The Greatest Books of All Time on Healing

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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
14232 The Sweet Hereafter Russell Banks 1991 American English
14554 The Deep End Of The Ocean Jacquelyn Mitchard 1996 American English
14587 The Harvester Gene Stratton-Porter 1911 American English
14833 Everything Happens For A Reason Kate Bowler 2018 American English
14986 Practical Magic Alice Hoffman 1995 American English
14986 Breath, Eyes, Memory Edwidge Danticat 1994 Haitian English
14986 Animal Dreams Barbara Kingsolver 1990 American English
14986 The Book Of Form And Emptiness Ruth Ozeki 2021 Japanese English
14986 Tender Morsels Margo Lanagan 2008 Australian English
14986 Some Kind Of Fairy Tale Graham Joyce 2012 British English
14986 The Mammoth Hunters Jean M. Auel 1985 American English
14986 Skellig David Almond 1998 British English
15618 The Primal Scream Arthur Janov 1970 American English
15644 The Boatbuilder Daniel Gumbiner 2018 American English
15720 Holiday Stanley Middleton 1974 British English
15918 Science And Health Mary Baker Eddy 1875 American English
17169 Taking the World in for Repairs Richard Selzer 1986 American English
17169 Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club Benjamin Alire Sáenz 2012 American English
17169 Aria of the Sea Dia Calhoun 2000 American English
17169 A Snicker of Magic Natalie Lloyd 2014 American English
17169 The War That Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 2015 American English
17169 The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog Bruce D. Perry, Danny Campbell, Maia Szalavita 2006 American English
17169 Ugly Ways Tina McElroy Ansa 1993 American English
17169 The Sound Of A Wild Snail Eating Renee Raudman, Elisabeth Tova Bailey 2010 American English
17169 Demon Slayer Koyoharu Gotouge 2016 Japanese Japanese
17169 Craigslist Confessional Helena Dea Bala 2020 American English
17169 Milk And Honey & The Sun And Her Flowers By Rupi Kaur 2 Books Collection Set Rupi Kaur 2014 Canadian English
17169 Dear Medusa Olivia A. Cole 2023 American English
17169 I Hope This Reaches Her In Time r.h. Sin 2017 American English
17169 She Fits Inside These Words r.h. Sin, Robert M. Drake, Samantha King Holmes 2021 American English
17169 I Would Leave Me If I Could Halsey 2020 American English
17169 She Felt Like Feeling Nothing r.h. Sin 2018 American English
17169 Empty Bottles Full Of Stories r.h. Sin, Robert M. Drake 2019 American English
17169 Faith Healer Brian Friel 1979 Irish English
17169 Nerilka's Story Anne McCaffrey 1986 Irish English
17169 The Killing Moon N. K. Jemisin 2012 American English
17169 The Reading List Sara Nisha Adams 2021 British English
17169 Dark Sister Graham Joyce 1992 British English
17169 Nights In Rodanthe Nicholas Sparks 2002 American English
17169 Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome Joy DeGruy 2005 American English
17169 Padre Pio Sergio Luzzatto 2007 Italian Italian
17169 Dogside Story Patricia Grace 2001 New Zealand English
17169 The Woman Who Owned The Shadows Paula Gunn Allen 1983 American English
17169 Lame Deer Richard Erodes, John Fire Lame Deer 1972 Unknown English
17169 The Tennis Partner Abraham Verghese 1998 American English
17169 Birds Of The Dawn Lily Osseiran Unknown Unknown
17169 Making History Carolyn See 1991 American English
16953 Dear And Glorious Physician Taylor Caldwell 1959 American English
17169 The Sum Of Our Days Isabel Allende 2008 Chilean Spanish
17169 When The Stars Go Dark Paula McLain 2021 American English
17169 Traveling Mercies Anne Lamott 1999 American English
