A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jim Dyer (15 Lists)



1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,942 books — 125,078 voters
Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good by Sarah Lacy
Silicon Valley History
238 books — 440 voters

The Portable Atheist by Christopher HitchensWhy I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Rel... by Bertrand RussellLetter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
Notable Atheist Books
599 books — 1,001 voters
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
Best Books for Editors
90 books — 59 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteTao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Best Books Ever
79,427 books — 296,100 voters
From So Simple a Beginning by Charles Darwin
The Most Influential Books
1,499 books — 5,328 voters

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 by Robert SilverbergThe Science Fiction Hall of Fame by Ben BovaThe Science Fiction Hall of Fame by Ben Bova
Where Would SF be with out these authors part 4
106 books — 19 voters
On Aggression by Konrad Lorenz
Seminal Works (fiction and nonfiction)
97 books — 74 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best Biographies
1,813 books — 3,306 voters
I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,818 books — 49,882 voters

Shōgun by James ClavellHawaii by James A. Michener
World's Greatest Epics
205 books — 135 voters
Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich NietzscheThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliCandide by VoltaireSiddhartha by Hermann HesseTao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Best World Philosophy Book
959 books — 1,438 voters

The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe"What Do You Care What Other People Think?" by Richard P. FeynmanThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. Feynman
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,700 books — 8,292 voters
Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher
Books Every Businessperson Should Read
531 books — 686 voters

The Descent of Man by Charles DarwinSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanOn Human Nature by Edward O. WilsonThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Best General Science Books
593 books — 515 voters