The Greatest Books of All Time on Nonconformity

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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
267 Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren 1945 Swedish Swedish
540 The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Tom Wolfe 1968 American English
852 Essays, First And Second Series Ralph Waldo Emerson 1841 American English
1055 Story of Ferdinand Munro Leaf 1936 American English
1255 Jonathan Livingston Seagull Richard Bach 1970 American English
1933 On Self Reliance Ralph Waldo Emerson 1841 American English
2361 Bartleby & Co Enrique Vila-Matas 2000 Spanish Spanish
2536 Into the Wild Jon Krakauer 1996 American English
6427 Le Pays Où Tout Est Permis Sophie Podolski 1979 Unknown French
6963 Sheeper Irving Rosenthal 1967 American English
8625 Stargirl Jerry Spinelli 2000 American English
14411 Auntie Mame Patrick Dennis 1955 American English
16746 The Essays Of Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson 1841 American English
16985 You Can't Take It With You George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart 1936 American English
17158 Totto Chan, The Little Girl At The Window Tetsuko Kuroyanagi 1981 Japanese Japanese
17020 Johnathan Livingston Seagull Richard Bach 1970 American English
17158 Lectures Ralph Waldo Emerson American English