The Greatest Books of All Time on Modernity

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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
17119 Bronze Age Mindset Bronze Age Pervert 2018 Unknown English
17119 The Thirst For Annihilation Nick Land 1992 British English
17119 Stranger Than We Can Imagine John Higgs 2015 British English
17119 The Marriage Of Sense And Soul Ken Wilber 1998 American English
17119 The Extinction Of Experience Christine Rosen 2004 Unknown English
17119 Silêncio Na Era Do Ruído Erling Kagge 2016 Norwegian Norwegian
16931 The Disconnected Oğuz Atay 1972 Turkish Turkish
17119 The Minotaur Takes A Cigarette Break Steven Sherrill 2000 American English
17119 What ʿīsā Ibn Hishām Told Us Muhammad Salih al-Jabri Unknown Arabic
16958 What's Wrong With The World G. K. Chesterton 1910 British English
17119 Sparks Ian Johnson 2023 Unknown English
17119 Look At The Lights, My Love Annie Ernaux 2023 French French
17119 Islam In History Bernard Lewis 1973 British English
17119 Video Night In Kathmandu And Other Reports From The Not So Far East Pico Iyer 1988 British English
17119 Alternating Current Octavio Paz 1967 Mexican Spanish
16939 Ride The Tiger Julius Evola 1961 Italian Italian
17119 In Light Of India Octavio Paz 1995 Mexican Spanish
16998 Aylak Adam Yusuf Atılgan 1959 Turkish Turkish
17119 Ritual And Its Consequences: An Essay On The Limits Of Sincerity Adam B. Seligman 2008 American English
17119 L'écroulement De La Baliverna Dino Buzzati Italian Italian
17119 Against The Machine Paul Kingsnorth British English
17119 Seven Japanese Tales Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Japanese Japanese
17119 Al Qaeda And What It Means To Be Modern John Gray 2003 British English