17169 Edinburgh Alexander Chee 2001 American English
17169 The Flicker Of Old Dreams Susan Henderson 2018 American English
17169 Crazy Brave Joy Harjo 2012 American English
17169 In Country Bobbie Ann Mason 1985 American English
17169 Bitter And Sweet Rhonda McKnight 2024 Unknown English
17169 Umami Laia Jufresa 2015 Mexican Spanish
17169 Healing Back Pain John E. Sarno 1982 American English
17169 Dear Edward Ann Napolitano 2020 American English
17169 Messenger Lois Lowry 2004 American English
17169 The Fifth Sacred Thing Starhawk 1993 American English
17169 The Shaman's Mind Jonathan Hammond 2020 Unknown English
17169 Getting Through Grief Christine McArthur Unknown Unknown
17169 Mayakovsky's Revolver Matthew Dickman 2012 American English
17169 Rosalie Lightning Tom Hart 2016 American English
17169 Girl In Pieces Kathleen Glasgow 2016 American English
17169 Binding 13 Chloe Walsh 2018 Unknown English
17169 Dyscalculia Camonghne Felix 2023 Unknown English
17169 The Phone Booth At The Edge Of The World Laura Imai Messina 2020 Italian Italian
17169 Fresh Water For Flowers Valerie Perrin 2018 French French
17169 Moshi Moshi Banana Yoshimoto 2010 Japanese Japanese
17169 Emergency Kathleen Alcott 2023 Unknown English
17169 How To Build A Boat Elaine Feeney 2023 Unknown English
17169 Night Watch Jayne Anne Phillips 2023 American Unknown
17169 Mapping The Darkness Kenneth Miller 2023 Unknown English
17169 Wound Oksana Vasyakina 2023 Russian Russian
17169 A Flat Place Noreen Masud 2023 Unknown English
17169 Console Colin Channer 2023 Unknown Unknown
17169 Emergency Kathleen Alcott 2023 Unknown English
17169 Still Born Guadalupe Nettel 2023 Mexican Spanish
17169 Fires In The Dark Kay Redfield Jamison 2023 Unknown English
17169 The Covenant Of Water Abraham Verghese 2023 American English
17169 Go Back And Get It Dionne Ford 2023 Unknown English
17169 Greek Lessons Han Kang 2023 Korean Korean
17169 An Autobiography Of Skin Lakiesha Carr 2023 Unknown English
17169 The Dog Of The North Elizabeth McKenzie 2023 American English
17169 George Frieda Hughes 2023 British English
17169 The Island Elin Hilderbrand 2010 American English
17169 Hurricane Girl Marcy Dermansky 2022 American English
17169 Running With Sherman Chris McDougall 2019 American English
17169 Close Your Eyes And Count To 10 Lisa Unger American Unknown
17169 The Little Girl On The Ice Floe Adélaïde Bon 2018 French French
17169 I Fell In Love With Hope Lancali 2022 Unknown English
17169 Gossamer Lois Lowry 2006 American English
17169 The Lookback Window Kyle Dillon Hertz 2023 Unknown English
17169 Why Women Grow Alice Vincent 2023 Unknown English
17169 Everything/Nothing/Someone Alice Carrière 2023 Unknown English
17169 Tudo é Rio Carla Madeira 2014 Brazilian Portuguese
17169 Run Towards The Danger Sarah Polley 2022 Canadian English
17169 The Primordial Mind In Health And Illness Michael Robbins 2011 American Unknown
17169 The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice And Tribal Wisdom Joan Halifax 1993 American English
17169 Soul Boom Rainn Wilson 2023 American English
17169 The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart Holly Ringland 2018 Australian English
17169 The Circle Of Fire Don Miguel Ruiz 2013 Unknown English
17169 Shield Of Sparrows Devney Perry American English
17169 Eyes Of Horus Joan Grant 1980 British English
17169 Forever, Interrupted Taylor Jenkins Reid 2013 American English
17169 Supernatural Joe Dispenza 2017 American English
17169 The Painted Drum Louise Erdrich 2013 American English
17169 Baking Cakes In Kigali Gaile Parkin 2009 South African English
17169 You've Found Oliver Dustin Thao 2025 American English