The Greatest Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 743 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
17007 Cobble Hill Cecily von Ziegesar 2020 American English
17007 The Arrivals Meg Mitchell Moore 2013 American English
17007 Truth In Advertising John Kenney 2013 American English
17007 The Imperfects Amy Meyerson 2020 American English
17007 The Island Elin Hilderbrand 2010 American English
17007 Carnegie Hill Jonathan Vatner 2019 American English
17007 Good Riddance Elinor Lipman 2019 American English
17007 Five Star Stranger Kat Tang Unknown Unknown
17007 It's A Date Jeneva Rose Unknown Unknown
17007 Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend M.J. Wassmer Unknown Unknown
17007 A Thousand Pardons Jonathan Dee 2013 American English
17007 This Must Be The Place Maggie O'Farrell 2016 British English
17007 Gilt Jamie Brenner 2022 American English
17007 Seating Arrangements Maggie Shipstead 2012 American English
17007 Bad Summer People Robert Rosenblum Unknown Unknown
17007 The Portable Veblen Elizabeth Mckenzie 2016 American English
17007 Calling Invisible Women Jeanne Ray 2012 American English
17007 The Best Of Me David Sedaris 2020 American English
17007 Stolen Thoughts Tim Tigner 2015 Unknown English
17007 Tell Me An Ending Jo Harkin 2022 Unknown English
17007 Abandon Blake Crouch 2009 American English
17007 Hurricane Girl Marcy Dermansky 2022 American English
17007 2 A.M. In Little America Ken Kalfus 2022 American English
17007 The Militia House John Milas 2023 Unknown English
17007 Very Nice Marcy Dermansky 2019 American English
17007 The Arrangement Kiersten Modglin 2021 Unknown English
17007 Find You First Linwood Barclay 2021 Canadian English
17007 The Good Samaritan John Marrs 2018 British English
17007 Such Sharp Teeth Rachel Harrison 2022 American English
17007 Behind Her Eyes Sarah Pinborough 2017 British English
17007 Tomorrow And Tomorrow Tom Sweterlitsch 2014 American English
17007 You Again Debra Jo Immergut 2020 American English
17007 The Escape Room Megan Goldin 2019 Australian English
17007 Mild Vertigo Mieko Kanai 1997 Japanese Japanese
17007 The Spy Paulo Coelho 2016 Brazilian Portuguese
17007 Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992 American English
17007 The Lesser Dead Christopher Buehlman 2014 American English
17007 The Forest Of Enchantments Chitra Divakaruni 2019 Indian English
17007 The Cause Joseph Ellis 2021 American English
17007 T. Singer Dag Solstad 1999 Norwegian Norwegian
17007 Trading In The Zone Mark Douglas 2000 American English
16848 Security Analysis Benjamin Graham 1934 American English
17007 Hedge Fund Market Wizards Jack D. Schwager 2012 American English
16711 Precious Bane Mary Webb 1924 British English
17007 The Folded Earth Anuradha roy 2011 Indian English
17007 The Mysterious Benedict Society And The Perilous Journey Trenton Lee Stewart 2008 American English
17007 The Mastery Of Love Don Miguel Ruiz 1999 Mexican English
17007 Bride Of The Tornado James Kennedy Unknown Unknown
17007 Motherland Paula Ramón 2020 Unknown English
17007 A Nobleman’s Guide To Seducing A Scoundrel KJ Charles 2023 British English
17007 A Walk In The Woods Nikki Grimes 2023 Unknown English
17007 Dear Mothman Robin Gow 2023 Unknown English
17007 The Prince And The Coyote David Bowles 2023 Unknown English
17007 The Path To Paradise Sam Wasson 2023 Unknown English
17007 Lucky Dogs Helen Schulman 2023 Unknown English
17007 Slathbog's Gold M.L. Forman 2009 American English
17007 The Horn Of Moran M.L. Forman 2011 Unknown English
17007 Evidence Based Physical Diagnosis Steven McGee MD 2001 Unknown English
17007 Sapira's Art & Science Of Bedside Diagnosis Jane M. Orient 1999 Unknown English
