The Greatest Books of All Time on Risk

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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
3617 The Right Stuff Tom Wolfe 1979 American English
3855 Breath Tim Winton 2008 Australian English
4989 The Black Swan Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2007 Lebanese English
5904 Death In The Afternoon Ernest Hemingway 1932 American English
7152 Gateway Frederik Pohl 1977 American English
10258 Solo Faces James Salter 1979 American English
10616 Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon 2015 American English
11841 Freaks Of Fortune Jonathan Levy 2012 American English
12436 High Exposure David Breashears 1999 American English
13337 The Radioactive Boy Scout Ken Silverstein 2004 American English
17114 The Mountain of My Fear David Roberts 1968 American English
17114 Everest Thomas Hornbein 1965 American English
17114 The Mountains of My Life Walter Bonatti 1998 Italian Italian
17114 The Crystal Horizon Reinhold Messner 1989 Italian German
17114 One Man's Mountains Tom Patey 1971 British English
17114 Living With Risk the British Medical Association Board of Science 2003 British English
17114 Skin In The Game Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2018 American English
16906 Fate Is The Hunter Ernest K. Gann 1961 American English
17114 For Blood And Money Nathan Vardi 2023 Unknown English
17114 Going Infinite Michael Lewis 2023 American English
17114 The Missing Billionaires Victor Haghani, James White 2023 Unknown English
17114 The Most Important Thing Howard Marks 2011 American English
16959 Security Analysis Benjamin Graham 1934 American English
17114 Rocket Men Robert Kurson 2018 American English
17114 A Voyage For Madmen Peter Nichols 2001 British English
17114 Psychology Of Money Morgan Housel 2020 American English