Lccs Challenge

Position
Details
Rating
Readers Count
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#2
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
  • Michael Pollan
4.1160 reads
#3
The Most Human Human
The Most Human Human
  • Brian Christian
3.889 reads
#4
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Infamous Scribblers

Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism
  • Eric Burns
41 read
#5
Zephyrus Image: A Bibliography
Zephyrus Image: A Bibliography
  • Alastair Johnston
41 read
#6
The Fortune Sellers: The Big Business of Buying and Selling Predictions
The Fortune Sellers: The Big Business of Buying and Selling Predictions
  • William A. Sherden
31 read
#7
Patience and Fortitude
Patience and Fortitude
  • Nicholas A. Basbanes
33 reads
#8
Naming Nature The Clash Between Instinct and Science
Naming Nature The Clash Between Instinct and Science
  • Carol Kaesuk Yoon
41 read
#9
Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
  • Bart D. Ehrman
3.7329 reads
#10
Pau Hana: Plantation Life and Labor in Hawaii 1835-1920
Pau Hana: Plantation Life and Labor in Hawaii 1835-1920
  • Ronald Takaki
31 read
#11
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Bibliotoons

Bibliotoons: A Mischievous Meander Through the Stacks & Beyond
  • Gary Handman
21 read
#12
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German

German: Biography of a Language
  • Ruth H. Sanders
31 read
#13
Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex
Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex
  • Alice Domurat Dreger
41 read
#14
The Principles of Uncertainty
The Principles of Uncertainty
  • Maira Kalman
55 reads
#15
The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City
  • Erik Larson
4.03390 reads
#16
The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete Opinionated Guide for the Careful Speaker
The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete Opinionated Guide for the Careful Speaker
  • Charles Harrington Elster
4.52 reads
#17
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
  • Tennessee Williams
3.9170 reads
#18
A Rhyming History of Britain: 55 B.C.-A.D. 1966
A Rhyming History of Britain: 55 B.C.-A.D. 1966
  • James Muirden
31 read
#19
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Royal Affairs

Royal Affairs: A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures That Rocked the British Monarchy
  • Leslie Carroll
52 reads
#20
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Private Lives

Private Lives: An Intimate Comedy in Three Acts
  • Noël Coward
3.54 reads
#21
Collected Poems
Collected Poems
  • Chinua Achebe
21 read
#22
Present Laughter: A Light Comedy in Three Acts
Present Laughter: A Light Comedy in Three Acts
  • Noël Coward
31 read
#23
Beowulf
Beowulf
  • Seamus Heaney
3.43261 reads
#24
The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
  • Douglas Adams
3.6284 reads
#25
How Shall I Tell the Dog?: And Other Final Musings
How Shall I Tell the Dog?: And Other Final Musings
  • Miles Kington
21 read
#26
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The Genius of Language

The Genius of Language: Fifteen Writers Reflect on Their Mother Tongues
    51 read
    #27
    A Writer's House in Wales
    A Writer's House in Wales
    • Jan Morris
    4.52 reads
    #28
    Cover 1

    Bombay London New York

    Bombay London New York
    • Amitava Kumar
    31 read
    #29
    Oils
    Oils
    • Melanie Cambridge
    21 read
    #30
    The Three Sisters Indian Cookbook: Delicious, Authentic and Easy Recipes to Make at Home
    The Three Sisters Indian Cookbook: Delicious, Authentic and Easy Recipes to Make at Home
    • Sereena Kaul
    • Alexa Kaul
    • Priya Kaul
    41 read
    #32
    Cover 6

    Oil Painting For The Absolute Beginner

    Oil Painting For The Absolute Beginner: A Clear & Easy Guide to Successful Oil Painting
    • Mark Willenbrink
    31 read
    #33
    Cover 6

    Composition

    Composition
    • Sarah Kent
    31 read
    #34
    Cover 8

    The Uncollected Wodehouse

    The Uncollected Wodehouse
    • P.G. Wodehouse
    41 read
    #35
    Cover 1

    Rag and Bone

    Rag and Bone: A Journey Among the World's Holy Dead
    • Peter Manseau
    31 read
    #36
    Cover 8

