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



Dark Heart by Catherine Lee
Australian Crime Fiction
264 books — 170 voters
Follow My Leader by James B. Garfield
Great "Dog" Books
1,347 books — 1,976 voters

Istanbul by Orhan PamukBirds Without Wings by Louis de BernièresThe Fall of Constantinople 1453 by Steven RuncimanLords of the Horizons by Jason GoodwinScotch and Holy Water by John D. Tumpane
Mediterranean Melting Pot (III): Byzantium and Turkey
166 books — 212 voters
Dissolution by C.J. Sansom
Best Historical Mystery
2,286 books — 4,793 voters

The Queen's Fool by Philippa GregoryThe Children of Henry VIII by Alison WeirWolf Hall by Hilary MantelDissolution by C.J. SansomMary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser
Best Books About Tudor England
634 books — 1,659 voters
The Water Room by Christopher FowlerLondon by Peter Ackroyd
The River Fleet
34 books — 16 voters

The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du BoisThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisCelebration of Discipline by Richard J. FosterThe Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas MertonThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
"Christianity Today" Books of the 20th Century
101 books — 57 voters
The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyLife of Pi by Yann MartelWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Booker Prize Winners
73 books — 2,016 voters

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsPeople of the Book by Geraldine BrooksEndurance by Alfred Lansing
Best Audio Narration
1,588 books — 1,085 voters
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouMaking the Cut by Mohamed KhadraTaken on Trust by Terry WaiteA Fortunate Life by A.B. FaceyVedi by Ved Mehta
My Favorite Memoirs
534 books — 400 voters

A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
Favorite Medieval Mystery Writers
79 books — 143 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Jungle by Upton SinclairJohnny Got His Gun by Dalton TrumboThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisSeth Speaks by Jane Roberts
Books that Changed My World View
483 books — 441 voters

The Adventure of English by Melvyn Bragg
Old English from its Indo-European Roots to the Norman Conquest
192 books — 36 voters
I, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Twelve Caesars by SuetoniusLives of the Noble Romans by PlutarchAntony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
Best Books About Ancient Rome
757 books — 1,109 voters

The Histories by HerodotusJohn Adams by David McCulloughUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbrosePeter the Great by Frederick DavidsonFrom Dawn to Decadence by Jacques Barzun
History as Literature
746 books — 655 voters
Pictures from the Water Trade by John David MorleyTracks by Robyn DavidsonUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseKon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
Favorite Travel Books
2,050 books — 3,973 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,700 books — 13,226 voters
The Trial by Franz KafkaGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,184 books — 11,094 voters

Galileo's Daughter by Dava SobelThe Descent of Woman by Elaine MorganThe Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,930 books — 3,629 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteBlack Beauty by Anna SewellOld Yeller by Fred GipsonIn the Shadow of Man by Jane GoodallLad by Albert Payson Terhune
Best Books About Animals
1,862 books — 1,926 voters

A Fortunate Life by A.B. FaceyThe Fatal Shore by Robert HughesShantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Best Modern Australian Literature
563 books — 672 voters
The Histories by Herodotus
The Big Non-fiction
204 books — 89 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Prophet by Kahlil GibranThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,559 books — 123,982 voters
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
A Journey Through Literary America
166 books — 232 voters

A Pigeon and a Boy by Meir ShalevWild Swans by Jung ChangI Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven
The Birds
718 books — 105 voters
The Good Good Pig by Sy Montgomery
Animal Memoirs
398 books — 225 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelSum by David Eagleman
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,374 voters