Challenge Faves

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
2,680 books — 3,229 voters
Dead Wake by Erik Larson
The Great War
770 books — 602 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
713 books — 606 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
2,198 books — 1,956 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
598 books — 157 voters

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyDog Days by Jeff Kinney
Best Books for Reluctant Readers
2,657 books — 2,782 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
392 books — 265 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
487 books — 293 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,270 books — 8,165 voters

Gentlemen of the Road by Michael ChabonTouching the Void by Joe SimpsonInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Tales of Adventure
516 books — 477 voters