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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Cory Davis (16 Lists)



The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryGhosts of the Tsunami by Richard Lloyd Parry
Non-fiction Disaster Books
329 books — 331 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,929 books — 3,627 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettI'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson
Best Humorous Books
4,421 books — 8,087 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Family that Couldn't Sleep by D.T. Max
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,445 books — 2,653 voters

The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeAwakenings by Oliver Sacks
Medicine and Literature
1,976 books — 2,160 voters
The Wars of the Roses by Alison WeirThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Life of Elizabeth I by Alison WeirThe Children of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
History as Literature
746 books — 663 voters

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomMaus I by Art SpiegelmanMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,399 books — 7,368 voters
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,372 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,720 books — 14,362 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Best Young Adult Books
13,209 books — 80,450 voters

The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,261 books — 8,117 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Books you have read more than one time
13,127 books — 8,246 voters

The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeTulipomania by Mike DashThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Family that Couldn't Sleep by D.T. Max
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,865 books — 2,248 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Books Ever
78,205 books — 291,671 voters

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Books by TED speakers
72 books — 27 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Butter Battle Book by Dr. SeussFlatland by Edwin A. AbbottMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,531 books — 123,861 voters