17007 How To Read A Paper Adam Greenhalgh 1999 Unknown Unknown
17007 Aberration In The Heartland Of The Real Wendy S. Painting 2015 Unknown English
17007 Faith Of The Fallen Terry Goodkind 2000 American English
17007 A History Of Warfare John Keegan 1993 British English
17007 The Melancholy Of Untold History Minsoo Kang Unknown Unknown
17007 The Magic Kingdom Russell Banks 2022 American English
17007 City On Fire Don Winslow 2022 American English
17007 Muhammad Karen Armstrong 1991 British English
17007 My Notorious Life Kate Manning 2013 American English
17007 The Age Of Miracles Karen Thompson Walker 2012 American English
17007 Un Lun Dun China Miéville 2007 British English
16959 The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde And Other Stories Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 British English
17007 Savage Beauty Nancy Milford 2001 American English
16790 Herself, Surprised Joyce Cary 1941 British English
17007 The Age Of The Cathedrals Georges Duby 1966 French French
17007 Blood Sport Dick Francis 1967 British English
17007 Born Victim Hillary Waugh 1962 American English
17007 The Cheese And The Worms Carlo Ginzburg 1976 Italian Italian
17007 Chinese Shadows Simon Leys 1974 Belgian French
17007 Colossus Niall Ferguson 2004 British English
17007 The Crusades Through Arab Eyes Amin Maalouf 1983 French French
17007 Dead Man's Chest Nicholas Rankin 1987 Unknown English
17007 Destinations Jan Morris 1980 British English
17007 The Diary Of Alice James Alice James 1982 American English
17007 Dover One Joyce Porter 1964 British English
17007 The File On H. Ismail Kadare 1981 Albanian Albanian
17007 Flesh In The Age Of Reason Roy Porter 2003 British English
17007 Frozen Desire James Buchan 1997 British English
17007 God's First Love Friedrich Heer 1970 Austrian German
17007 God's Grace Bernard Malamud 1982 American English
17007 The Golem Isaac Bashevis Singer 1969 Unknown English
17007 The Holocaust Martin Gilbert 1978 British English
17007 How Like An Angel Margaret Millar 1962 Canadian English
17007 Islam In History Bernard Lewis 1973 British English
17007 Jacob Two Two Meets The Hooded Fang Mordecai Richler 1975 Canadian English
17007 The Laxian Key Robert Sheckley 1966 American English
17007 Memoirs Pablo Neruda 1974 Chilean Spanish
17007 The Naked Heart Peter Gay 1995 American English
17007 The Nephew James Purdy 1960 American English
17007 On Fiji Islands Ronald Wright 1986 Canadian English
17007 On The Narrow Road Lesley Downer 2013 Unknown English
17007 The Ornament Of The World María Rosa Menocal 2002 American English
17007 Pagans And Christians Robin Lane Fox 1986 British English
17007 The People Trap Robert Sheckley 1968 American English
17007 Quiet As A Nun Antonia Fraser 1977 British English
17007 A Red Death Walter Mosley 1991 American English
17007 Roads To Santiago Cees Nooteboom 1992 Dutch Dutch
17007 The Rose At Ten Marco Denevi Unknown Unknown
17007 The Seasick Whale Ephraim Kishon 1965 Israeli Hebrew
17007 Take A Girl Like You Kingsley Amis 1960 British English
17007 Víctimas En Fals Sebastien Japrisot French French
17007 Video Night In Kathmandu And Other Reports From The Not So Far East Pico Iyer 1988 British English
17007 Ways Of Escape Graham Greene 1971 British English
17007 Where The Jackals Howl And Other Stories Amos Oz 1965 Israeli Hebrew
17007 Wildlife Richard Ford 1990 American English
17007 The Women's History Of The World Rosalind Miles 1988 British English
17007 Missionaries Phil Klay 2020 American English
17007 Grasping Evil I’m Ink Unknown Unknown
17007 Voyage Of The Damned Frances White 2024 Unknown English
17007 Amy And Isabelle Elizabeth Strout 1998 American English
17007 Room Full Of Mirrors Charles R. Cross 2005 American English