John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
75th out of 3,759 books — 3,793 voters
Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynCatherine the Great by Robert K. MassiePeter the Great by Robert K. MassieGulag by Anne Applebaum
Best Russian History Books
6th out of 563 books — 388 voters

The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAnimal Farm by George OrwellBloodlands by Timothy SnyderGulag by Anne ApplebaumDarkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
Communist Genocide
10th out of 202 books — 58 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Stranger by Albert Camus
David Bowie's Top 100 Must Read Books
64th out of 100 books — 311 voters

A People's Tragedy by Orlando FigesThe Russian Revolution by Richard PipesMemoirs of a Revolutionary by Victor SergeThe Whisperers by Orlando FigesRevolutionary Russia, 1891 - 1991 by Orlando Figes
Russian Revolution 1917
1st out of 46 books — 12 voters
Bloodlands by Timothy SnyderGulag by Anne ApplebaumWhite Eagle, Red Star by Norman DaviesNatasha's Dance by Orlando FigesThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Best Eastern European History Books
9th out of 232 books — 50 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Green Mile by Stephen KingNeverwhere by Neil GaimanInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Books of 1996
65th out of 465 books — 226 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
615th out of 6,236 books — 8,067 voters

October by China MiévilleStalin by Domenico LosurdoStalin by Stephen KotkinMemoirs of a Revolutionary by Victor SergeA People's Tragedy by Orlando Figes
The Russian Revolution
5th out of 73 books — 19 voters
Ten Days that Shook the World by John ReedHistory of the Russian Revolution by Leon TrotskyA People's Tragedy by Orlando FigesWhat Is to Be Done? by Vladimir Ilich LeninRed Flag Unfurled by Ronald Grigor Suny
Russian Revolution Historiography
3rd out of 42 books — 7 voters

Stalingrad by Antony BeevorIron Kingdom by Christopher ClarkThe Weaker Vessel by Antonia FraserA Savage War of Peace by Alistair HorneThe Eastern Front, 1914-1917 by Norman Stone
Wolfson History Prize Winners
15th out of 86 books — 18 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The 800+ page Gorillaz
253rd out of 459 books — 519 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëShakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare
The Telegraph: The Perfect Library
72nd out of 100 books — 28 voters
1984 by George Orwell1776 by David McCullough11/22/63 by Stephen King1066 and all that by W.C. Sellar2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
When Was That? Dates in Titles
141st out of 667 books — 112 voters

Diario di lavoro by Bertolt BrechtTan triste como ella y otros cuentos by Juan Carlos OnettiA People's Tragedy by Orlando FigesThe Bird Artist by Howard NormanCalderón by Pier Paolo Passolini
Eterna Cadencia Los imprescindibles Cuarta Parte
2nd out of 200 books — 3 voters
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovStalin by Simon Sebag MontefioreNicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieVoices from Chernobyl by Svetlana AlexievichThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Best Russian History and Literature Books
26th out of 85 books — 39 voters

Into Siberia by Gregory J. WallanceNicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassiePutin Country by Anne GarrelsSecondhand Time by Svetlana AlexievichAfter the Romanovs by Helen Rappaport
Nonfiction Books for Russophiles
7th out of 181 books — 25 voters
Night by Elie WieselA People's Tragedy by Orlando FigesThe I Ching or Book of Changes by AnonymousGandhi by Mahatma GandhiThe Adventures and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
SeeBiblio1
2nd out of 100 books — 2 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellAnimal Farm / 1984 by George OrwellKeep the Aspidistra Flying by George OrwellA People's Tragedy by Orlando Figes
'Cos there's a red star up on the Christmas tree
5th out of 58 books — 3 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1121st out of 1,873 books — 6,996 voters

The Bolshevik Revolution 1917-23 by Edward Hallett CarrThe Russian Revolution, 1917-1918 by William Henry ChamberlinThe Russian Revolution, 1918-1921 by William Henry ChamberlinA People's Tragedy by Orlando FigesThe Russian Revolution 1917-1932 by Sheila Fitzpatrick
Mieville's October Bibliography
4th out of 58 books — 1 voter
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
[ATY 2022] Language or Nationality in Title
476th out of 752 books — 127 voters

Escape to the Maroons by Mike WeedallLife in a Medieval City by Frances GiesAt Home by Bill BrysonA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanA History of Private Life by Philippe Ariès
Social History Books - All About People & Society
677th out of 772 books — 208 voters
Give me liberty! by Eric FonerAmerica by George Brown TindallA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnHistory of the Peloponnesian War by ThucydidesOrdinary Men by Christopher R. Browning
Leafmarks History Books
23rd out of 96 books — 1 voter

El manifiesto comunista by Karl MarxIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingEl queso y los gusanos by Carlo Ginzburg
Los demasiados libros
187th out of 200 books — 5 voters
Room at the Top by John BraineInterviews with Francis Bacon by David SylvesterBilly Liar by Keith WaterhouseOn Having No Head by Douglas E. HardingKafka Was the Rage by Anatole Broyard
Bowie's favourite books
93rd out of 94 books — 2 voters

Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerDaddy's Girl by Debbie DrechslerEstrella distante by Roberto BolañoLa milla verde by Stephen KingEl mal menor by C.E. Feiling
uno nueve nueve seis
34th out of 114 books — 2 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.3 and Above
1380th out of 3,131 books — 478 voters

The State and Revolution by Vladimir Ilich LeninImperialism by Vladimir Ilich LeninLenin by Victor SebestyenThe Russian Revolution by Richard PipesTrotsky in New York, 1917 by Kenneth D. Ackerman
Russia Under Lenin (1917-1924) Revolution & Civil War
10th out of 99 books — 3 voters
The Time Machine by UnknownBest of " Private Eye " by Private Eye MagazineRaw (Magazine) by Books LLCVIZ Comic - The Big Hard One by Chris DonaldHawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd
100 books read by bowie
33rd out of 100 books — 1 voter

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