The Greatest Books of All Time on Commerce

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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
775 Cheese Willem Elsschot 1933 Belgian Dutch
995 Dombey and Son Charles Dickens 1846 British English
1244 The Travels of Marco Polo Marco Polo 1300 Italian Old french
3324 Thomas of Reading, Or, The Sixe Worthie Yeomen of the West Thomas Deloney 1599 British English
5467 In The Solitude Of Cotton Fields Bernard-Marie Koltès 1986 French French
6508 Arcadia Jim Crace 1992 British English
8749 Reaper Man Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
11065 Midnight Mao Dun 1933 Chinese Chinese
11454 The Store Thomas Sigismund Stribling 1932 American English
13362 A tour thro' the whole island of Great Britain Daniel Defoe 1724 British English
13362 Essays, Moral, Political, And Literary David Hume 1741 Scottish English
14232 Quicksilver Neal Stephenson 2003 American English
15914 The Fur Trade In Canada Harold A. Innis 1930 Canadian English
15914 Medieval Cities Henri Pirenne 1925 Belgian French
16602 Typhoon Joseph Conrad 1902 British English
17158 Going Dutch Lisa Jardine 2008 British English
17158 Nature’s Metropolis William Cronon 1991 American English
17158 Made In America Bill Bryson 1994 American English
17158 The Confusion Neal Stephenson 2004 American English
16972 Astoria Washington Irving 1835 American English
17158 The Walking Drum Louis L'Amour 1984 American English