A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Glen (27 Lists)



Fantastic Cities by Steve McDonald
Best Coloring Books Ever
321 books — 140 voters
Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Top Ten Vonnegut Books
17 books — 79 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
For Culture Watchers
205 books — 103 voters
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Corporation by Joel Bakan
Corruption, Plutocracy, Oligarchy, Kleptocracy, Corporatocracy — The Problem (nonfiction)
749 books — 231 voters

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonNaked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Trippy Books
855 books — 910 voters
A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Disturbing Truths
554 books — 361 voters

American War by Omar El AkkadAll Our Wrong Todays by Elan MastaiThe Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2018
174 books — 383 voters
The Swerve by Stephen GreenblattBillions & Billions by Carl SaganPale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
Get Smart!
258 books — 120 voters

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,458 books — 2,339 voters
Rethinking Positive Thinking by Gabriele Oettingen
Books metioned in rationally speaking podcast
118 books — 22 voters

Eifelheim by Michael Flynn
SF & Theology
250 books — 302 voters
Lamb by Christopher Moore
Best Humorous Books
4,487 books — 8,336 voters

American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Books Ever
79,374 books — 295,863 voters
World Made by Hand by James Howard KunstlerThe Witch of Hebron by James Howard Kunstler
Post-Petroleum Fiction
46 books — 50 voters

Wool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyReady Player One by Ernest ClineJennifer Government by Max Barry
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,089 books — 26,958 voters
1776 by David McCullough
Best Books About The American Revolution
244 books — 246 voters

Threshold by Thom Hartmann
Occupy 2011-2012
29 books — 20 voters
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
Best Environmental Books
1,115 books — 1,289 voters

Skeletons on the Zahara by Dean KingInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerEndurance by Alfred LansingAdrift by Steven Callahan
Best True Survival Stories
435 books — 559 voters
Pale Blue Dot by Carl SaganIshmael by Daniel QuinnThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerIn Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,615 books — 6,111 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,311 books — 3,580 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Richie Chevat
Essential Knowledge About Your Food
69 books — 47 voters

Cosmos by Carl Sagan
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above
866 books — 443 voters
1776 by David McCulloughA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseManhunt by James L. SwansonBand of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best American History Books
2,297 books — 3,117 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnCommon Sense by Thomas Paine1984 by George Orwell
Best Books For Freedom Lovers
816 books — 501 voters
Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
The Great Explorers
245 books — 92 voters

The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
Stunt non-fiction
111 books — 26 voters