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
3854 Breath Tim Winton 2008 Australian English
4992 The Black Swan Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2007 Lebanese English
5908 Death In The Afternoon Ernest Hemingway 1932 American English
7152 Gateway Frederik Pohl 1977 American English
10263 Solo Faces James Salter 1979 American English
10623 Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon 2015 American English
11842 Freaks Of Fortune Jonathan Levy 2012 American English
12438 High Exposure David Breashears 1999 American English
13340 The Radioactive Boy Scout Ken Silverstein 2004 American English
17160 The Mountain of My Fear David Roberts 1968 American English
17160 Everest Thomas Hornbein 1965 American English
17160 The Mountains of My Life Walter Bonatti 1998 Italian Italian
17160 The Crystal Horizon Reinhold Messner 1989 Italian German
17160 One Man's Mountains Tom Patey 1971 British English
17160 Living With Risk the British Medical Association Board of Science 2003 British English
17160 Skin In The Game Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2018 American English
16937 Fate Is The Hunter Ernest K. Gann 1961 American English
17160 For Blood And Money Nathan Vardi 2023 Unknown English
17160 Going Infinite Michael Lewis 2023 American English
17160 The Missing Billionaires Victor Haghani, James White 2023 Unknown English
17160 The Most Important Thing Howard Marks 2011 American English
16965 Security Analysis Benjamin Graham 1934 American English
17160 Rocket Men Robert Kurson 2018 American English
17160 A Voyage For Madmen Peter Nichols 2001 British English
17160 Psychology Of Money Morgan Housel 2020 American English