Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Caleb Smith (20 Lists)



The Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Republic by Plato1984 by George Orwell
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,284 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Books Ever
76,128 books — 283,068 voters

The Art of French Horn Playing by Philip FarkasThe French Horn; Some Notes on the Evolution of the Instrumen... by R. Morley-PeggeSixty Selected Studies for French Horn by KoppraschLiving Dangerously With the Horn by David KaslowReal World Horn Playing by Wendell Rider
French Horn Texts
23 books — 4 voters
A Devil to Play by Jasper ReesThe Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart
For Musicians and Music Lovers
180 books — 56 voters

The Essential Plotinus by PlotinusThe Enneads by PlotinusOn the Natural Faculties by GalenThe Skeptic Way by Sextus EmpiricusEarly Christian Creeds by J.N.D. Kelly
Best Books of the 3rd Century
7 books — 2 voters
Porphyry's Against the Christians by R. Joseph HoffmanIsagoge (Sic et Non) by PorphyreFive Texts on the Mediaeval Problem of Universals by Paul Vincent SpadePorphyry's Letter to His Wife by Porphyry
Best Books 4th Century
56 books — 104 voters

The Demolished Man by Alfred BesterThey'd Rather Be Right by Mark CliftonDouble Star by Robert A. HeinleinThe Big Time by Fritz LeiberA Case of Conscience by James Blish
The Hugo Award Winning Novles
64 books — 8 voters
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Best Books About Mathematics
449 books — 667 voters

Kasparov vs Karpov 1975-1985 by Garry Kasparov former World...Caro Kann Defence by Anatoly KarpovKasparov against the World by Garry KasparovBobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby FischerMy 60 Memorable Games by Bobby Fischer
Best Chess Books
298 books — 127 voters
The Children of Men by P.D. James
This Is the End...
998 books — 1,594 voters

Plato by PlatoThe Complete Works of Aristotle by Aristotle
Books that Have Changed the World
16 books — 37 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonVoyager by Diana GabaldonDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonDrums of Autumn by Diana GabaldonThe Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
Best Historical Romance
119 books — 71 voters

This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. LevitinThe Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad CarhartTemperament by Stuart IsacoffZappa by Barry MilesDown the Highway by Howard Sounes
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,440 books — 1,343 voters
The Rest Is Noise by Alex RossStockhausen on Music by Karlheinz StockhausenGustav Mahler--Richard Strauss by Gustav MahlerMusicophilia by Oliver Sacks
Classical Music: Nonfiction
300 books — 73 voters

Julie and Julia by Julie PowellMy Life in France by Julia ChildThe Man Who Ate Everything by Jeffrey SteingartenIt Must've Been Something I Ate by Jeffrey Steingarten
Writing About Food
70 books — 37 voters
The Professional Chef by The Culinary Institute of A...The Complete Robuchon by Joël RobuchonMastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia ChildThe Gourmet Cookbook by Ruth ReichlCook with Jamie by Jamie Oliver
Best Cookbooks
1,439 books — 1,106 voters

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman
Vegetarian Cookbooks That Non-Vegetarians Will Enjoy Too
159 books — 117 voters
A Witches' Bible by Janet FarrarBuckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland
Best Books for Wiccans
226 books — 211 voters

Ringworld by Larry NivenDune by Frank HerbertStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinFoundation by Isaac AsimovI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,667 voters
The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
100 Must Read Life Changing Books
207 books — 151 voters