A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Bill Florio (47 Lists)



Sundown Towns by James W. LoewenBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenRoots by Alex Haley
Books White People Need to Read
1,479 books — 1,862 voters
Limbo by Alfred Lubrano
Books on Poverty and Inequality
264 books — 190 voters

Eight Million Ways to Die by Lawrence BlockThe Black Echo by Michael ConnellyMiami Blues by Charles WillefordDirty White Boys by Stephen HunterHit Man by Lawrence Block
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
784 books — 1,024 voters
Dirty White Boys by Stephen HunterCockfighter by Charles WillefordHot Springs by Stephen HunterPale Horse Coming by Stephen HunterPoint of Impact by Stephen Hunter
Country Noir
349 books — 314 voters

Moneyball by Michael Lewis
The Daily Show Reading Club
379 books — 282 voters
Getting Things Done by David AllenThe Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Inspiring books on Capability Building
68 books — 122 voters

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind by Chuck BarrisThe Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom WolfeThe Power Broker by Robert A. CaroThe Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanThe Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,948 books — 125,087 voters
Getting Things Done by David AllenFirst, Break All the Rules by Marcus BuckinghamGood to Great by Jim CollinsDrive by Daniel H. PinkBuilt to Last by Jim Collins
Best Business Books
1,112 books — 2,185 voters

The Medici Effect by Frans JohanssonThe Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggDrive by Daniel H. PinkBuilt to Last by Jim Collins
Best Books on Risk Taking
60 books — 69 voters
The Emperors of Chocolate by Joël Glenn BrennerA History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom StandageBanana by Dan KoeppelThe Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,921 books — 2,286 voters

Wiseguy by Nicholas PileggiDonnie Brasco by Joseph D. PistoneThe Godfather by Mario PuzoFive Families by Selwyn RaabCasino by Nicholas Pileggi
Best Mafia Books
247 books — 359 voters
Coroner by Thomas T. NoguchiMop Men by Alan EmminsThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumStiff by Mary RoachThe Cases That Haunt Us by John E. Douglas
Forensics: If It Doesn't Walk, We Bring Out the Chalk
151 books — 226 voters

The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael ConnellyThe General's Daughter by Nelson DeMilleThe Boys from Brazil by Ira LevinAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisA Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin
Thrillers You Must Read!
5,500 books — 8,630 voters
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Books for Polyamory
131 books — 200 voters

The House That Jack Built by Ed McBainThree Blind Mice by Ed McBainAnd All Through the House by Ed McBainCinderella by Ed McBainRumpelstiltskin by Ed McBain
Book Titles Based on Nursery Rhymes
83 books — 24 voters
The Emperors of Chocolate by Joël Glenn BrennerExtra Virginity by Tom MuellerCharlatan by Pope BrockCandyfreak by Steve AlmondBanana by Dan Koeppel
You Read a Book about What?
4,166 books — 2,522 voters

Hit Me by Lawrence Block
Best Suspense, Mystery, and Thriller Fiction of 2013
95 books — 329 voters
Hit Man by Lawrence BlockFight Club by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Rooting for the Bad Guy
686 books — 1,482 voters

Hit Man by Lawrence BlockHit List by Lawrence BlockHit Parade by Lawrence BlockHit and Run by Lawrence BlockHit Me by Lawrence Block
Books With Heroes/Heroines Who Are Assassins
1,341 books — 4,741 voters
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainHeat by Bill BufordDishwasher by Pete JordanMy Korean Deli by Ben Ryder Howe
A Day in the Life: Work Memoirs
845 books — 427 voters

A Bad Idea I'm About to Do by Chris Gethard
Millennial Reads
72 books — 36 voters
Rock Stardom for Dumbshits by The Phantom Surfers
Yellowest Books Ever
1,812 books — 583 voters

Shadow Divers by Robert KursonWhen the Dancing Stopped by Brian HicksThe Terrible Hours by Peter Maas
Shipwrecks!
124 books — 99 voters
The Power Broker by Robert A. CaroThe Passage of Power by Robert A. CaroThe Path to Power by Robert A. CaroMeans of Ascent by Robert A. CaroMaster of the Senate by Robert A. Caro
Best American History Books
2,300 books — 3,119 voters

A Bad Idea I'm About to Do by Chris GethardThe Pleasure of My Company by Steve MartinBorn Standing Up by Steve MartinDaddy's Boy by Chris ElliottCruel Shoes by Steve Martin
Written by Comedians
224 books — 110 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Original Argument by Glenn BeckThe Overton Window by Glenn BeckLeft Behind by Tim LaHayeBeing George Washington by Glenn Beck
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,043 books — 5,316 voters

Why Be Something That You're Not by Tony Rettman
Best punk books
125 books — 97 voters
Lords of Chaos by Michael MoynihanApocalypse Culture by Adam ParfreyApocalypse Culture II by Adam ParfreyCult Rapture by Adam ParfreyAmerican Hardcore by Steven Blush
Feral House & Amok Books
159 books — 55 voters

The Secret by Rhonda ByrneThe Host by Stephenie MeyerLeft Behind by Tim LaHayeThe Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,641 books — 5,999 voters
The Power Broker by Robert A. CaroThe Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom WolfeA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Chosen by Chaim PotokThe Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury
Tales of New York City
1,760 books — 1,352 voters


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