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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Wouter Gunst (16 Lists)



I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerBorn to Run by Christopher McDougallThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenMissoula by Jon Krakauer
Inspiring Books For All Ages
2,570 books — 1,323 voters
Rocket Men by Robert Kurson
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2018
392 books — 187 voters

Stalin by Simon Sebag MontefioreThe Forsaken by Tim Tzouliadis
Best Russian History Books
545 books — 380 voters
Born to Run by Christopher McDougallUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerEndurance by Alfred Lansing
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,856 books — 2,215 voters

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
Books of Podcasts
140 books — 42 voters
Rocket Men by Robert KursonApollo 8 by Jeffrey KlugerFailure is Not an Option by Gene Kranz
Best Astronauts Books
109 books — 140 voters

Born to Run by Christopher McDougallFeet in the Clouds by Richard Askwith
Running on the Brain
52 books — 18 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerBorn to Run by Christopher McDougallThe Secret Race by Tyler HamiltonSeven Deadly Sins by David WalshTouching the Void by Joe Simpson
Top reads for sports fans
954 books — 767 voters

Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,096 books — 2,327 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerAnnapurna, First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak by Maurice Herzog
Extreme Classics: National Geographic's 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time
100 books — 262 voters

Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,222 books — 8,062 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerBorn to Run by Christopher McDougall
Favorite Travel Books
2,014 books — 3,937 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Tales of Adventure
512 books — 474 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerK2 by Ed ViestursHigh Adventure by Edmund HillaryAnnapurna, First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak by Maurice Herzog
Climbing and Mountaineering
215 books — 169 voters

5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth and Other... by Matthew InmanThe Internet is a Playground by David ThorneI'll Go Home Then, It's Warm and Has Chairs. The Unpublished ... by David Thorne
Best of the Web
451 books — 458 voters
People Like Us by Joris Luyendijk
Best Middle East Nonfiction
532 books — 370 voters