The Greatest Books of All Time on Protest

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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
2206 The Gate of Heavenly Peace Jonathan Spence 1981 American English
3081 Waiting For Lefty Clifford Odets 1935 American English
3099 Why We Can't Wait Martin Luther King 1964 American English
3553 The Revolt Of The Cockroach People Oscar Zeta Acosta 1973 American English
6755 I Hotel Karen Tei Yamashita 2010 American English
8638 Other Russias Victoria Lomasko 2017 Russian Russian
10284 They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us Hanif Abdurraqib 2017 American English
12164 On the Bus with Rosa Parks Rita Dove 1999 American English
14078 Deaf Republic Ilya Kaminsky 2019 American English
14985 Blood in the Water Heather Ann Thompson 2016 American English
15914 The Animals' Conference Erich Kästner 1949 German German
15914 Dynamite Louis Adamic 1931 American English
17162 The War Between The Tates Alison Lurie 1974 American English
17162 A Month And A Day Ken Saro-Wiwa 1995 Nigerian English
17162 Time For Outrage Amelia Bean Unknown Unknown
17162 King Jonathan Eig 2023 American English
17162 Saying It Loud Mark Whitaker 2023 Unknown English