The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Houston
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3099 | Ball Four | Jim Bouton | 1970 | American | English | |
| 5362 | The Hite Report | Shere Hite | 1976 | American | English | |
| 6672 | What The Dog Saw And Other Adventures | Malcolm Gladwell | 2009 | Canadian | English | |
| 6737 | The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup | Susan Orlean | 2001 | American | English | |
| 6806 | America | Jean Baudrillard | 1986 | French | French | |
| 7977 | Trust Exercise | Susan Choi | 2019 | American | English | |
| 8467 | Griftopia | Matt Taibbi | 2010 | American | English | |
| 8929 | The End Of Men | Hanna Rosin | 2012 | American | English | |
| 9331 | In Search Of Excellence | Tom Peters, Robert H. Waterman, Jr. | 1982 | American | English | |
| 9534 | Black Water Rising | Attica Locke | 2009 | American | English | |
| 10192 | Little Soldiers | Lenora Chu | 2017 | Unknown | English | |
| 10703 | Atmosphere | Taylor Jenkins Reid | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 11219 | Memorial | Bryan Washington | 2020 | American | English | |
| 11663 | God Save Texas | Lawrence Wright | 2018 | American | English | |
| 11663 | We The Corporations | Adam Winkler | 2018 | American | English | |
| 12735 | Space | James A. Michener | 1982 | American | English | |
| 14985 | Poverty, By America | Matthew Desmond | 2023 | American | English | |
| 14985 | We Were Once A Family | Roxanna Asgarian | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 16697 | Terms Of Endearment | Larry McMurtry | 1975 | American | English | |
| 17166 | Flesh Eaters | Joe McKinney | 2011 | American | English | |
| 17166 | Wildfire | Ilona Andrews | 2017 | American | English | |
| 17166 | Burn For Me | Ilona Andrews | 2014 | American | English | |
| 17166 | Forty Stories | Donald Barthelme | 1981 | American | English | |
| 17166 | The Silk Roads | Peter Frankopan | 2015 | British | English | |
| 17166 | Semi Tough | Dan Jenkins | 1972 | American | English | |
| 17166 | The Summer Game | Roger Angell | 1972 | American | English | |
| 17166 | Lords Of The Realm | John Helyar | 1994 | American | English | |
| 17166 | Road Swing | Steve Rushin | 1998 | American | English | |
| 17166 | Little Girls In Pretty Boxes | Joan Ryan | 1995 | American | English | |
| 17166 | Family Meal | Bryan Washington | 2023 | American | English | |
| 17166 | King Of The World | David Remnick | 1998 | American | English | |
| 17166 | Enron | Lucy Prebble | 2009 | British | English | |
| 17166 | A Durable Fire | Virginia Bernhard | 1990 | Unknown | English | |
| 17166 | Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus | Nabeel Qureshi | 2014 | American | English | |
| 17166 | Mobility | Lydia Kiesling | 2023 | American | English | |
| 17166 | Paved Paradise | Henry Grabar | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17166 | We Were Once A Family | Roxanna Asgarian | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17166 | The Great Displacement | Jake Bittle | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17166 | The People’s Hospital | Ricardo Nuila | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17166 | Rocket Men | Robert Kurson | 2018 | American | English | |
| 17166 | Migratory Birds | Mariana Oliver | 2014 | Mexican | Spanish | |
| 17166 | The New Climate War | Michael Mann | 2021 | American | English |