 5,990 voters

Tao Te Ching by Lao TzuThe Bhagavad Gita by Krishna-Dwaipayana VyasaThe Upanishads by Anonymous
Best Holy Books
270 books — 535 voters
The Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellThe Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph CampbellThe God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Most Influential Books
137 books — 99 voters

The Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow
Best Philosophical Literature
1,170 books — 2,727 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow
Best for Book Clubs
14,848 books — 18,731 voters

The Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowLamb by Christopher MooreGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
If I Were Stranded On a Desert Island...
1,203 books — 432 voters
The Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellThe Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowLamb by Christopher MooreI Am That by Nisargadatta MaharajWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
Different Takes on Religion & Spirituality
1,394 books — 1,129 voters

The Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowLamb by Christopher MooreLife of Pi by Yann MartelA Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,186 books — 28,369 voters
Ulysses by James JoyceSiddhartha by Hermann HesseMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Prophet by Kahlil GibranThe Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,792 voters

Tao Te Ching by Lao TzuThe Prophet by Kahlil GibranSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Books Ever
76,704 books — 285,100 voters
Lamb by Christopher MooreA Dirty Job by Christopher MooreAmerica (The Book) by Jon StewartA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonNotes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
Best Humorous Books
4,348 books — 7,950 voters