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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Otis Chandler (69 Lists)



The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,558 books — 18,701 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Books that are being made into movies during 2010
17 books — 13 voters

Snow Crash by Neal StephensonNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Best of Cyberpunk
359 books — 1,165 voters
Free by Chris Anderson
Best Books of 2009
1,768 books — 6,937 voters

The Pragmatic Programmer by Andy HuntAgile Web Development with Rails, 1st Edition by Dave ThomasProgramming Ruby by Dave ThomasThe Rails Way by Obie Fernandez
Essential Programming Books
182 books — 507 voters
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Wall Bangers!
756 books — 466 voters

The Bible Salesman by Clyde EdgertonThe Help by Kathryn StockettHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordThis Wicked World by Richard Lange
Predict Oprah's Next Book Club Book!
138 books — 459 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Best French Literature
870 books — 1,548 voters

Casino Royale by Ian FlemingFrom Russia with Love by Ian FlemingThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Best Manfiction
2,213 books — 552 voters
From Russia with Love by Ian FlemingThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyClear and Present Danger by Tom ClancyCasino Royale by Ian Fleming
Espionage
972 books — 1,001 voters

Free by Chris AndersonPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithThe Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
What To Read Next
20,131 books — 24,072 voters
Master & Commander by Patrick O'BrianTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyTreasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Nautical Novels
428 books — 330 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,295 books — 4,444 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Best Fantasy Books
1,726 books — 1,476 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinDune by Frank Herbert
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,231 books — 118,044 voters
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Favorite books from my childhood
4,380 books — 7,399 voters

Nutcracker by Maurice Sendak
Nuts!
211 books — 22 voters
The Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,110 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Way Things Work by David MacaulayThe Story of Babar by Jean de BrunhoffThe BFG by Roald Dahl
Best Children's Books
5,279 books — 6,641 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,037 books — 11,614 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Worlds of a Maasai Warrior by John GalatyKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,746 books — 1,608 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Humorous Books
4,285 books — 7,883 voters

Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
Best tech-humor fiction books
21 books — 35 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books that Make you Laugh
3,487 books — 5,028 voters

Agile Web Development with Rails, 1st Edition by Dave ThomasThe Rails Way by Obie Fernandez
Best ruby programming books
20 books — 31 voters
The Way Things Work by David MacaulayCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlThe Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,795 books — 10,240 voters

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanDon't Make Me Think by Steve Krug
Books about web design
18 books — 21 voters
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayThe Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,738 voters

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Book to Screen Interpretation
579 books — 480 voters
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
Best Historical Fiction
7,261 books — 25,409 voters