    West of the West

    West of the West: Dreamers, Believers, Builders, and Killers in the Golden State
    • Mark Arax
    41 read
    #37
    Burke's Speech on Conciliation With the Colonies-Also Contains Webster's First Bunker Hill Oration and Washington's Farewell Address
    Burke's Speech on Conciliation With the Colonies-Also Contains Webster's First Bunker Hill Oration and Washington's Farewell Address
      21 read
      #38
      IQ: A Smart History of a Failed Idea
      IQ: A Smart History of a Failed Idea
      • Stephen Murdoch
      41 read
      #39
      Cover 6

      Diving for Sunken Treasure

      Diving for Sunken Treasure
      • Jacques-Yves Cousteau
      • Philippe Diolé
      41 read
      #40
      A Walk in the Woods
      A Walk in the Woods
      • Bill Bryson
      4.04251 reads
      #41
      The 13th Element
      The 13th Element
      • John Emsley
      31 read
      #42
      How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm: And Other Adventures in Parenting
      How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm: And Other Adventures in Parenting
      • Mei-Ling Hopgood
      3.333 reads
      #43
      The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters With Extraordinary People
      The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters With Extraordinary People
      • Susan Orlean
      4.52 reads
      #44
      Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons: Travels in Sicily on a Vespa
      Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons: Travels in Sicily on a Vespa
      • Matthew Fort
      21 read
      #45
      Cover 2

      Anatomy of a Bullfight

      Anatomy of a Bullfight
      • Arthur Greenfield
      41 read
      #46
      The Way to Rainy Mountain
      The Way to Rainy Mountain
      • N. Scott Momaday
      42 reads
      #47
      Slouching Towards Bethlehem
      Slouching Towards Bethlehem
      • Joan Didion
      4.162 reads
      #48
      Conundrum
      Conundrum
      • Jan Morris
      3.52 reads
      #49
      Lost Crafts: Rediscovering Traditional Skills
      Lost Crafts: Rediscovering Traditional Skills
      • Chambers (ed.)
      31 read
      #50
      Habits of Change: An Oral History of American Nuns
      Habits of Change: An Oral History of American Nuns
      • Carole Garibaldi Rogers
      41 read
      #51
      Packing for Mars
      Packing for Mars
      • Mary Roach
      4.0457 reads
      #52
      The Selfish Gene
      The Selfish Gene
      • Richard Dawkins
      4.14147 reads
      #53
      Cover 1

      Color Mixing Handbook

      Color Mixing Handbook
      • Various
      41 read
      #54
      The Year of Living Biblically
      The Year of Living Biblically
      • A.J. Jacobs
      3.8843 reads
      #55
      Are Prisons Obsolete?
      Are Prisons Obsolete?
      • Angela Y. Davis
      4.2650 reads
      #56
      The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca
      The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca
      • Tahir Shah
      4.54 reads
      #57
      How to Lie with Statistics
      How to Lie with Statistics
      • Darrell Huff
      3.8443 reads
      #58
      In the Land of Invented Languages
      In the Land of Invented Languages
      • Arika Okrent
      45 reads
      #59
      Selected Poems and Prose
      Selected Poems and Prose
      • Lorenzo de' Medici
      3.52 reads
      #60
      Hong Kong
      Hong Kong
      • Jan Morris
      21 read
      #61
      Cover 5

      San Francisco Victorians

      San Francisco Victorians
      • Randolph Delehanty
      51 read
      #62
      Victorian Glory in San Francisco and the Bay Area
      Victorian Glory in San Francisco and the Bay Area
      • Paul Duchscherer
      • Douglas Keister
      31 read
      #63
      The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran
      The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran
      • Hooman Majd
      3.55 reads
      #64
      After the Prophet
      After the Prophet
      • Lesley Hazleton
      4.177 reads
      #65
      Zeitoun
      Zeitoun
      • Dave Eggers
      4.0349 reads
      #66
      The home-based business kit
      The home-based business kit
      • Diana Brodman Summers
      31 read
      #67
      My Family and Other Animals
      My Family and Other Animals
      • Gerald Durrell
      4.2847 reads
      #68
      Wabi-sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
      Wabi-sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
      • Leonard Koren
      417 reads
      #69
      Book Lust to Go
      Book Lust to Go
      • Nancy Pearl
      3.52 reads
      #70
      Lords of the sea
      Lords of the sea
      • J. R. Hale
      51 read
      #71
      Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country
      Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country
      • Louise Erdrich
      4.52 reads
      #72
      Cover 8

