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
996 Dombey and Son Charles Dickens 1846 British English
1245 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
5466 In The Solitude Of Cotton Fields Bernard-Marie Koltès 1986 French French
6506 Arcadia Jim Crace 1992 British English
8747 Reaper Man Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
11070 Midnight Mao Dun 1933 Chinese Chinese
11463 The Store Thomas Sigismund Stribling 1932 American English
13382 A tour thro' the whole island of Great Britain Daniel Defoe 1724 British English
13382 Essays, Moral, Political, And Literary David Hume 1741 Scottish English
14275 Quicksilver Neal Stephenson 2003 American English
15897 The Fur Trade In Canada Harold A. Innis 1930 Canadian English
15897 Medieval Cities Henri Pirenne 1925 Belgian French
16572 Typhoon Joseph Conrad 1902 British English
17113 Going Dutch Lisa Jardine 2008 British English
17113 Nature’s Metropolis William Cronon 1991 American English
17113 Made In America Bill Bryson 1994 American English
17113 The Confusion Neal Stephenson 2004 American English
16942 Astoria Washington Irving 1835 American English
17113 The Walking Drum Louis L'Amour 1984 American English