The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Illinois

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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
17120 The Unforgettable Season Gordon H. Fleming 1981 Unknown English
17120 The Celebrant Eric Rolfe Greenberg 1983 American English
17120 The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract Bill James 1985 American English
17120 The Baseball Encyclopedia Macmillan 1969 American English
17120 The Glory Of Their Times Lawrence Ritter 1966 American English
17120 The Complete Armchair Book Of Baseball John Thorn 2004 American English
17120 Lords Of The Realm John Helyar 1994 American English
17120 Only The Ball Was White Robert Peterson 1970 Unknown English
17120 The Story Of American Golf Herbert Warren Wind 1975 American English
17120 Farewell To Sport Paul Gallico 1970 American English
17120 Muhammad Ali Thomas Hauser 1991 American English
17120 Road Swing Steve Rushin 1998 American English
17120 No Cheering In The Press Box Jerome Holtzman 1974 American English
17120 The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars And Motor Kings William Brashler 1973 American English
17120 My Bright Abyss Christian Wiman 2013 American English
17120 Conversations With David Foster Wallace David Foster Wallace 2012 American English
17120 How The Beatles Destroyed Rock 'N' Roll Elijah Wald 2009 American English
17120 The Fabulous Clipjoint Frederick Brown 1947 American English
17120 The Great Movies Roger Ebert 2003 American English
17120 Dear Church lenny duncan 2019 American English
17120 I Can't Accept Not Trying Michael Jordan 1994 American English
17120 The Oxford Book Of American Short Stories Joyce Carol Oates 1992 American English
17120 The World And All That It Holds Aleksandar Hemon 2023 Bosnian English
16827 The Frontiersmen Allan W. Eckert 1967 American English
17120 The Man Who Saved The Union H.W. Brands 2012 American English
17120 Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer 2016 American English
17120 The Simple Path To Wealth J.L. Collins 2016 American English
17120 The Rise Of The Counter Establishment Sidney Blumenthal 1986 American English
17120 Ice Amy Brady 2023 Unknown English
17120 King Jonathan Eig 2023 American English
17120 A History Of Fake Things On The Internet Walter Scheirer 2023 Unknown Unknown
17120 American Gun Cameron McWhirter, Zusha Elinson 2023 Unknown English
17120 Betty Friedan Rachel Shteir 2023 Unknown English
17120 24 7 Politics Kathryn Cramer Brownell 2023 Unknown English
17120 Easily Slip Into Another World Henry Threadgill, Brent Hayes Edwards 2023 Unknown English
17120 Paved Paradise Henry Grabar 2023 Unknown English
17120 Milton Friedman Jennifer Burns 2023 Unknown English
16941 Security Analysis Benjamin Graham 1934 American English
17120 Hedge Fund Market Wizards Jack D. Schwager 2012 American English
17120 The Hunting Accident David Carlson 2017 Unknown English
17120 1919 Martin W. Sandler 2019 American English
17120 Saint Joan Of The Stockyards Bertolt Brecht 1931 German German
17120 The New Geography Of Jobs Enrico Moretti 2012 American English
17120 President Reagan Lou Cannon 1991 American English
17120 My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Emil Ferris 2017 American English