The Greatest Books of All Time on Customs

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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
715 The Sketch Book Of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Washington Irving 1819 American English
1590 Germania Cornelius Tacitus 98 Roman Latin
2593 Tales Of Hulan River Xiao Hong 1942 Chinese Chinese
3185 Eothen Alexander William Kinglake 1844 British English
7215 A Family Chronicle Sergei Aksakov 1856 Russian Russian
8031 A Barbarian In Asia Henri Michaux 1933 French French
8031 From A Chinese City Gontran de Poncins 1957 French English
8653 Domestic Manners of the Americans Fanny Trollope 1832 British English
10110 Blackberry Winter Margaret Mead 1972 American English
11538 The Innocents Abroad Mark Twain 1869 American English
11660 The Embarrassment Of Riches Simon Schama 1987 British English
12785 The Marriage Of Young Blacky Zhao Shuli 1943 Chinese Chinese
14926 White Shadows In The South Seas Frederick O'Brien 1919 American English
15898 Small Talk At Wreyland Cecil Torr 1918 British English
17046 Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of the North American Indians George Catlin 1841 American English
17120 La Charte Du Mandé Et Autres Traditions Du Mali Aboubakar Fofana, Jean-Louis Sagot 2003 French Unknown
17032 The Splendid Idle Forties Gertrude Atherton 1902 American English