The Listing Through Life Hall of Fame

The best of the best in various categories. The years of induction follow each inductee.

Books—Fiction

  • No Highway, by Nevil Shute (2020)
  • Our Mutual Friend, by Charles Dickens (2020)
  • Time and Again, by Jack Finney (2020)
  • The Aubrey-Maturin series, by Patrick O’Brien (2020)
  • Pastoral, by Nevil Shute (2020)

Books—Nonfiction

  • The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading, and Bubble Gum Book, by Brendan C. Boyd & Fred C. Harris (2020)
  • The Civil War trilogy, by Shelby Foote (2020)
  • Blue Latitudes, by Tony Horwitz (2020)
  • Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, by William & Mary Morris (2020)
  • Adventures in Birding, by Jean Piatt (2020)

Books—Children’s

  • Homer Price, by Robert McCloskey (2020)
  • Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss (2020)
  • Yellow and Pink, by William Steig (2020)
  • Bad Day at Riverbend, by Chris Van Allsburg (2020)
  • The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsburg (2020)

Poem

  • The Walrus and the Carpenter, by Lewis Carroll (2020)
  • Jenny Kissed Me, by Leigh Hunt (2020)
  • The King’s Breakfast, by A. A. Milne (2020)
  • Even Such is Time, by Sir Walter Raleigh (2020)

Movie

  • Casablanca, directed by Michael Curtiz (2020)
  • Charade, directed by Stanley Donan (2020)
  • The In-Laws, directed by Arthur Hiller (2020)
  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, directed by Peter Weir (2020)
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail, directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones (2020)

Song

  • All My Favorite People, by Over the Rhine (2020)
  • Bus Stop, by The Hollies (2020)
  • Heart and Soul, by the Cleftones (2020)
  • Long Tall Glasses, by Leo Sayer (2020)
  • Make Me Smile, by Chicago (2020)

Food and Drink

  • Diet Pepsi (2020)
  • Long Grove Chocolate Dark Chocolate Pecan Turtle (2020)
  • Gnarly Knots Pretzel Dog (2020)
  • Dark Chocolate Frango Mints (2020)
  • Fresh-squeezed orange juice (2020)

Restaurant

  • Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Company, Chicago, Illinois (2020)
  • Franco’s Cucina, Streamwood, Illinois (2020)
  • Pizzeria Uno, Chicago, Illinois (the original location on Ohio Street) (2020)
  • Skyline Chili, locations throughout Ohio (2020)
  • White Stag Inn, Sugar Camp, Wisconsin (2020)

Museums

  • American Sign Museum, in Cincinnati, Ohio (2020)
  • Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, in Auburn, Indiana (2020)
  • Circus World, in Baraboo, Wisconsin (2020)
  • The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, in Riverside, Ohio (2020)
  • The National WWI Museum and Memorial, in Kansas City, Missouri (2020)

Tourist Attractions

  • Arcade Amusement Penny Arcade in Manitou Springs, Colorado (2020)
  • Millennium Park, in Chicago, Illinois (2020)
  • Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, in Morrison, Colorado (2020)
  • Rock City Gardens, in Lookout Mountain, Georgia (2020)

Places to Bird/Hike

  • Black River Harbor in Gogebic County, Michigan (2020)
  • Crested Butte, Colorado (2020)
  • Moraine Hills State Park in McHenry County, Illinois (2020)
  • Palmer Lake Reservoir Trails in Palmer Lake, Colorado (2020)
  • Petit Jean State Park, in Conway County, Arkansas (2020)

In 2020, the inaugural year, there can be as many as five inductees in each category. In subsequent years, there can be no more than three in a category.