      Four Texts on Socrates

      Four Texts on Socrates
      • Plato
      • Aristophanes
      • Grace Starry West (Translator)
      32 reads
      #73
      New tales from Aesop
      New tales from Aesop
      • Paul Roche
      21 read
      #74
      Cover 4

      The Oldest Dead White European Males & Other Reflections on the Classics

      The Oldest Dead White European Males & Other Reflections on the Classics
      • Bernard Knox
      41 read
      #75
      Plato
      Plato
      • Julia Annas
      1.252 reads
      #76
      The Trojan Women and Other Plays
      The Trojan Women and Other Plays
      • Euripides,
      31 read
      #77
      Cover 0

      The Return of Ulysses

      The Return of Ulysses: A Cultural History of Homer's Odyssey
      • Edith Hall
      11 read
      #78
      True Stories of Censorship Battles in America's Libraries
      True Stories of Censorship Battles in America's Libraries
      • Kathy Barco
      51 read
      #79
      Cover 3

      The Seventh Garment

      The Seventh Garment
      • Eugenia Fakinou
      • Ευγενία Φακίνου
      • Ed Emery (Translator)
      31 read
      #80
      Clandestine in Chile: The Adventures of Miguel Littín
      Clandestine in Chile: The Adventures of Miguel Littín
      • Gabriel García Márquez
      • Asa Zatz (Translator)
      31 read
      #81
      Oaxaca Journal
      Oaxaca Journal
      • Oliver Sacks
      43 reads
      #82
      Wanderlust
      Wanderlust
      • Rebecca Solnit
      3.56 reads
      #83
      Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa
      Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa
      • Peter Godwin
      3.673 reads
      #84
      Cover 7

      Paintings Of California

      Paintings Of California
      • Arnold Skolnick
      41 read
      #85
      What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
      What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
      • Haruki Murakami
      3.9218 reads
      #86
      Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities
      Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities
      • Frank Jacobs
      3.53 reads
      #87
      Cover 0

      Monique and the Mango Rains

      Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years With a Midwife in Mali
      • Kris Holloway
      • John Bidwell
      52 reads
      #88
      Cover 7

      In Search of King Solomon's Mines

      In Search of King Solomon's Mines
      • Tahir Shah
      3.52 reads
      #89
      Homegrown Honey Bees
      Homegrown Honey Bees
      • Alethea Morrison
      41 read
      #90
      White Nights and Ascending Shadows: An Oral History of the San Francisco AIDS Epidemic
      White Nights and Ascending Shadows: An Oral History of the San Francisco AIDS Epidemic
      • Benjamin Heim Shepard
      51 read
      #91
      They Have a Word for It
      They Have a Word for It
      • Howard Rheingold
      31 read
      #92
      A Short History of Christian Theophagy
      A Short History of Christian Theophagy
      • Preserved Smith
      21 read
      #93
      Cover 0

      Field Guide to Butterflies of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley Regions

      Field Guide to Butterflies of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley Regions
      • Arthur M. Shapiro
      41 read
      #94
      Fresh Off the Boat
      Fresh Off the Boat
      • Eddie Huang
      4.1111 reads
      #95
      Lives of the Trees: An Uncommon History
      Lives of the Trees: An Uncommon History
      • Diana Wells
      42 reads
      #96
      Cover 6

      Cuba Confidential

      Cuba Confidential: Love and Vengeance in Miami and Havana
      • Ann Louise Bardach
      51 read
      #97
      Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
      Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
      • Mary Roach
      3.9452 reads
      #98
      The Threepenny Opera
      The Threepenny Opera
      • Bertolt Brecht
      36 reads
      #99
      Ficciones
      Ficciones
      • Jorge Luis Borges
      • John Sturrock (Translator)
      • Anthony Kerringan (Translator)
      4.23107 reads
      #100
      Today's Isms: Communism, Fascism, Capitalism, Socialism
      Today's Isms: Communism, Fascism, Capitalism, Socialism
      • William Ebenstein
      21 read