The Greatest Books of All Time on Self Reliance

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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
69 Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe 1719 British English
108 Walden Henry David Thoreau 1854 American English
787 Quotations from Chairman Mao Mao 1964 Chinese Chinese
851 Essays, First And Second Series Ralph Waldo Emerson 1841 American English
906 Up from Slavery Booker T. Washington 1901 American English
1846 Swiss Family Robinson Johann David Wyss 1812 Swiss German
1932 On Self Reliance Ralph Waldo Emerson 1841 American English
2668 Sailing Alone Around the World Joshua Slocum 1900 Canadian English
2877 Scouting For Boys Robert Baden-Powell 1908 British English
4262 Essays of Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau 1862 American English
4798 Nature Ralph Waldo Emerson 1836 American English
6319 A Fortunate Life A. B. Facey 1981 Australian English
7215 Journals Ralph Waldo Emerson 1820 American English
11579 A Country Year Sue Hubbell 1986 American English
11939 Booker T. Washington Louis R. Harlan 1983 American English
13266 Two Old Women Velma Wallis 1993 American English
14138 Farmer in the Sky Robert A. Heinlein 1950 American English
14158 My Side Of The Mountain Jean Craighead George 1959 American English
15897 One Man's Meat E. B. White 1942 American English
17117 Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph L. Rusk 1949 American English
16906 Journal of a Trapper Osborne Russell 1921 American English