The Greatest Books of All Time on Self Deception

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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
147 Confessions of Zeno Italo Svevo 1923 Italian Italian
454 The Sea, The Sea Iris Murdoch 1978 British English
654 The Praise of Folly Erasmus 1511 Dutch Latin
2260 The Iceman Cometh Eugene O'Neill 1946 American English
4522 The Situation Is Hopeless, But Not Serious Paul Watzlawick 1983 American English
6980 We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live Joan Didion 2006 American English
7215 The Empty Book Josefina Vicens 1958 Mexican English
15678 Knots R.D. Laing Scottish English
17117 Anleitung Zum Unglücklichsein Paul Watzlawick 1983 Austrian German
17117 Loner Teddy Wayne 2016 American English