The Greatest Books of All Time on Consequences

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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
562 Aesop's Fables Aesop -560 Greek Ancient greek
684 The Adventures Of Pinocchio Carlo Collodi 1883 Italian Italian
1014 The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter 1902 British English
1377 Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl 1964 British English
2752 Struwwelpeter, Or, Merry Rhymes and Funny Pictures... Heinrich Hoffmann 1845 German German
2774 Max And Moritz Wilhelm Busch 1865 German German
3117 Principia Ethica George Edward Moore 1903 British English
5490 The Slap Christos Tsiolkas 2008 Australian English
6923 The Monkey's Paw W. W. Jacobs 1902 British English
7789 Chatham School Affair Thomas Cook 1996 American English
9017 Improvement Joan Silber 2017 American English
11546 Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill 1863 British English
12412 Bound To Happen Jonathan Shannon Unknown Unknown
13340 The Radioactive Boy Scout Ken Silverstein 2004 American English
13362 The Methods Of Ethics Henry Sidgwick 1874 British English
13986 Parenting With Love And Logic Foster Cline 1990 American English
14766 Millions Of Cats Wanda Gág 1928 American English
14985 Strega Nona Tomie dePaola 1975 American English
14985 The Vegan Andrew Lipstein 2023 Unknown English
15912 Pierre Maurice Sendak 1962 American English
17153 Flashforward Robert J. Sawyer 1999 Canadian English
17153 Magic Or Madness Justine Larbalestier 2005 Australian English
17153 The Object Of Morality G. J. Warnock 1971 British English
16873 Das Kalte Herz Wilhelm Hauff 1827 German German
17153 All On A Summer's Day John Wainwright 1981 British English
17153 Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Kevin Henkes 1996 American English
17153 Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People’s Ears Verna Aardema 1975 American English
17153 A Second Chance For Yesterday RA Sinn 2023 Unknown English
17153 Your Wish Is My Command Deena Mohamed 2022 Unknown English