The Greatest American Books of All Time on Execution
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1012 | Invitation To A Beheading | Vladimir Nabokov | 1935 | American | Russian | |
| 5732 | Anne Of The Thousand Days | Maxwell Anderson | 1950 | American | English | |
| 8953 | The Vagrants | Yiyun Li | 2009 | American | English | |
| 11660 | The Rosenberg File | Ronald Radosh, Joyce Milton | 1983 | American | English | |
| 14730 | Measure What Matters | John Doerr | 2017 | American | English | |
| 14983 | The Public Burning | Robert Coover | 1977 | American | English | |
| 15897 | An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | Ambrose Bierce | 1890 | American | English | |
| 17117 | The 12 Week Year | Brian P. Moran | 2013 | American | English |