The Greatest Books of All Time on Human Impact

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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
1844 The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert 2014 American English
1892 A Sand County Almanac Aldo Leopold 1949 American English
4062 Serengeti Shall Not Die Bernhard Grzimek 1959 German German
4378 The Diversity of Life E. O. Wilson 1992 American English
5302 The Swarm Frank Schatzing 2004 German German
6301 Ecology Of Fear Mike Davis 1998 American English
7169 The Everglades Marjory Stoneman Douglas 1947 American English
9192 The Water Will Come Jeff Goodell 2017 American English
10926 Whale Nation Heathcote Williams 1988 British English
10954 The World Without Us Alan Weisman 2007 American English
12709 The Revenge of Gaia James Lovelock 2006 British English
14335 The Earth's Biosphere Vaclav Smil 2002 Czech English
14630 Harvesting The Biosphere Vaclav Smil 2013 Czech English
14985 Fathoms Rebecca Giggs 2020 Australian English
14985 The History Of Bees Maja Lunde 2015 Norwegian Norwegian
17161 The Gulf Jack E. Davis 2017 American English
17161 Adventures In The Anthropocene Gaia Vince 2014 British English
17161 Intertidal Yuvan Aves Unknown English
17161 Thought To Exist In The Wild Derrick Jensen 2007 American English
17161 Eight Bears Gloria Dickie 2023 Unknown English
17161 Our Fragile Moment Michael Mann 2023 Unknown English
17161 The Darkness Manifesto Johan Eklöf, Elizabeth DeNoma 2020 Unknown Swedish
17161 Crossings Ben Goldfarb 2023 Unknown English
17161 The End Of Eden Adam Welz 2023 Unknown English
17161 The Parrot And The Igloo David Lipsky 2023 American English
17161 Wasteland Oliver Franklin‑Wallis 2023 Unknown English
17161 Tenacious Beasts Christopher J. Preston 2023 Unknown English
17161 Discovering Life’s Story Joy Hakim 2023 American English
17161 In The Deserts Of This Earth Uwe George 1983 German German