The Greatest Books of All Time on Human Spirit
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2741 | The Martian | Andy Weir | 2011 | American | English | |
| 3261 | The Perfect Storm | Sebastian Junger | 1997 | American | English | |
| 7216 | Anabasis | Saint-John Perse | 1924 | French | French | |
| 10094 | Deep Down Dark | Héctor Tobar | 2014 | American | English | |
| 10613 | Ships Of The Sky | Gunnar Gunnarsson | 1938 | Icelandic | Unknown | |
| 11003 | Young Men and Fire | Norman Maclean | 1992 | American | English | |
| 11859 | Swimming To Antarctica | Lynne Cox | 1994 | American | English | |
| 13941 | Unbroken | Laura Hillenbrand | 2010 | American | English | |
| 14897 | The Long Walk | Slavomir Rawicz | 1956 | Polish | English | |
| 14983 | Alive | Piers Paul Read | 1974 | British | English | |
| 15876 | In the Land of White Death | Valerian Albanov | 1917 | Russian | Russian | |
| 15908 | Not Built With Hands | Helen C. White | 1936 | American | English | |
| 16525 | The Sail And The Storm | Hanna Mina | 1966 | Syrian | Arabic | |
| 17150 | Running the Amazon | Joe Kane | 1989 | American | English | |
| 17150 | Conquistadors of the Useless | Lionel Terray | 1961 | French | French | |
| 17150 | American Ground | William Langewiesche | 2002 | American | English | |
| 17150 | In My Time Of Dying | Sebastian Junger | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| 17150 | The House Is On Fire | Rachel Beanland | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17150 | Rocket Men | Robert Kurson | 2018 | American | English |