The Greatest Books of All Time on Retirement
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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.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2028 | Quartet in Autumn | Barbara Pym | 1977 | British | English | |
| 2188 | No One Writes to the Colonel | Gabriel García Márquez | 1961 | Colombian | Spanish | |
| 2285 | Smiley's People | John le Carré | 1979 | British | English | |
| 3058 | LaBrava | Elmore Leonard | 1983 | American | English | |
| 9613 | Exit Music | Ian Rankin | 2007 | British | English | |
| 10551 | The Darkness | Ragnar Jonasson | 2015 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 11141 | Why Survive? Being Old in America | Robert Neil Butler | 1975 | American | English | |
| 14985 | Alex Ferguson | Sir Alex Ferguson | 2013 | British | English | |
| 17162 | Women & Money | Suze Orman | 2007 | American | English | |
| 17162 | Slow Getting Up | Nate Jackson | 2013 | American | English |