The Greatest Books of All Time on Action
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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.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 | Tarzan of the Apes | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1912 | American | English | |
| 495 | Casino Royale | Ian Fleming | 1953 | British | English | |
| 673 | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | Jules Verne | 1870 | French | French | |
| 896 | She | H. Rider Haggard | 1887 | British | English | |
| 1606 | White Fang | Jack London | 1906 | American | English | |
| 1721 | Pragmatism | William James | 1907 | American | English | |
| 2100 | From Russia with Love | Ian Fleming | 1957 | British | English | |
| 2540 | A Bear Called Paddington | Michael Bond | 1958 | British | English | |
| 2561 | The Human Condition | Hannah Arendt | 1958 | German | English | |
| 3059 | LaBrava | Elmore Leonard | 1983 | American | English | |
| 3325 | Sandokan | Emilio Salgari | 1883 | Italian | Italian | |
| 3635 | The Totem | David Morrell | 1979 | American | English | |
| 5016 | High Citadel | Desmond Bagley | 1965 | British | English | |
| 5911 | The Warlord of Mars | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1914 | American | English | |
| 6081 | The Power Of The Dog | Don Winslow | 2005 | American | English | |
| 7000 | The Gray Man | Mark Greaney | 2009 | American | English | |
| 7141 | Jade City | Fonda Lee | 2017 | Chinese | English | |
| 7206 | Animalinside | László Krasznahorkai, Max Neumann | 2010 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 7216 | Death In Silver | Lester Dent | 1934 | American | English | |
| 7799 | Network Effect | Martha Wells | 2020 | American | English | |
| 9067 | Stormbreaker | Anthony Horowitz | 2000 | British | English | |
| 9095 | He Who Fights With Monsters | Shirtaloon | 2021 | Unknown | English | |
| 12647 | Daikon | Samuel Hawley | Unknown | English | ||
| 13055 | Chaos | Constance Fay | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 14650 | Superfiction | Joe David Bellamy | 1975 | American | English | |
| 14985 | The Rifles | William T. Vollmann | 1994 | American | English | |
| 14985 | Armor | John Steakley | 1984 | American | English | |
| 15913 | Diamonds Are Forever | Ian Fleming | 1956 | British | English | |
| 17158 | Seaview | Toby Olson | 1983 | American | English | |
| 17158 | Savages | Don Winslow | 2010 | American | English | |
| 17158 | Harlequin Rex | Owen Marshall | 1999 | New Zealander | English | |
| 17099 | Logan's Run | William F. Nolan | 1967 | American | English | |
| 17158 | Naruto, Vol. 1 | Masashi Kishimoto | 1999 | Japanese | Japanese | |
| 17158 | Where Eagles Dare | Alistair MacLean | 1967 | British | English | |
| 17158 | True Believer | Jack Carr | 2019 | American | English | |
| 17158 | Code Red | Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills | 2023 | American | English | |
| 17158 | The Five Major Pieces To The Life Puzzle | Jim Rohn | 1991 | American | English | |
| 17158 | Lectures On Imagination | Paul Ricoeur | Unknown | French | ||
| 17158 | Edge Of Honor | Brad Thor | 2025 | American | English | |
| 17158 | Origami Man | Matthew FitzSimmons | 2020 | American | English | |
| 17158 | Cold Harbor | Matthew FitzSimmons | 2017 | American | English | |
| 17158 | Remote Control | Andy McNab | 1997 | British | English | |
| 17158 | Outlaw | Angus Donald | 2009 | British | English |