The Big Books of Fall

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Roger Woods (11 Lists)



The House of Medici by Christopher HibbertBrunelleschi's Dome by Ross KingThe Lives of the Artists by Giorgio VasariThe Medici by Paul StrathernMagnifico by Miles J. Unger
The Italian Renaissance
295 books — 182 voters
At Home by Bill BrysonThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Book on the Bookshelf by Henry PetroskiThe Evolution of Useful Things by Henry Petroski
Histories of the Everyday
380 books — 435 voters

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Most influential books under 100 pages
291 books — 984 voters
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Sign of Four by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Elementary, My Dear Holmes
342 books — 121 voters

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes by Vincent StarrettSherlock Holmes of Baker Street by William S. Baring-GouldThe Encyclopaedia Sherlockiana by John H. WatsonThe Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by John Dickson CarrTeller of Tales by Daniel Stashower
Best Sherlock Holmes / Conan Doyle Non-Fiction
73 books — 42 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. FeynmanFermat's Enigma by Simon Singh
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,960 books — 3,657 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingDown and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,654 books — 8,237 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,416 books — 8,199 voters

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonStalingrad by Antony BeevorHitler by Ian KershawThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Best History Books
4,074 books — 4,574 voters