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 743 '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
570 Aesop's Fables Aesop -560 Greek Ancient greek
682 The Adventures Of Pinocchio Carlo Collodi 1883 Italian Italian
1010 The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter 1902 British English
1376 Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl 1964 British English
2746 Struwwelpeter, Or, Merry Rhymes and Funny Pictures... Heinrich Hoffmann 1845 German German
2770 Max And Moritz Wilhelm Busch 1865 German German
3109 Principia Ethica George Edward Moore 1903 British English
5481 The Slap Christos Tsiolkas 2008 Australian English
6914 The Monkey's Paw W. W. Jacobs 1902 British English
7772 Chatham School Affair Thomas Cook 1996 American English
9002 Improvement Joan Silber 2017 American English
11520 Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill 1863 British English
12381 Bound To Happen Jonathan Shannon Unknown Unknown
13305 The Radioactive Boy Scout Ken Silverstein 2004 American English
13327 The Methods Of Ethics Henry Sidgwick 1874 British English
13933 Parenting With Love And Logic Foster Cline 1990 American English
14679 Millions Of Cats Wanda Gág 1928 American English
14901 Strega Nona Tomie dePaola 1975 American English
14901 The Vegan Andrew Lipstein 2023 Unknown English
15786 Pierre Maurice Sendak 1962 American English
17010 Flashforward Robert J. Sawyer 1999 Canadian English
17010 Magic Or Madness Justine Larbalestier 2005 Australian English
17010 The Object Of Morality G. J. Warnock 1971 British English
16722 Das Kalte Herz Wilhelm Hauff 1827 German German
17010 All On A Summer's Day John Wainwright 1981 British English
17010 Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Kevin Henkes 1996 American English
17010 Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People’s Ears Verna Aardema 1975 American English
17010 A Second Chance For Yesterday RA Sinn 2023 Unknown English
17010 Your Wish Is My Command Deena Mohamed 2022 Unknown English