2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Bernard (20 Lists)



Mark Rutte by Petra de KoningWim Kok by Marnix KropMet Kok by Piet de RooyVan Agt biografie by Johan van MerriënboerDe gedrevene by Dik Verkuil
Premiersbiografieën
31 books — 1 voter
De Friezen by Luit van der Tuuk
Dutch Early Middle Ages (500-1000 AD)
16 books — 3 voters

Jean Monnet by François DuchêneMansholt by Johan van MerriënboerLife of a European Mandarin by Derk Jan EppinkThe European Union by John PinderThe Euro Crisis by Jeroen Dijsselbloem
European Union
174 books — 23 voters
The Waning of the Middle Ages by Johan HuizingaMetropolen aan de Noordzee by Wim BlockmansDe Bourgondiërs by Bart Van LooNobel streven by Frits van OostromDe Friezen by Luit van der Tuuk
Medieval History of the Low Countries
111 books — 8 voters

Thorbecke wil het by Remieg AertsKoning Willem I by Jeroen KochPatriotten en bevrijders by Simon SchamaDe eeuw van mijn vader by Geert MakWilhelmina by Cees Fasseur
Modern Dutch History (after 1780)
164 books — 6 voters
The Dutch Republic by Jonathan I. IsraelThe Embarrassment of Riches by Simon SchamaThe Dutch Revolt by Geoffrey ParkerWilliam the Silent by C.V. WedgwoodPatriots and Liberators by Simon Schama
The Dutch Republic
81 books — 8 voters

The German Genius by Peter WatsonThe Sleepwalkers by Christopher ClarkThe Berlin Wall by Frederick TaylorIron Kingdom by Christopher ClarkThe Dream King by Wilfrid Blunt
German History
596 books — 154 voters
Hoe God verdween uit Jorwerd by Geert MakOorsprong en geschiedenis van de Friezen by S.J. van der MolenFrieslands verleden by Douwe KooistraDe Friezen by Luit van der TuukTweeduizend jaar geschiedenis van Friesland by Pieter Terpstra
Friesland/ Fryslân/ Frisia
62 books — 4 voters

The Aesthetics of Architecture by Roger ScrutonMaking Dystopia by James Stevens CurlUniverse of Stone by Philip BallDiscovering Timber-framed Buildings by Richard HarrisTill We Have Built Jerusalem by Philip Bess
Best Traditional Architecture (nonfiction)
153 books — 53 voters
The Aesthetics of Architecture by Roger ScrutonMaking Dystopia by James Stevens CurlMorality and Architecture by David WatkinThe Architecture of Community by Léon KrierThe Battle for Home by Marwa al-Sabouni
An Architect's Library
59 books — 27 voters

A Short History of Byzantium by John Julius NorwichByzantium by Judith HerrinMillennium by Tom HollandThe Age of the Cathedrals by Georges DubyThe Crusades by Thomas Asbridge
Best Middle Ages Books
1,221 books — 1,702 voters
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts by Christopher de HamelMasterpieces of Illumination by Ingo F. WaltherThe Age of the Cathedrals by Georges DubyMont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry AdamsByzantine Art by David Talbot Rice
Medieval Art (nonfiction)
133 books — 32 voters

Byzantium by Judith HerrinA Short History Of Byzantium by John Julius NorwichCount Belisarius by Robert GravesLost to the West by Lars BrownworthConstantinople by Roger Crowley
Medieval Roman Empire
251 books — 30 voters
The Atlas of Ancient Rome by Andrea CarandiniStad In Marmer by Jona LenderingThe Gladiators by Fik MeijerThe Fires of Vesuvius by Mary BeardClassical Art by Mary Beard
Best Books About Ancient Rome
738 books — 1,084 voters

St. Petersburg by Solomon VolkovHistorische Canon van Leiden by J.C.H. BlomStad In Marmer by Jona LenderingMetronome by Lorànt DeutschDubrovnik by Robin Harris
Histories of Cities
261 books — 106 voters
Gelre by Aart NoordzijHertogen van Gelre by Gerben Hellinga JrBuren, Egmond en Oranje by Thera CoppensDe Bark by Bill BilderbeekVan heerlijkheid tot landsheerlijkheid by W. Jappe Alberts
The History of Gelderland
54 books — 3 voters

Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United State... by Founding FathersThe Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
Books written by American Presidents (fiction and nonfiction)
139 books — 19 voters
De avonden by Gerard ReveHerfsttij der Middeleeuwen by Johan HuizingaDe brief voor de koning by Tonke DragtIk heb altijd gelijk by Willem Frederik HermansDe donkere kamer van Damokles by Willem Frederik Hermans
Great Dutch Books
348 books — 131 voters

The Blank Slate by Steven PinkerOutliers by Malcolm GladwellThe Psychopath Test by Jon RonsonQuiet by Susan CainThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Greatest Psychology Books
794 books — 1,332 voters
The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanPeter the Great by Robert K. MassieKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam HochschildRubicon by Tom HollandThe Last Lion by William Manchester
Best History Books
3,703 books — 3,737 voters