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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Russ (14 Lists)



The Command of the Ocean by N.A.M. Rodger
Age of Sail Nonfiction
355 books — 90 voters
1776 by David McCullough
Best Popular History Books on Goodreads
305 books — 55 voters

Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
Chernobyl
40 books — 30 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Best Books Ever
78,329 books — 292,071 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn PeakeA Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham
Recommended by George R. R. Martin
28 books — 73 voters
Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,445 books — 7,448 voters

Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieThe Command of the Ocean by N.A.M. Rodger
Best History Books
3,947 books — 4,180 voters
Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie
The Best Romanov Books, The Russian Tsars and Russian Royal Family
195 books — 265 voters

Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie
Best Russian History Books
586 books — 420 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,830 voters

Batman, Volume 1 by Scott Snyder
Best of Batman
626 books — 939 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,665 books — 26,689 voters

The Romanov Conspiracy by Glenn Meade
Fiction featuring the Romanov Family
86 books — 121 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction
7,920 books — 26,341 voters