The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Detroit
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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.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418 | Middlesex | Jeffrey Eugenides | 2002 | American | English | |
| 685 | Them | Joyce Carol Oates | 1969 | American | English | |
| 3377 | Ordinary People | Judith Guest | 1976 | American | English | |
| 3444 | The Kandy Kolored Tangerine Flake Streamline Baby | Tom Wolfe | 1965 | American | English | |
| 5356 | 52 Pick Up | Elmore Leonard | 1974 | American | English | |
| 5998 | The Cipher | Kathe Koja | 1991 | American | English | |
| 6186 | Iacocca | Lee Iacocca | 1984 | American | English | |
| 7993 | A Relative Stranger | Charles Baxter | 1990 | American | English | |
| 8433 | Arc of Justice | Kevin Boyle | 2004 | American | English | |
| 8790 | What Work Is | Philip Levine | 1991 | American | English | |
| 8895 | Yoga For People Who Can’t Be Bothered To Do It | Geoff Dyer | 2003 | British | English | |
| 8925 | The End Of Men | Hanna Rosin | 2012 | American | English | |
| 9321 | The Beautiful Room Is Empty | Edmund White | 1988 | American | English | |
| 9324 | The Hacker Crackdown | Bruce Sterling | 1992 | American | English | |
| 9328 | In Search Of Excellence | Tom Peters, Robert H. Waterman, Jr. | 1982 | American | English | |
| 11287 | The Girls Who Went Away | Ann Fessler | 2006 | American | English | |
| 11489 | When Everything Changed | Gail Collins | 2009 | American | English | |
| 12116 | Broken Monsters | Lauren Beukes | 2014 | South African | English | |
| 12187 | American Street | Ibi Zoboi | 2017 | American | English | |
| 12258 | Her | Cherry Muhanji | 1990 | American | English | |
| 13256 | The Spoken Word Revolution | Mark Eleveld | 2003 | Unknown | English | |
| 13327 | Olio | Tyehimba Jess | 2016 | American | English | |
| 13574 | The Sound Of The City | Charlie Gillett | 1970 | British | English | |
| 13885 | Stitches | David Small | 2009 | American | English | |
| 14056 | Sweet Soul Music | Peter Guralnick | 1986 | American | English | |
| 14498 | Nowhere To Run | Gerri Hirshey | 2001 | American | English | |
| 14984 | Vida | Marge Piercy | 1979 | American | English | |
| 14984 | Poverty, By America | Matthew Desmond | 2023 | American | English | |
| 15898 | La Salle And The Discovery Of The Great West | Francis Parkman | 1869 | American | English | |
| 16532 | The Other America | Michael Harrington | 1962 | American | English | |
| 17120 | Killshot | Elmore Leonard | 1989 | American | English | |
| 17120 | You Don’t Have To Live Like This | Benjamin Markovits | 2015 | American | English | |
| 17120 | Eva's Man | Gayl Jones | 1976 | American | English | |
| 17120 | Braided Lives | Marge Piercy | 1982 | American | English | |
| 17120 | Detroit | Dan Georgakas | 1975 | Unknown | English | |
| 17120 | Patron Saints Of Nothing | Randy Ribay | 2019 | American | English | |
| 17120 | Hip Hop Is History | Questlove | 2024 | American | Unknown | |
| 17120 | Please Kill Me | Legs McNeil | 1996 | American | English | |
| 17114 | Malcolm X | Malcolm X | 1965 | American | English | |
| 17120 | Paper Lion | George Plimpton | 1966 | American | English | |
| 17120 | The Summer Game | Roger Angell | 1972 | American | English | |
| 17120 | Veeck As In Wreck | Bill Veeck, Ed Linn | 1962 | American | English | |
| 17120 | The Glory Of Their Times | Lawrence Ritter | 1966 | American | English | |
| 17120 | Road Swing | Steve Rushin | 1998 | American | English | |
| 17120 | How The Beatles Destroyed Rock 'N' Roll | Elijah Wald | 2009 | American | English | |
| 17120 | Diego & Frida | J. M. G. Le Clezio | 1993 | French | French | |
| 17120 | Dilla Time | Dan Charnas | 2022 | Unknown | English | |
| 17120 | Romney | McKay Coppins | 2023 | American | English | |
| 17120 | The New Geography Of Jobs | Enrico Moretti | 2012 | American | English |