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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Alex (56 Lists)



The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeNothing to Envy by Barbara Demick
LitHub's Best Nonfiction of the Decade (2010s)
59 books — 8 voters
JFK and the Unspeakable by James W. DouglassOn the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison
Best Books about JFK
76 books — 38 voters

Moneyball by Michael LewisOpen by Andre AgassiBorn to Run by Christopher McDougallBall Four by Jim BoutonInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Top reads for sports fans
964 books — 789 voters
John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughNight by Elie WieselTruman by David McCullough
Best History Books
3,922 books — 4,025 voters

Educated by Tara WestoverMoneyball by Michael LewisThe Lost City of Z by David GrannBorn to Run by Christopher McDougall"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. Feynman
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,430 books — 2,618 voters
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre
Best Espionage Books (nonfiction)
163 books — 114 voters

A Spy Among Friends by Ben MacintyreAgent Sonya by Ben MacintyreThe Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre
"Double Life: An Essential Human Fantasy"
36 books — 4 voters
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben MacintyreA Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre
Great Books on Espionage (nonfiction)
175 books — 36 voters

Outliers by Malcolm GladwellThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanNight by Elie WieselMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,279 books — 8,088 voters
Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg
Continuous improvement books
100 books — 2 voters

Rebel Yell by S.C. Gwynne
Best American Civil War Books
1,016 books — 1,019 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanIn Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,248 books — 1,653 voters

The Education of an Idealist by Samantha Power
NYT Editors’ Choice 201910
51 books — 22 voters
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Best Science History Books
91 books — 60 voters

Peak by K. Anders EricssonHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieElon Musk by Ashlee Vance
Barbara Oakley Learning How to Learn Book Recommendations
100 books — 5 voters
Truman by David McCulloughJohn Adams by David McCullough
The Best American Historical Biographies of All Time
246 books — 132 voters

The Right Stuff by Tom WolfeCarrying the Fire by Michael CollinsSpaceman by Mike MassiminoLost Moon by Jim Lovell
Best Astronauts Books
109 books — 139 voters
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklPrinciples by Ray DalioThe Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan HolidayRelentless by Tim S. GroverStart with Why by Simon Sinek
Tom Bilyeu's 2019 Reading List
29 books — 8 voters

Can't Hurt Me by David GogginsBad Blood by John CarreyrouElon Musk by Ashlee Vance
Books to read in 2019!
114 books — 47 voters
Titan by Ron ChernowThe House of Morgan by Ron Chernow
Tycoons of The Gilded Age
44 books — 14 voters

Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
Street Epistemology
44 books — 26 voters
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
100 of the Best Business Audiobooks
96 books — 29 voters

Shoe Dog by Phil KnightWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiElon Musk by Ashlee VanceAmerican Ulysses by Ronald C. White Jr.Spaceman by Mike Massimino
100 of the Best Bios & Memoirs AudioBooks
203 books — 79 voters
Eisenhower in War and Peace by Jean Edward SmithAmerican Ulysses by Ronald C. White Jr.John Adams by David McCulloughTruman by David McCulloughWashington by Ron Chernow
Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
469 books — 527 voters

A Spy Among Friends by Ben MacintyreThe Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre
The Cold War (nonfiction)
369 books — 111 voters
Angel by Jason Calacanis
Success Hackers
77 books — 46 voters

Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.
Task 20 #ReadHarder 2019
106 books — 16 voters
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe House of God by Samuel ShemMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiWhen the Air Hits Your Brain by Frank T. Vertosick Jr.
Medicine and Literature
1,965 books — 2,130 voters

Red Notice by Bill BrowderThe Big Short by Michael LewisBad Blood by John Carreyrou
Financial Shenanigans
105 books — 24 voters
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,861 books — 2,244 voters


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