The Greatest Books of All Time on Debate

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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
1992 Headlong Hall Thomas Love Peacock 1816 British English
6716 Anti Goeze Gotthold Ephraim Lessing 1778 German German
11660 Fatal Discord Michael Massing 2018 Unknown English
12324 Huxley Adrian Desmond 1997 British English
14629 The Bet Paul Sabin 2013 American English
15897 Tattvachintamani Gaṅgeśa 1321 Indian Sanskrit
17114 Summer for the Gods Edward Larson 1997 American English
17114 Discussion with Einstein on Epistemology Niels Bohr 1949 Danish Unknown
17114 The Extraterrestrial Life Debate, 1750 1900 Michael J. Crowe 1986 American English
17114 Defenders Of The Truth Ullica Segerstrale 1986 American English
17114 Just The Arguments Michael Bruce, Steven Barbone 2011 American English
17114 The Darwin Wars Andrew Brown 1999 British English
17114 The Courtier And The Heretic Matthew Stewart 2006 American English
17114 Leviathan And The Air Pump Steven Shapin 1985 Unknown English
17114 Basketball Shea Serrano 2017 American English