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
14389 Creating The Twentieth Century Vaclav Smil 2005 Czech English
14389 The End Of Poverty Jeffrey D. Sachs 2005 American English
14389 The Collected Stories Richard Yates 2001 American English
14398 Writers & Lovers Lily King 2020 American English
14400 Los Estratos Juan Cárdenas 2013 Colombian Spanish
14399 Bye Bye Blondie Virginie Despentes 2004 French French
14401 La Ligne Noire Jean-Christophe Grangé 2004 French French
14402 28 Summers Elin Hilderbrand 2020 American English
14404 Blaue Frau Antje Rávik Strubel 2021 German German
14404 Die Inkommensurablen Raphaela Edelbauer 2021 Austrian German
14407 Trans Juliet Jacques 2015 British English
14410 The Box Marc Levinson 2006 American English
14410 The Man Who Fed The World Leon Hesser 2006 American English
14410 Science Business Gary P. Pisano 2006 American English
14410 How To Spend $50 Billion To Make The World A Better Place Bjørn Lomborg 2006 Danish English
14410 Priorities In Health Dean T. Jamison 2006 American English
14410 Global Health Ann Lindstrand 2006 Unknown English
14426 How To Sell A Haunted House Grady Hendrix 2023 American English
14425 The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes Tatiana Țîbuleac 2016 Moldovan Romanian
14428 1979 Christian Kracht 2001 German German
14431 American Innovations Rivka Galchen 2014 American English
14432 Fault Lines Nancy Huston 2006 French French
14434 Einstein Walter Isaacson 2007 American English
14434 Big History Cynthia Stokes Brown 2007 American English
14434 The Grid Phillip F. Schewe 2007 American English
14434 The Foundation Joel L. Fleishman 2007 American English
14434 The Making Of A Tropical Disease Randall M. Packard 2007 American English
14434 Vaccine Arthur Allen 2007 American English
14434 Train Pete Dexter 2003 American English
14448 Q & A Vikas Swarup 2005 Indian English
14450 A Spool Of Blue Thread Anne Tyler 2015 American English
14452 Making Money Terry Pratchett 2007 British English
14452 Behave Robert Sapolsky 2023 American English
14457 Brain Rules John Medina 2008 American English
14457 The Post American World Fareed Zakaria 2008 American English
14457 13 Things That Don't Make Sense Michael Brooks 2008 British English
14457 Energies Vaclav Smil 2008 Czech English
14457 Money Well Spent Paul Brest, Hal Harvey 2008 American English
14457 Tomorrow's Table Pamela C. Ronald 2008 American English
14457 Global Catastrophes And Trends Vaclav Smil 2008 Czech English
14457 A Champion's Mind Pete Sampras 2008 American English
14457 Sustainable Energy David J. C. Mackay 2008 British English
14457 The White Man’s Burden William Russell Easterly 2006 Unknown English
14457 So You Wanna Be A Rock & Roll Star Jacob Slichter 2004 American English
14481 Glanz Und Gloria Henning Ahrens 2003 German German
14485 Mislaid Nell Zink 2015 American English
14483 The Beauty Defense Laura James 2019 Unknown English
14490 Sarah's Key Tatiana de Rosnay 2006 French French
14492 The Early Stories John Updike 2003 American English
14491 Every Summer After Carley Fortune 2022 Canadian English
14492 A History Of Burning Janika Oza 2023 Unknown English
14492 Cobalt Red Siddharth Kara 2023 Unknown English
14498 Too Big To Fail Andrew Ross Sorkin 2009 American English
14498 This Time Is Different Carmen M. Reinhart, Kenneth S. Rogoff 2009 American English
14498 Showing Up For Life Bill Gates 2009 American English
14498 Health Care Will Not Reform Itself George C. Halvorson 2009 American English
14498 Liberating Learning Terry M. Moe 2009 American English
14498 Work Hard. Be Nice. Jay Mathews 2009 American English
14498 In Fed We Trust David Wessel 2009 American English
14498 Smallpox D. A. Henderson 2009 American English
14498 The Hair Of The Dog Karl Sabbagh 2009 British English
14498 Why Don't Students Like School? Daniel T. Willingham 2009 American English
