The Greatest Books of All Time on Institutions

Click to learn how this list is calculated.

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.

View: List Grid Table
Filter by: Genres Dates Countries

Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
3019 Pictures From An Institution Randall Jarrell 1954 American English
6249 Why Nations Fail Daron Acemoğlu, James A. Robinson 2012 American English
6575 Crashed Adam Tooze 2018 British English
7034 Madness And Civilization Michel Foucault 1961 French French
7093 Small Gods Terry Pratchett 1992 British English
8176 Cards Of Identity Nigel Dennis 1955 British English
8719 The Social Construction Of Reality Peter Berger, Thomas Luckmann 1966 German English
13359 The Time Regulation Institute Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar 1954 Turkish Turkish
17117 The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846-1876 Robert V. Bruce 1987 American English
17117 The Power Elite C. Wright Mills 1956 American English
17117 American Education Lawrence A. Cremin 1980 American English
17117 The Great Divergence Kenneth Pomeranz 2000 American English
17117 Sacred And Secular Ronald Inglehart, Pippa Norris 2004 American English
17117 Deschooling Society Ivan Illich 1971 American English
17117 The Wealth And Poverty Of Nations David S. Landes 1998 American English
17117 Breaking The Mould Raghuram Rajan, Rohit Lamba Unknown English
17117 Schizoanalytic Cartographies Félix Guattari 1989 French French