The Greatest Books of All Time on Intellect
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 748 '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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5382 | Poems Of Juana Inés De La Cruz | Juana Inés de la Cruz | 1689 | Mexican | Spanish | |
| 7201 | Representative Men | Ralph Waldo Emerson | 1850 | American | English | |
| 7845 | Selected Writings | Paul Valéry | 1950 | French | French | |
| 9338 | The Family Idiot | Jean Paul Sartre | 1971 | French | French | |
| 14048 | Enneads | Plotinus | -270 | Greek | Greek | |
| 14643 | De Anima | Aristotle | -350 | Greek | Ancient greek | |
| 14691 | Monsieur Teste | Paul Valéry | 1896 | French | French | |
| 15786 | The Selected Letters Of William James | William James | 1920 | American | English | |
| 16887 | The Intellectual Life | Antonin Sertillanges | 1920 | French | French |