The Greatest Books of All Time on Choice

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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
816 The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia Samuel Johnson, Abraham Raimbach, Robert Smirke 1759 British English
1799 The Giver Lois Lowry 1993 American English
2497 The Garden Of Forking Paths Jorge Luis Borges 1941 Argentinian Spanish
2700 Existentialism And Humanism Jean Paul Sartre 1946 French French
3638 The Roads To Freedom Jean Paul Sartre 1945 French French
4124 Either Or Soren Kierkegaard 1843 Danish Danish
6519 Free to Choose Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman 1980 American English
7915 The Devil and Miss Prym Paulo Coelho 2000 Brazilian Portuguese
9885 The Wall Jean Paul Sartre 1939 French French
13513 Indecision Benjamin Kunkel 2005 American English
15815 The Great Divorce C. S. Lewis 1945 British English
16575 Up At The Villa W. Somerset Maugham 1941 British English
16780 Hills Like White Elephants Ernest Hemingway 1927 American English
17162 The Art Of Choosing Sheena Iyengar 2010 American English
17162 Motherhood Sheila Heti 2018 Canadian English
17162 Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely 2008 American English
17162 Carpe Jugulum Terry Pratchett 1998 British English
17162 The Selection Kiera Cass 2012 American English
17162 Reality Transurfing Steps I V Vadim Zeland 2004 Russian Russian
17162 Still Born Guadalupe Nettel 2023 Mexican Spanish
17162 Without Children Peggy O’Donnell Heffington 2023 Unknown English
17162 Your Wish Is My Command Deena Mohamed 2022 Unknown English