The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Money

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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
28 Middlemarch George Eliot 1871 British English
319 The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money John Maynard Keynes 1936 British English
341 The Human Comedy Honoré de Balzac 1830 French French
424 A Doll's House Henrik Ibsen 1879 Norwegian Norwegian
432 Lost Illusions Honoré de Balzac 1837 French French
531 The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith 1776 Scottish English
750 Money Martin Amis 1984 British English
2440 A Rage In Harlem Chester Himes 1957 American English
2614 The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare 1600 British English
3206 The Prize Daniel Yergin 1991 American English
3600 Debt David Graeber 2011 American English
4868 Human Action Ludwig von Mises 1949 Austrian English
5832 Pseudolus Plautus -191 Roman Latin
5849 Love For Love William Congreve 1695 British English
7215 Can You Forgive Her? Anthony Trollope 1864 British English
7978 Spinning Silver Naomi Novik 2018 American English
8464 Griftopia Matt Taibbi 2010 American English
9086 Toys In The Attic Lillian Hellman 1960 American English
10224 The Trees Percival Everett 2021 American English
10305 The Philosophy Of Money Georg Simmel 1900 German German
10843 The World Of Economics John Eatwell, Murray Milgate, Peter Newman 1991 British English
11637 Principles Of Political Economy John Stuart Mill 1848 British English
11649 Money To Burn Asta Olivia Nordenhof 2020 Danish Danish
12304 1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin 2025 Unknown English
12595 The History Of Money David McWilliams 2024 Irish English
13599 A Fine Of Two Hundred Francs Elsa Triolet 1944 French English
14232 The Ascent of Money Niall Ferguson 2008 British English
14448 Q & A Vikas Swarup 2005 Indian English
14452 Making Money Terry Pratchett 2007 British English
14457 So You Wanna Be A Rock & Roll Star Jacob Slichter 2004 American English
15901 Grundrisse Karl Marx 1857 German German
17122 Women & Money Suze Orman 2007 American English
17122 Fearless Fourteen Janet Evanovich 2008 American English
17122 The Summons John Grisham 2002 American English
17122 Spending Mary Gordon 1998 American English
17122 Klf John Higgs 2012 British English
17122 A Chair For My Mother Vera B. Williams 1982 American English
17122 Whoops! John Lanchester 2009 British English
17122 The Simple Path To Wealth J.L. Collins 2016 American English
17122 Number Go Up Zeke Faux 2023 Unknown English
17122 The Missing Billionaires Victor Haghani, James White 2023 Unknown English
17122 Frozen Desire James Buchan 1997 British English
17122 Our Money Kirstin Downey American English
17122 Psychology Of Money Morgan Housel 2020 American English
17122 Blood Horses John Jeremiah Sullivan 2004 American English