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.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
5432 A Journey Round My Skull Frigyes Karinthy 1939 Hungarian Hungarian
7851 Thinking In Pictures Temple Grandin 1995 American English
9283 A Leg To Stand On Oliver Sacks 1984 British English
9512 C John Diamond 1998 British English
12457 The Collected Schizophrenias Esmé Weijun Wang 2019 American English
12513 Rebellion Minnie Bruce Pratt 1991 American English
13941 The Noonday Demon Andrew Solomon 2001 American English
17117 An Unquiet Mind Kay Redfield Jamison 1995 American English