The Greatest Books of All Time on Personal Experience
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5435 | A Journey Round My Skull | Frigyes Karinthy | 1939 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 7852 | Thinking In Pictures | Temple Grandin | 1995 | American | English | |
| 9288 | A Leg To Stand On | Oliver Sacks | 1984 | British | English | |
| 9517 | C | John Diamond | 1998 | British | English | |
| 12459 | The Collected Schizophrenias | Esmé Weijun Wang | 2019 | American | English | |
| 12515 | Rebellion | Minnie Bruce Pratt | 1991 | American | English | |
| 13941 | The Noonday Demon | Andrew Solomon | 2001 | American | English | |
| 17162 | An Unquiet Mind | Kay Redfield Jamison | 1995 | American | English |