The Greatest Books of All Time on Achievement

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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
2093 The Spirit of St. Louis Charles Lindbergh 1953 American English
2750 Dust Tracks on a Road Zora Neale Hurston 1942 American English
3825 Outliers Malcolm Gladwell 2008 Canadian English
11859 Swimming To Antarctica Lynne Cox 1994 American English
11939 From Immigrant to Inventor Michael I. Pupin 1923 American English
12034 Honouring High Places Junko Tabei 2017 Japanese English
15897 A Sense of Where You Are John McPhee 1965 American English
17117 The Mountains of My Life Walter Bonatti 1998 Italian Italian
17117 The Crystal Horizon Reinhold Messner 1989 Italian German
17117 No Excuses! Brian Tracy 2010 American English
16801 Down The Fairway Bobby Jones, O.B. Keeler 1927 American English
17117 Arnold Arnold Schwarzenegger, Douglas Kent Hall 1979 Unknown English