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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Martin (17 Lists)



Over the Edge of the World by Laurence BergreenConquerors by Roger CrowleyIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickParadise in Chains by Diana PrestonBarrow's Boys by Fergus Fleming
Age of Sail Nonfiction
355 books — 90 voters
The Race to the New World by Douglas Hunter
About Christopher Columbus
52 books — 14 voters

Through a Window by Jane GoodallListening to Whales by Alexandra MortonIn the Shadow of Man by Jane GoodallComing of Age in Samoa by Margaret MeadThe Mystery of Easter Island by Katherine Routledge
Female Scientists
174 books — 109 voters
Fatu-Hiva by Thor HeyerdahlIn the Shadow of Man by Jane GoodallListening to Whales by Alexandra MortonThrough A Window by Jane Goodall
Best Nature Books
1,160 books — 866 voters

Listening to Whales by Alexandra MortonWar of the Whales by Joshua HorwitzThe Breath of a Whale by Leigh CalvezThe Last Whalers by Doug Bock ClarkThe Dolphin in the Mirror by Diana Reiss
Books about Whales, Dolphins or other Marine Mammals
223 books — 150 voters
Over the Edge of the World by Laurence BergreenFarther Than Any Man by Martin DugardIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickLost! by Thomas ThompsonKon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
Sea Adventures and Disasters
308 books — 77 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,264 books — 8,153 voters
A Pirate of Exquisite Mind by Diana PrestonEmpire of Blue Water by Stephan TaltySir Francis Drake by John SugdenThe Notorious Captain Hayes by Joan Druett
Pirates!
664 books — 786 voters

Typee by Herman Melville
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Australia & Oceania
60 books — 58 voters
God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
The Most Controversial and influencial book
78 books — 77 voters

Betrayal by The Boston GlobeGod Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
Books for Catholics
701 books — 239 voters
Omoo by Herman Melville
Maritime Classics
277 books — 97 voters

An Island to Oneself by Tom Neale
Desert Islands
219 books — 166 voters
Typee by Herman MelvilleIn the South Seas by Robert Louis StevensonTupaia by Joan DruettAn Island to Oneself by Tom NealeParadise in Chains by Diana Preston
Best Books About the South Pacific
97 books — 57 voters

Tupaia by Joan DruettIn the South Seas by Robert Louis StevensonTypee by Herman MelvilleThe Discovery of Tahiti by Joan DruettOver the Edge of the World by Laurence Bergreen
Natural History of Islands of the Ocean and Lakes
153 books — 7 voters