The Greatest Books of All Time on Journeys
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456 | Let Us Now Praise Famous Men | James Agee | 1941 | American | English | |
| 1400 | The Great Railway Bazaar | Paul Theroux | 1975 | American | English | |
| 2536 | Into the Wild | Jon Krakauer | 1996 | American | English | |
| 3313 | Roughing It | Mark Twain | 1872 | American | English | |
| 4222 | The Shadow of the Torturer | Gene Wolfe | 1980 | American | English | |
| 7176 | Out Of Sheer Rage | Geoff Dyer | 1997 | British | English | |
| 9859 | An Autobiography of Anthony Trollope | Anthony Trollope | 1883 | British | English | |
| 10453 | Footsteps | Richard Holmes | 1985 | French | English | |
| 10869 | Mr. Splitfoot | Samantha Hunt | 2016 | American | English | |
| 12084 | Blue Taxis | Eileen Drew | 1989 | American | Unknown | |
| 13941 | Notes from a Small Island | Bill Bryson | 1995 | American | English | |
| 17161 | Gipsy Moth Circles the World | Francis Chichester | 1967 | British | English | |
| 17161 | Stranger in the Forest | Eric Hansen | 1988 | American | English | |
| 17161 | Jaguars Ripped My Flesh | Tim Cahill | 1987 | American | English | |
| 17161 | In the Cities of Coin and Spice | Catherynne M. Valente | 2007 | American | English |