The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Amazon Rainforest

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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
991 Macunaíma Mario de Andrade 1928 Brazilian Portuguese
4718 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories Luis Sepúlveda 1989 Chilean Spanish
4738 At Play in the Fields of the Lord Peter Matthiessen 1965 American English
5597 The Lost City of Z David Grann 2009 American English
6520 City of the Beasts Isabel Allende 2002 Chilean Spanish
7819 On The Track Of Unknown Animals Bernard Heuvelmans 1955 Belgian French
9028 The Storyteller Mario Vargas Llosa 1987 Peruvian Spanish
9678 Tropical Nature Adrian Forsyth, Ken Miyata 1984 Unknown English
10124 The Winds Of Change Eugene Linden 2006 Unknown English
11837 The Balance Of Nature John Kricher 2009 Unknown English
17117 In Trouble Again Redmond O'Hanlon 1988 British English
16848 Through the Brazilian Wilderness Theodore Roosevelt 1914 American English
17117 The River Of Doubt Candice Millard 2005 American English
17117 Colonel Roosevelt Edmund Morris 2010 American English
17117 The Climate Book Greta Thunberg 2022 Swedish English
17117 Last Chance To See Douglas Adams 1989 British English
17117 Our Final Warning Mark Lynas 2020 British English
17117 The Earth Transformed Peter Frankopan 2023 British English
17117 Into The Amazon Larry Rohter 2017 Unknown English
17117 Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992 American English
17117 Journey To The River Sea Eva Ibbotson 2001 British English