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 | |
| 5361 | The Hite Report | Shere Hite | 1976 | American | English | |
| 6671 | What The Dog Saw And Other Adventures | Malcolm Gladwell | 2009 | Canadian | English | |
| 6736 | The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup | Susan Orlean | 2001 | American | English | |
| 6806 | America | Jean Baudrillard | 1986 | French | French | |
| 7976 | Trust Exercise | Susan Choi | 2019 | American | English | |
| 8462 | Griftopia | Matt Taibbi | 2010 | American | English | |
| 8924 | The End Of Men | Hanna Rosin | 2012 | American | English | |
| 9326 | In Search Of Excellence | Tom Peters, Robert H. Waterman, Jr. | 1982 | American | English | |
| 9529 | Black Water Rising | Attica Locke | 2009 | American | English | |
| 10186 | Little Soldiers | Lenora Chu | 2017 | Unknown | English | |
| 10698 | Atmosphere | Taylor Jenkins Reid | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 11214 | Memorial | Bryan Washington | 2020 | American | English | |
| 11660 | God Save Texas | Lawrence Wright | 2018 | American | English | |
| 11660 | We The Corporations | Adam Winkler | 2018 | American | English | |
| 12733 | Space | James A. Michener | 1982 | American | English | |
| 14983 | Poverty, By America | Matthew Desmond | 2023 | American | English | |
| 14983 | We Were Once A Family | Roxanna Asgarian | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 16655 | Terms Of Endearment | Larry McMurtry | 1975 | American | English | |
| 17119 | Flesh Eaters | Joe McKinney | 2011 | American | English | |
| 17119 | Wildfire | Ilona Andrews | 2017 | American | English | |
| 17119 | Burn For Me | Ilona Andrews | 2014 | American | English | |
| 17119 | Forty Stories | Donald Barthelme | 1981 | American | English | |
| 17119 | The Silk Roads | Peter Frankopan | 2015 | British | English | |
| 17119 | Semi Tough | Dan Jenkins | 1972 | American | English | |
| 17119 | The Summer Game | Roger Angell | 1972 | American | English | |
| 17119 | Lords Of The Realm | John Helyar | 1994 | American | English | |
| 17119 | Road Swing | Steve Rushin | 1998 | American | English | |
| 17119 | Little Girls In Pretty Boxes | Joan Ryan | 1995 | American | English | |
| 17119 | Family Meal | Bryan Washington | 2023 | American | English | |
| 17119 | King Of The World | David Remnick | 1998 | American | English | |
| 17119 | Enron | Lucy Prebble | 2009 | British | English | |
| 17119 | A Durable Fire | Virginia Bernhard | 1990 | Unknown | English | |
| 17119 | Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus | Nabeel Qureshi | 2014 | American | English | |
| 17119 | Mobility | Lydia Kiesling | 2023 | American | English | |
| 17119 | Paved Paradise | Henry Grabar | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17119 | We Were Once A Family | Roxanna Asgarian | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17119 | The Great Displacement | Jake Bittle | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17119 | The People’s Hospital | Ricardo Nuila | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17119 | Rocket Men | Robert Kurson | 2018 | American | English | |
| 17119 | Migratory Birds | Mariana Oliver | 2014 | Mexican | Spanish | |
| 17119 | The New Climate War | Michael Mann | 2021 | American | English |