The Greatest Books of All Time on Problem Solving

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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
1893 The Soul of a New Machine Tracy Kidder 1981 American English
2870 Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Richard P. Feynman 1985 American English
3002 The Monkey's Wrench Primo Levi 1978 Italian Italian
5526 Tales Of The Black Widowers Isaac Asimov 1974 American English
6794 Models Of Man, Social And Rational Herbert Simon 1957 American English
6983 Project Hail Mary Andy Weir 2021 American English
7083 The Art of the Soluble Peter B. Medawar 1967 British English
8677 Adapt Tim Harford 2011 British English
12067 How We Think John Dewey 1910 American English
14323 How To Randall Munroe 2019 American English
14323 Range David Epstein 2019 American English
14849 The Complete Adventures Of Curious George H. A. Rey 1969 American English
15888 The Great Brain John Dennis Fitzgerald 1967 American English
15897 The Geometry Rene Descartes 1637 French French
15897 Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Betty MacDonald 1947 American English
16509 Children's Stories And Pictures Vladimir Suteev 1950 Russian Russian
17114 Franklin The Turtle Paulette Bourgeois 1986 Canadian English
17114 So, You Want To Be A Coder? Jane Bedell 2016 American English
17114 Math Doesn't Suck Danica McKellar 2007 American English
17114 Bark, George Jules Feiffer 1999 American English
17114 The Things We Make Bill Hammack 2023 Unknown English
17114 Abigail And Alexa Save The Wedding Lian Dolan Unknown Unknown
17114 The Mysterious Benedict Society And The Perilous Journey Trenton Lee Stewart 2008 American English
17109 The Mad Scientists' Club Bertrand R. Brinley 1961 American English
17114 Your Body Knows The Answer David I. Rome 2014 American English