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
4719 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories Luis Sepúlveda 1989 Chilean Spanish
4739 At Play in the Fields of the Lord Peter Matthiessen 1965 American English
5600 The Lost City of Z David Grann 2009 American English
6522 City of the Beasts Isabel Allende 2002 Chilean Spanish
7820 On The Track Of Unknown Animals Bernard Heuvelmans 1955 Belgian French
9032 The Storyteller Mario Vargas Llosa 1987 Peruvian Spanish
9681 Tropical Nature Adrian Forsyth, Ken Miyata 1984 Unknown English
10128 The Winds Of Change Eugene Linden 2006 Unknown English
11838 The Balance Of Nature John Kricher 2009 Unknown English
17159 In Trouble Again Redmond O'Hanlon 1988 British English
16888 Through the Brazilian Wilderness Theodore Roosevelt 1914 American English
17159 The River Of Doubt Candice Millard 2005 American English
17159 Colonel Roosevelt Edmund Morris 2010 American English
17159 The Climate Book Greta Thunberg 2022 Swedish English
17159 Last Chance To See Douglas Adams 1989 British English
17159 Our Final Warning Mark Lynas 2020 British English
17159 The Earth Transformed Peter Frankopan 2023 British English
17159 Into The Amazon Larry Rohter 2017 Unknown English
17159 Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992 American English
17159 Journey To The River Sea Eva Ibbotson 2001 British English