The Greatest Books Since 2000

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 '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
14390 Creating The Twentieth Century Vaclav Smil 2005 Czech English
14390 The End Of Poverty Jeffrey D. Sachs 2005 American English
14390 The Collected Stories Richard Yates 2001 American English
14399 Writers & Lovers Lily King 2020 American English
14401 Los Estratos Juan Cárdenas 2013 Colombian Spanish
14400 Bye Bye Blondie Virginie Despentes 2004 French French
14402 La Ligne Noire Jean-Christophe Grangé 2004 French French
14403 28 Summers Elin Hilderbrand 2020 American English
14405 Blaue Frau Antje Rávik Strubel 2021 German German
14405 Die Inkommensurablen Raphaela Edelbauer 2021 Austrian German
14408 Trans Juliet Jacques 2015 British English
14411 The Box Marc Levinson 2006 American English
14411 The Man Who Fed The World Leon Hesser 2006 American English
14411 Science Business Gary P. Pisano 2006 American English
14411 How To Spend $50 Billion To Make The World A Better Place Bjørn Lomborg 2006 Danish English
14411 Priorities In Health Dean T. Jamison 2006 American English
14411 Global Health Ann Lindstrand 2006 Unknown English
14427 How To Sell A Haunted House Grady Hendrix 2023 American English
14426 The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes Tatiana Țîbuleac 2016 Moldovan Romanian
14429 1979 Christian Kracht 2001 German German
14432 American Innovations Rivka Galchen 2014 American English
14433 Fault Lines Nancy Huston 2006 French French
14435 Einstein Walter Isaacson 2007 American English
14435 Big History Cynthia Stokes Brown 2007 American English
14435 The Grid Phillip F. Schewe 2007 American English
14435 The Foundation Joel L. Fleishman 2007 American English
14435 The Making Of A Tropical Disease Randall M. Packard 2007 American English
14435 Vaccine Arthur Allen 2007 American English
14435 Train Pete Dexter 2003 American English
14449 Q & A Vikas Swarup 2005 Indian English
14451 A Spool Of Blue Thread Anne Tyler 2015 American English
14453 Making Money Terry Pratchett 2007 British English
14453 Behave Robert Sapolsky 2023 American English
14458 Brain Rules John Medina 2008 American English
14458 The Post American World Fareed Zakaria 2008 American English
14458 13 Things That Don't Make Sense Michael Brooks 2008 British English
14458 Energies Vaclav Smil 2008 Czech English
14458 Money Well Spent Paul Brest, Hal Harvey 2008 American English
14458 Tomorrow's Table Pamela C. Ronald 2008 American English
14458 Global Catastrophes And Trends Vaclav Smil 2008 Czech English
14458 A Champion's Mind Pete Sampras 2008 American English
14458 Sustainable Energy David J. C. Mackay 2008 British English
14458 The White Man’s Burden William Russell Easterly 2006 Unknown English
14458 So You Wanna Be A Rock & Roll Star Jacob Slichter 2004 American English
14482 Glanz Und Gloria Henning Ahrens 2003 German German
14486 Mislaid Nell Zink 2015 American English
14484 The Beauty Defense Laura James 2019 Unknown English
14491 Sarah's Key Tatiana de Rosnay 2006 French French
14493 The Early Stories John Updike 2003 American English
14492 Every Summer After Carley Fortune 2022 Canadian English
14493 A History Of Burning Janika Oza 2023 Unknown English
14493 Cobalt Red Siddharth Kara 2023 Unknown English
14499 Too Big To Fail Andrew Ross Sorkin 2009 American English
14499 This Time Is Different Carmen M. Reinhart, Kenneth S. Rogoff 2009 American English
14499 Showing Up For Life Bill Gates 2009 American English
14499 Health Care Will Not Reform Itself George C. Halvorson 2009 American English
14499 Liberating Learning Terry M. Moe 2009 American English
14499 Work Hard. Be Nice. Jay Mathews 2009 American English
14499 In Fed We Trust David Wessel 2009 American English
14499 Smallpox D. A. Henderson 2009 American English
14499 The Hair Of The Dog Karl Sabbagh 2009 British English
