The Greatest Books of All Time on Government

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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
15594 Belgium; A Personal Narrative Brand Whitlock 1919 American English
15836 A History Of Political Theory George Holland Sabine 1937 American English
15923 Enquiry Concerning Political Justice William Godwin 1793 British English
15923 The Shame Of The Cities Lincoln Steffens 1904 American English
15923 The Gathering Storm Winston Churchill 1948 British English
15923 In Defence Of Politics Bernard Crick 1962 British English
15923 Boss Mike Royko 1971 American English
15923 The Twilight Of The Presidency George E. Reedy 1971 American English
15923 None Dare Call It Treason John A. Stormer 1964 American English
17175 Legacy of Ashes Tim Weiner 2007 American English
17175 The War with Mexico Justin H. Smith 1919 American English
17175 The American Revolution Charles Howard McIlwain 1923 American English
17175 Samuel Pepys Claire Tomalin 2002 British English
17175 Pinckney's Treaty Samuel Flagg Bemis 1926 American English
17175 The People's Choice Herbert Agar 1933 American English
17175 The Disruption of American Democracy Roy Franklin Nichols 1948 American English
17175 The Republican Era Leonard D. White, Jean Schneider 1958 American English
17175 Origins of the Fifth Amendment Leonard W. Levy 1968 American English
17175 Prophets of Regulation Thomas K. McCraw 1984 American English
17175 America John Stewart 2004 American English
17175 Parliament of Whores P. J. O'Rourke 1991 American English
17175 How Democracies Perish Jean François Revel 1983 French French
17175 The Year Of The Quiet Sun Wilson Tucker 1970 American English
17175 The Pentagon Papers New York Times 1971 American English
17175 My Life Golda Meir 1975 Israeli English
17175 Little Brother Cory Doctorow 2008 Canadian English
17175 The Camel Club David Baldacci 2005 American English
17175 Freedom's Dominion Jefferson Cowie 2023 American English
17175 The Fringes Of Power John Colville 1985 British English
17175 Inside The Company Philip Agee 1975 American English
17175 Confessions Of A Muckraker Jack Anderson 1979 American English
17175 The Politics Of War Walter Karp 1979 American English
17175 The Politics Of Heroin Alfred McCoy 1972 American English
17175 Street Level Bureaucracy (Publications Of Russell Sage Foundation) Michael Lipsky 1980 American English
17175 Executive Orders Tom Clancy 1996 American English
17175 Akira, Vol. 5 Katsuhiro Otomo 1990 Japanese Japanese
17175 Aneurin Bevan Michael Foot 1973 British English
17175 Whitehall Peter Hennessy 1989 British English
17175 The End Of The Party Andrew Rawnsley 2010 British English
17175 American Woman Katie Rogers 2024 Unknown English
17175 Autocracy, Inc. Anne Applebaum 2024 Unknown English
17175 The First American H.W. Brands 2000 American English
17175 The Postmortal Drew Magary 2011 American English
17175 The Big Myth Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway 2023 Unknown English
17175 The Secret History Of Twin Peaks Robert Frost 2016 Unknown English
17175 Under The Eye Of Power Colin Dickey 2023 American English
17175 The Price Of Peace Zachary D. Carter 2020 American English
16881 The World Of Null A A. E. Van Vogt 1945 Canadian English