The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Beijing

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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
17163 The Tragedy Of Liberation Frank Dikötter 2013 Chinese English
17163 The Cultural Revolution Frank Dikötter 2016 Chinese English
17163 Neo Confucianism Stephen C. Angle, Justin Tiwald 2017 Chinese English
17163 The Chinese Computer Thomas S. Mullaney 2024 Unknown English
17163 Our Final Warning Mark Lynas 2020 British English
17163 Big Game, Small World Alexander Wolff 2002 Unknown English
17163 Free Speech Jacob Mchangama 2024 Unknown English
17163 The Wages Of Destruction Adam Tooze 2006 British English
17163 Genghis Khan And The Making Of The Modern World Jack Weatherford 2004 American English
17163 The World Simon Sebag Montefiore 2022 British English
17163 The Wealth And Poverty Of Nations David S. Landes 1998 American English
17163 Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer 2016 American English
16891 A History Of Civilizations Fernand Braudel 1963 French French
17163 Manchu Robert S. Elegant 1980 American English
17163 Peking Anthony Grey 1988 British English
17163 Ming Robert B. Oxnam 1995 Unknown English
17163 Sea Power Admiral James Stavridis 2017 American English
17163 The Genius Of Their Age S. Frederick Starr 2023 Unknown English
17163 Digital Empires Anu Bradford 2023 Unknown English
17163 Ninth Building Zou Jingzhi 2023 Chinese Chinese
17163 The World Simon Sebag Montefiore 2023 British English
17163 The Earth Transformed Peter Frankopan 2023 British English
17163 Eastbound Maylis de Kerangal 2023 French French
17163 Ghost Music An Yu 2022 Unknown English
17163 The 48 Laws Of Power robert green 1998 Unknown English
17163 Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992 American English
17163 Chinese Shadows Simon Leys 1974 Belgian French
17163 Colossus Niall Ferguson 2004 British English
17163 Destinations Jan Morris 1980 British English
17163 The Women's History Of The World Rosalind Miles 1988 British English
17163 The Climate Crisis And The Global Green New Deal Noam Chomsky 2020 American English
17163 Secret History Of The Mongols Paul Kahn 1984 Unknown English
17163 Remembrance Of Earth's Past Liu Cixin 2012 Chinese Chinese
17163 Three Body Problem Boxed Set Liu Cixin 2006 Chinese Chinese