Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by John Benson (7 Lists)



Hiroshima by John HerseyInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,266 books — 4,467 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Wretched of the Earth by Frantz FanonKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
Books About Colonialism
679 books — 239 voters

Wild by Cheryl StrayedA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerTravels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Wanderlust
1,066 books — 1,155 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonThe Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux
Have Passport Will Travel
710 books — 589 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradA Bend in the River by V.S. NaipaulThe White Nile by Alan MooreheadThe African Queen by C.S. ForesterThe Secret River by Kate Grenville
Rivers
905 books — 196 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Foreign Lands
2,359 books — 2,195 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonTravels with Charley by John SteinbeckWild by Cheryl Strayed
Favorite Travel Books
2,026 books — 3,940 voters