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
2872 Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Richard P. Feynman 1985 American English
3004 The Monkey's Wrench Primo Levi 1978 Italian Italian
5528 Tales Of The Black Widowers Isaac Asimov 1974 American English
6795 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
8683 Adapt Tim Harford 2011 British English
12068 How We Think John Dewey 1910 American English
14324 How To Randall Munroe 2019 American English
14324 Range David Epstein 2019 American English
14832 The Complete Adventures Of Curious George H. A. Rey 1969 American English
15902 The Great Brain John Dennis Fitzgerald 1967 American English
15919 The Geometry Rene Descartes 1637 French French
15919 Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Betty MacDonald 1947 American English
16537 Children's Stories And Pictures Vladimir Suteev 1950 Russian Russian
17171 Franklin The Turtle Paulette Bourgeois 1986 Canadian English
17171 So, You Want To Be A Coder? Jane Bedell 2016 American English
17171 Math Doesn't Suck Danica McKellar 2007 American English
17171 Bark, George Jules Feiffer 1999 American English
17171 The Things We Make Bill Hammack 2023 Unknown English
17171 Abigail And Alexa Save The Wedding Lian Dolan Unknown Unknown
17171 The Mysterious Benedict Society And The Perilous Journey Trenton Lee Stewart 2008 American English
17163 The Mad Scientists' Club Bertrand R. Brinley 1961 American English
17171 Your Body Knows The Answer David I. Rome 2014 American English