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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Shan Ali (18 Lists)



Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori GottliebOnce More We Saw Stars by Jayson Greene
TIME’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2019
99 books — 90 voters
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark MansonStillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday
finding yourself
73 books — 27 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,670 books — 14,483 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm GladwellMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,414 books — 8,210 voters

Educated by Tara WestoverBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahCan't Hurt Me by David GogginsHillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceSteve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,708 books — 8,314 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThe Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,332 books — 1,403 voters

Aag Ka Darya / آگ کا دریا by Qurratulain HyderNadaar Log / نادار لوگ by Abdullah HusseinGod's Own Land by Shaukat SiddiquiKhas o Khashak Zamane / خس و خاشاک زمانے by Mustansar Hussain TararRaja Gidh / راجه گدھ by Bano Qudsia
50 Best Urdu Novels Read Before You Die
46 books — 48 voters
Aag Ka Darya / آگ کا دریا by Qurratulain HyderRaja Gidh / راجه گدھ by Bano QudsiaUdaas Naslain / اداس نسلیں by Abdullah HusseinNadaar Log / نادار لوگ by Abdullah HusseinAlipur ka Ailee / علی پور کا ایلی by Mumtaz Mufti
Modern Urdu Novels
9 books — 2 voters

Aag Ka Darya / آگ کا دریا by Qurratulain HyderRaja Gidh / راجه گدھ by Bano QudsiaAlipur ka Ailee / علی پور کا ایلی by Mumtaz Mufti
Urdu Books To Read In A Lifetime
11 books — 2 voters
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. PetersonEducated by Tara Westover
Best Books of 2018
1,645 books — 2,956 voters

Your Money or Your Life by Joe DomínguezI Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit SethiThe Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
Personal Finance
240 books — 326 voters
Raja Gidh / راجه گدھ by Bano QudsiaAlipur ka Ailee / علی پور کا ایلی by Mumtaz MuftiUdaas Naslain / اداس نسلیں by Abdullah HusseinGod's Own Land by Shaukat SiddiquiZarguzasht / زرگزشت by Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi
My favourite Urdu Books
95 books — 258 voters

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017
524 books — 2,011 voters
Raja Gidh / راجه گدھ by Bano QudsiaUdaas Naslain / اداس نسلیں by Abdullah HusseinAlipur ka Ailee / علی پور کا ایلی by Mumtaz MuftiGod's Own Land by Shaukat SiddiquiNadaar Log / نادار لوگ by Abdullah Hussein
Best Pakistani Books
141 books — 222 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Best General Science Books
593 books — 515 voters
A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
A Nerd's Guide to Reading
255 books — 80 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Over 35 List: Books You Most Want to Read in 2015
1,109 books — 1,718 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,233 books — 9,158 voters