The Greatest Books of All Time on Personality

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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
2750 Psychological Types Carl Jung 1921 Swiss German
6422 The Lonely Crowd David Riesman 1950 American English
7215 An Essay On The Dramatic Character Of Sir John Falstaff Maurice Morgann 1777 British English
10303 Character Analysis Wilhelm Reich 1945 German German
10955 The Bird's Nest Shirley Jackson 1954 American English
14679 Being Nixon Evan Thomas 2015 American English
14939 The Odd Couple Neil Simon 1965 American English
15897 The Life And Work Of Sigmund Freud Ernest Jones 1953 British English
16764 Our Inner Conflicts Karen Horney 1945 German English
17117 Babe Robert Creamer 1974 American English
17117 President Reagan Lou Cannon 1991 American English