The Greatest Books of All Time on Instinct

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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
226 The Call of the Wild Jack London 1903 American English
1568 To Build A Fire Jack London 1902 American English
1606 White Fang Jack London 1906 American English
1863 On Aggression Konrad Lorenz 1963 Austrian German
2219 King Solomon's Ring Konrad Lorenz 1949 Austrian German
3638 The Life of the Bee Maurice Maeterlinck 1901 Belgian French
3861 The Soul of the White Ant Eugène N. Marais 1925 South African Afrikaans
7206 Animalinside László Krasznahorkai, Max Neumann 2010 Hungarian Hungarian
13619 De Goupil à Margot Louis Pergaud 1910 French French
13584 The Territorial Imperative Robert Ardrey 1966 American English
17113 Love Is The Plan The Plan Is Death James Tiptree Jr. 1973 American English