Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Andy (5 Lists)



A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. FeynmanThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,930 books — 3,628 voters
Seabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandStiff by Mary RoachIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,873 books — 2,254 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerAdrift by Steven CallahanA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonAlive by Piers Paul ReadInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Tales of Adventure
516 books — 477 voters
Three Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonThe Year of Living Biblically by A.J. JacobsThe Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Most inspiring Nonfiction
2,681 books — 1,394 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerThree Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,423 books — 7,392 voters