The Greatest Books of All Time on Contemplation

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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
1019 The Interior Castle Teresa of Avila 1588 Spanish Spanish
2770 The Book Of Divine Consolation Meister Eckhart 1308 German Middle high german
3088 The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross St. John of the Cross 1578 Spanish Spanish
4686 Centuries Of Meditations Thomas Traherne 1665 British English
4686 Practical Mysticism Evelyn Underhill 1914 British English
5860 Centuries, Poems, And Thanksgivings Thomas Traherne 1903 British English
6002 The Life Of Rancé François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand 1844 French French
7215 Poems Of Fray Luis De León Fray Luis de León 1582 Spanish Spanish
7215 The Poems Of St. John Of The Cross St. John of the Cross 1578 Spanish Spanish
7215 Essays And Poems Jones Very 1839 American English
17114 A Sunlit Absence Martin Laird 2011 American English
17114 Into The Silent Land Martin Laird 2006 British English
17114 Caminhar Frédéric Gros 2009 French French
17114 A Book Of Silence Maitland, Sara 2008 British English