The Greatest Books of All Time on Determination

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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
2124 True Grit Charles Portis 1968 American English
3521 Balzac Stefan Zweig 1946 Austrian German
7215 The Little Engine that Could Platt & Munk 1930 American English
11859 Swimming To Antarctica Lynne Cox 1994 American English
13878 Self Help Samuel Smiles 1859 British English
14878 No Picnic on Mount Kenya Felice Benuzzi 1947 Italian Italian
17114 The Crystal Horizon Reinhold Messner 1989 Italian German
17114 Arnold Arnold Schwarzenegger, Douglas Kent Hall 1979 Unknown English
17114 I Can't Accept Not Trying Michael Jordan 1994 American English
17114 It's Not About The Bike Lance Armstrong 1999 American English
17114 How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won The Fa Cup JL Carr 1975 British English
17114 Bert Breen's Barn Walter D. Edmonds 1975 American English