14499 Why Don't Students Like School? Daniel T. Willingham 2009 American English
14499 Nowhere To Run Gerri Hirshey 2001 American English
14499 The Trial Of Henry Kissinger Christopher Hitchens 2001 British English
14499 Super Freakonomics Steven D. Levitt 2009 American English
14520 The Rational Optimist Matt Ridley 2010 British English
14520 Where Good Ideas Come From Steven Johnson 2010 American English
14520 Life Is What You Make It Peter Buffett 2010 American English
14520 Awakening Joy James Baraz 2010 American English
14520 The Most Powerful Idea In The World William Rosen 2010 American English
14520 Energy Transitions Vaclav Smil 2010 Czech English
14520 Prime Movers Of Globalization Vaclav Smil 2010 Canadian English
14520 Xkcd Randall Munroe 2010 American English
14520 Energy Myths And Realities Vaclav Smil 2010 Czech English
14520 Educational Economics Marguerite Roza 2010 American English
14520 The Fever Sonia Shah 2010 American English
14520 Why America Is Not A New Rome Vaclav Smil 2010 Canadian English
14520 Stretching The School Dollar Frederick M. Hess 2010 American English
14520 Why Does College Cost So Much? Robert B. Archibald 2010 American English
14520 Beyond The Crash Gordon Brown 2010 British English
14520 The Coast Of Utopia Tom Stoppard 2002 British English
14520 A Spot Of Bother Mark Haddon 2006 British English
14542 The Children Carolina Sanin 2016 Colombian Spanish
14542 The Unusual Suspect Ben Machell 2020 British English
14548 Queenie Candice Carty-Williams 2019 British English
14552 La Península De Las Casas Vacías David Uclés 2021 Unknown Spanish
14554 Reinventing Fire Amory Lovins 2011 American English
14554 World On The Edge Lester R. Brown 2011 American English
14554 For The Love Of Physics Walter Lewin 2011 American English
14554 Eradication Nancy Leys Stepan 2011 American English
14554 Unlocking The Gates Taylor Walsh 2011 American English
14554 Unlocking Energy Innovation Richard K. Lester 2011 American English
14554 That Used To Be Us Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum 2011 American English
14554 Give Smart Thomas J. Tierney 2011 American English
14554 Modernist Cuisine Nathan Myhrvold 2011 American English
14554 Change.Edu Andrew S. Rosen 2011 American English
14554 The Cat's Table Michael Ondaatje 2011 Canadian English
14554 Poor Economics Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo 2011 American English
14554 The Magic Of Reality Richard Dawkins 2011 British English
14554 House On Fire William H. Foege 2011 American English
14554 Class Warfare Steven Brill 2011 American English
14554 The Quest Daniel Yergin 2011 American English
14554 The City That Became Safe Franklin E. Zimring 2011 American English
14554 Value Added Measures In Education Douglas N. Harris 2011 American English
14554 The Headspace Guide To Meditation And Mindfulness Andy Puddicombe 2011 British English
14554 Academically Adrift Richard Arum 2011 American English
14554 Getting Better Charles Kenny 2011 American English
14554 Deng Xiaoping And The Transformation Of China Ezra F. Vogel 2011 American English
14554 The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind William Kamkwamba 2009 Malawian English
14554 Portfolios Of The Poor Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford, Orlanda Ruthven 2009 Unknown English
14554 It's Our Turn To Eat Michela Wrong 2009 British English
14554 Reading Shakespeare's Sonnets Don Paterson 2010 British English
14586 Die Projektoren Clemens Meyer 2024 German German
14589 Primera Persona Margarita García Robayo 2017 Colombian Spanish
14589 The Bitch Pilar Quintana 2017 Colombian Spanish
14589 Fuzz Mary Roach 2021 American English
14589 The Babysitter Liza Rodman, Jennifer Jordan 2021 Unknown English
14589 Couple Found Slain Mikita Brottman 2021 Unknown English
14589 Last Call Elon Green 2021 Unknown English
14589 Confident Women Tori Telfer 2021 Unknown English