Big Books of Spring

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lisa (15 Lists)



Mrs. ‘Arris Goes To Paris by Paul GallicoThe Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith JaffeThe Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah RodriguezThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferTuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance by Kate Solly
Uplifting Fiction
335 books — 289 voters
The Lorax by Dr. SeussProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerDune by Frank HerbertCry of the Sea by D.G. Driver
Eco-Fiction
344 books — 322 voters

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanThis Other Eden by Ben EltonGridlock by Ben EltonDead Famous by Ben EltonThe Road to Little Dribbling More Notes from a Small Island P... by Bill Bryson
British Humour
206 books — 83 voters
At Home by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSalt by Mark KurlanskyHumankind by Rutger BregmanThe Dawn of Everything by David Graeber
Social History Books - All About People & Society
773 books — 208 voters

This Other Eden by Ben Elton470 by Linda WoodrowThe Raven's Song by Zana FraillonCloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony DoerrA Gift Upon the Shore by M.K. Wren
Cli-Fi: Climate Change Fiction
427 books — 632 voters
Days of Grace by Brenda JaggerInvincible Woman by Sara FraserThe Sleeping Sword by Branda JaggerKitty McKenzie by Anne WhitfieldTo Gain What's Lost by Anne Whitfield
English Villages Historical Fiction
160 books — 10 voters

Down to Earth by Rhonda HetzelThe Simple Living Guide by Janet LuhrsYour Money or Your Life by Joe DomínguezWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauAffluenza by Clive Hamilton
Voluntary Simplicity
31 books — 20 voters
The Whale Rider by Witi IhimaeraThe Bone People by Keri HulmeMister Pip by Lloyd JonesFootrot Flats 4 by Murray BallUnder the Mountain by Maurice Gee
Books By New Zealand Authors
874 books — 368 voters

Affluenza by Clive HamiltonCradle to Cradle by William McDonoughThe Weather Makers by Tim FlanneryNo Logo by Naomi KleinThe Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Blue Star Future
6 books — 1 voter
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNisa by Marjorie ShostakBilly Connolly by Pamela Stephenson
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,145 books — 1,992 voters

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourtNot Without My Daughter by Betty MahmoodyThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,084 books — 5,807 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtShantaram by Gregory David RobertsThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,177 books — 122,465 voters

Collapse by Jared DiamondSalt by Mark KurlanskyGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondCod by Mark KurlanskyAffluenza by Clive Hamilton
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,263 books — 8,067 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverThe Weather Makers by Tim FlanneryThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanAffluenza by Clive Hamilton
Best Environmental Books
1,082 books — 1,226 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Rising Sun by John TolandThe Black Hole War by Leonard SusskindMobius Dick by Andrew Crumey
Books Every Teen Should Read
337 books — 201 voters