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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by David Byrd (17 Lists)



Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayThe Coyote's Bicycle by Kimball Taylor
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,220 books — 4,380 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
The Great War
680 books — 597 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Military History of the First World War
304 books — 117 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienLord of the Flies by William Golding
The Queen's Library: Best of the Commonwealth
743 books — 230 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienArabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger
Long Journey on Foot
309 books — 178 voters
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Best Books of 2007
1,114 books — 990 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Trigger by Tim Butcher
Best Books Ever
74,789 books — 277,639 voters
The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories by Ernest Hemingway
Best books for an African Safari
474 books — 523 voters

The New American Road Trip Mixtape by Brendan LeonardA Short Walk in the Hindu Kush by Eric NewbyThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Wanderlust
1,049 books — 1,143 voters
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Best Nonfiction Books About Horrifying Events
497 books — 183 voters

The Trigger by Tim ButcherTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,184 books — 117,898 voters
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,851 books — 21,772 voters

1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Books that make you think.
1,115 books — 1,067 voters
The Long Walk by Slavomir RawiczIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickPapillon by Henri CharrièreThe Lost City of Z by David GrannArabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger
Best Historical Travel Journals
335 books — 238 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayA Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Foreign Lands
2,349 books — 2,190 voters
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisBorn Standing Up by Steve Martin
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,420 books — 2,951 voters

A Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayIn Patagonia by Bruce ChatwinA Short Walk in the Hindu Kush by Eric NewbyArabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger
Favorite Travel Books
2,014 books — 3,937 voters