A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Aaron Crofut (17 Lists)



The Republic by PlatoPolitics by AristotleHistory of the Peloponnesian War by ThucydidesThe Oedipus Cycle by SophoclesThe Iliad by Homer
Classical World Reading List
115 books — 70 voters
The Proper Study of Mankind by Isaiah BerlinOn Liberty by John Stuart MillThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. Hayek
Best Books For Freedom Lovers
816 books — 501 voters

The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilization by Bryan Ward-PerkinsThe Fall of the Roman Empire by Peter HeatherCicero by Anthony Everitt
Best Books About Ancient Rome
759 books — 1,150 voters
The Civil War by Shelby FooteApril 1865 by Jay WinikBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonLook Away! by William C. Davis
Best American Civil War Books
1,029 books — 1,067 voters

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe First Circle by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Idiot by Fyodor DostoevskyA Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov
Best Russian Literature
501 books — 2,311 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayThe Oedipus Cycle by Sophocles
Best Books From Before 1950
542 books — 135 voters

Democracy in America by Alexis de TocquevilleSecond Treatise of Government by John LockeThe Proper Study of Mankind by Isaiah BerlinThe Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,414 books — 8,208 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Republic by PlatoCity of God by Augustine of HippoDemocracy in America by Alexis de TocquevilleSecond Treatise of Government by John Locke
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,948 books — 125,088 voters

History of the Peloponnesian War by ThucydidesApril 1865 by Jay Winik
Best History Books
4,101 books — 4,693 voters
On Liberty by John Stuart MillSecond Treatise of Government by John LockeThe Republic by PlatoApology by PlatoThe Symposium by Plato
Best World Philosophy Book
959 books — 1,438 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,099 books — 5,872 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayJohnny Got His Gun by Dalton TrumboHoly Bible by Anonymous
Required Reading in High School
817 books — 1,316 voters

Democracy in America by Alexis de TocquevilleThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonSecond Treatise of Government by John LockeOn Liberty by John Stuart MillThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. Hayek
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
966 books — 1,134 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Republic by PlatoCity of God by Augustine of HippoTwo Treatises of Government by John LockeThe Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Most Influential Books
1,499 books — 5,329 voters

On Liberty by John Stuart MillThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. HayekAnarchy, State, and Utopia by Robert NozickAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Best Libertarian Books
391 books — 298 voters
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyAnimal Farm by George OrwellSecond Treatise of Government by John Locke
Best Books Ever
79,434 books — 296,143 voters

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,818 books — 49,885 voters