Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ken (11 Lists)



The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,533 books — 2,798 voters
Dead Wake by Erik Larson
The Great War
778 books — 600 voters

In a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Places in Between by Rory StewartBlue Latitudes by Tony HorwitzSkeletons on the Zahara by Dean King
Have Passport Will Travel
710 books — 589 voters
Endurance by Alfred LansingBaghdad without a Map and Other Misadventures in Arabia by Tony HorwitzA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,134 books — 1,858 voters

The Last Battle by Cornelius RyanA Woman in Berlin by AnonymousIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Berlin
316 books — 187 voters
In the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonThe Last Battle by Cornelius Ryan
German History
596 books — 154 voters

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyDog Days by Jeff Kinney
Best Books for Reluctant Readers
2,597 books — 2,618 voters
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerTouching the Void by Joe SimpsonSkeletons on the Zahara by Dean King
True Life Adventure
386 books — 251 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonLongitude by Dava SobelThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Invention of Air by Steven Johnson
History of Science
485 books — 289 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,239 books — 8,068 voters

Gentlemen of the Road by Michael ChabonTouching the Void by Joe SimpsonInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Tales of Adventure
513 books — 474 voters