14498 Nowhere To Run Gerri Hirshey 2001 American English
14498 The Trial Of Henry Kissinger Christopher Hitchens 2001 British English
14498 Super Freakonomics Steven D. Levitt 2009 American English
14519 The Rational Optimist Matt Ridley 2010 British English
14519 Where Good Ideas Come From Steven Johnson 2010 American English
14519 Life Is What You Make It Peter Buffett 2010 American English
14519 Awakening Joy James Baraz 2010 American English
14519 The Most Powerful Idea In The World William Rosen 2010 American English
14519 Energy Transitions Vaclav Smil 2010 Czech English
14519 Prime Movers Of Globalization Vaclav Smil 2010 Canadian English
14519 Xkcd Randall Munroe 2010 American English
14519 Energy Myths And Realities Vaclav Smil 2010 Czech English
14519 Educational Economics Marguerite Roza 2010 American English
14519 The Fever Sonia Shah 2010 American English
14519 Why America Is Not A New Rome Vaclav Smil 2010 Canadian English
14519 Stretching The School Dollar Frederick M. Hess 2010 American English
14519 Why Does College Cost So Much? Robert B. Archibald 2010 American English
14519 Beyond The Crash Gordon Brown 2010 British English
14519 The Coast Of Utopia Tom Stoppard 2002 British English
14519 A Spot Of Bother Mark Haddon 2006 British English
14541 The Children Carolina Sanin 2016 Colombian Spanish
14541 The Unusual Suspect Ben Machell 2020 British English
14547 Queenie Candice Carty-Williams 2019 British English
14551 La Península De Las Casas Vacías David Uclés 2021 Unknown Spanish
14553 Reinventing Fire Amory Lovins 2011 American English
14553 World On The Edge Lester R. Brown 2011 American English
14553 For The Love Of Physics Walter Lewin 2011 American English
14553 Eradication Nancy Leys Stepan 2011 American English
14553 Unlocking The Gates Taylor Walsh 2011 American English
14553 Unlocking Energy Innovation Richard K. Lester 2011 American English
14553 That Used To Be Us Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum 2011 American English
14553 Give Smart Thomas J. Tierney 2011 American English
14553 Modernist Cuisine Nathan Myhrvold 2011 American English
14553 Change.Edu Andrew S. Rosen 2011 American English
14553 The Cat's Table Michael Ondaatje 2011 Canadian English
14553 Poor Economics Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo 2011 American English
14553 The Magic Of Reality Richard Dawkins 2011 British English
14553 House On Fire William H. Foege 2011 American English
14553 Class Warfare Steven Brill 2011 American English
14553 The Quest Daniel Yergin 2011 American English
14553 The City That Became Safe Franklin E. Zimring 2011 American English
14553 Value Added Measures In Education Douglas N. Harris 2011 American English
14553 The Headspace Guide To Meditation And Mindfulness Andy Puddicombe 2011 British English
14553 Academically Adrift Richard Arum 2011 American English
14553 Getting Better Charles Kenny 2011 American English
14553 Deng Xiaoping And The Transformation Of China Ezra F. Vogel 2011 American English
14553 The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind William Kamkwamba 2009 Malawian English
14553 Portfolios Of The Poor Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford, Orlanda Ruthven 2009 Unknown English
14553 It's Our Turn To Eat Michela Wrong 2009 British English
14553 Reading Shakespeare's Sonnets Don Paterson 2010 British English
14585 Die Projektoren Clemens Meyer 2024 German German
14588 Primera Persona Margarita García Robayo 2017 Colombian Spanish
14588 The Bitch Pilar Quintana 2017 Colombian Spanish
14588 Fuzz Mary Roach 2021 American English
14588 The Babysitter Liza Rodman, Jennifer Jordan 2021 Unknown English
14588 Couple Found Slain Mikita Brottman 2021 Unknown English
14588 Last Call Elon Green 2021 Unknown English
14588 Confident Women Tori Telfer 2021 Unknown English